This video on the subject deserves more shine. Not enough conversation about the nuance of gear and when to actually upgrade. I’ve made the mistake of buying nice gear and not having the need for it yet. Not a waste to have another tool in the tool belt, but not a smart use of short term finances. It’s super contextual to the individual as to when and IF it’s necessary to upgrade. I have music industry friends that have their studio decked to the 9’s, are amazing engineers and only get the best gear. I get it, because their skill and experience dictates that they’re operating at a level whose threshold is higher than the entry level. That’s his context, which is different than mines.
Gear heads are the worst. Show me that underground artist who's dope song didn't make waves due to gear quality and I'll show you a dope song that wasn't all that dope. But I do appreciate the explanation towards the end. I just hate thinking guys like me will get sucked into believing gear is the issue when it's 98% not. Believing in yourself and investing in good gear are two different things. There are a lot of steps to take before you accrue debt. Take it from a guy with a lot of debt
I 100% agree. I talk about this all the time with artists and producers. I’ve seen people be incredibly lazy and passive with their creativity thinking because they used a c800g and a 1073 that it’ll happen for them, when they’re really just trying to keep up with famous people. And I’ve worked with amazing artists that are hungry and passionate using their phone and headphones. I’ll take the the passionate artist all day! That being said, do I prefer a passionate artist with gear that is at least decent? For sure. It helps with tone, quality, my workflow on the engineering side etc. but you can also get a more than decent set up without going into debt. I think acting like the gear doesn’t make a difference is disingenuous to new artists, but that’s also not an excuse to not absolutely CRUSH it with whatever you do have access to. Thanks for watching!
This video on the subject deserves more shine. Not enough conversation about the nuance of gear and when to actually upgrade. I’ve made the mistake of buying nice gear and not having the need for it yet. Not a waste to have another tool in the tool belt, but not a smart use of short term finances. It’s super contextual to the individual as to when and IF it’s necessary to upgrade.
I have music industry friends that have their studio decked to the 9’s, are amazing engineers and only get the best gear. I get it, because their skill and experience dictates that they’re operating at a level whose threshold is higher than the entry level. That’s his context, which is different than mines.
@@hersontheperson thank you so much! I couldn’t have said it better myself 🙏🏼
Gear heads are the worst. Show me that underground artist who's dope song didn't make waves due to gear quality and I'll show you a dope song that wasn't all that dope. But I do appreciate the explanation towards the end. I just hate thinking guys like me will get sucked into believing gear is the issue when it's 98% not. Believing in yourself and investing in good gear are two different things. There are a lot of steps to take before you accrue debt. Take it from a guy with a lot of debt
I 100% agree. I talk about this all the time with artists and producers. I’ve seen people be incredibly lazy and passive with their creativity thinking because they used a c800g and a 1073 that it’ll happen for them, when they’re really just trying to keep up with famous people. And I’ve worked with amazing artists that are hungry and passionate using their phone and headphones. I’ll take the the passionate artist all day! That being said, do I prefer a passionate artist with gear that is at least decent? For sure. It helps with tone, quality, my workflow on the engineering side etc. but you can also get a more than decent set up without going into debt. I think acting like the gear doesn’t make a difference is disingenuous to new artists, but that’s also not an excuse to not absolutely CRUSH it with whatever you do have access to. Thanks for watching!