And so, it seems as you agree with me.
--- In Walter Knapp <>
wrote:
> 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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