Rich Peet wrote:
> mic upgrade first
> recorder second
>
> preamp never, if you bought a good recorder and don't need MS.
>
> The mics and recorders are reviewed here in detail. Basically all
> the good stuff is "next" year and all the bad stuff is "last" year.
> I don't see a clear line of sight myself on recorders in the "now".
I don't see it like that. There is good stuff now. Different good stuff
later. And there is bad stuff now, and probably bad stuff later.
And it will always be that way. You can wait forever because there's
always something new about to be out. And the "grass is greener" rule
says the new stuff you don't know about will always look better.
I agree, nothing will improve sound quality as much as mic upgrades if
the level of mic you are moving to is higher. Like from a consumer mic
to a pro mic. Though you do have to make wise choices.
If going to high end pro mics it probably will take moving up from a
walkman MD recorder to get the max from the mics. They will improve the
sound you get even with the walkman, but the sound you can get with a
pro recorder will be even better again. The reverse is not so true, move
to a pro recorder and continue to use a low end mic, and you won't get
much improvement.
Each improvement in equipment will give some sound improvement.
The trick to moving up is to look at it as buying capability. You have a
capability to record sounds at a certain quality level, you want to
expand that. You need to identify areas of interest as they pertain to
equipment. Buy what can record what you want. Unless your cash is
unlimited, you will probably have to develop a priority list.
Walt
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