tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197485284151138961.post770426819354822538..comments2024-02-22T00:26:58.635-08:00Comments on The Ramblings of Some Audio Guy: Combating the Casual Understanding of a ConceptSome Audio Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458007836541750167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197485284151138961.post-4394045803356608142011-03-03T11:27:30.389-08:002011-03-03T11:27:30.389-08:00Absolutely agree Mike.
It's tricky. I don'...Absolutely agree Mike.<br />It's tricky. I don't want to be the guy who says "You can't do this", but I really question why and where people go for information. <br />Why we value advice like "go with the easiest cheapest widget you can find, and don't bother to fully learn about what it can do", when we're supposedly talking about a business or profession. <br /><br />In my own personal experiences, I get a lot of people wanting free advice, and wanting to know what is the LEAST they can spend for "pro" sound. However, ask them to name the budget they're working with (what a shocking business concept, setting a budget), and they act like I'm trying to milk them...SomeAudioGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03628709063663146643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5197485284151138961.post-52743111169363616872011-03-03T11:04:42.628-08:002011-03-03T11:04:42.628-08:00I think you touch on a seriously scary picture tha...I think you touch on a seriously scary picture that is being painted in the audio and music tech industry. There is a misconception at hand that leads people to believe that if they buy a mic they are automatically an artist, if they buy an interface they are an engineer, or if they buy a workstation keyboard, that they are a producer or composer. People are constantly overlooking the need for an eduction because in our fields, unfortunately, one can actually create something and mass distribute said creation entirely on their own. What other field can you think of that allows that? You can't read a web forum about health, buy a stethoscope and blamo!!! you're a doctor.<br /><br />The scary thing in all of this is that someone that has our above mentioned "credentials" is getting onto a web forum to post how his 990 sounds exactly like a U87. Then someone reads it, and tells two friends, who tells two friends, who tells two friends. Now we got 7 people completely disillusioned into thinking that there is some marketing ploy behind purchasing real gear and learning how to use it. Unfortunately, TONS of the "sales people" in the workforce are 18-23 year olds with ZERO experience and working a summer job until their band gets signed. Blind leading the blind out there. Can you really expect to get expert advice from the guy working the electronics counter at Wal-mart? Scary.Mike B.noreply@blogger.com