What I LEARNED Buying Expensive STUDIO GEAR

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  • This week we talk about what I learned in my most recent studio upgrade process.
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  • @tonyrapa-tonyrapa
    @tonyrapa-tonyrapa หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    "Diminishing returns" often describes more expensive gear. And it's true to a certain extent. But when you factor in service, support and longevity then it's a no brainer.

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tonyrapa-tonyrapa and the amount of diminishing returns you tolerate is dependent on why you’re recording.
      If you want to make music as a lifelong career, you understand the value of that extra 5%.
      But if you record yourself as a means to save money, don’t let that 5% hold you back from making great records with what you have. :)

    • @nicefish10
      @nicefish10 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      @@englishoakrecording I agree with this. But I think the difference is bigger than 5%. It really is.

  • @sancessounds
    @sancessounds หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Please please please keep making videos. Such a vibe and would love to see more of this format along with tutorials, and such. Love it!

    • @sancessounds
      @sancessounds หลายเดือนก่อน

      The viby day in the life style is a huge market that hasn't been broke into yet in the audio space on youtube. Take advantage of it!

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @nicefish10
    @nicefish10 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I own an ass load of high-end gear. It is way more satisfying to deal with real nice hardware. That may be expensive, but I treat them like they are lifetime purchases. By once cry, once sort of mentality. But then I have these tools that last me a lifetime. And there is so much more satisfaction in grabbing a real piece of gear and making it do what it was intended to do versus grabbing your mouse and turning A software emulation of a knob. Those of you that bash on nice gear more than likely can’t afford the real stuff and have never had a chance to use it. In my studio, I have half a dozen young engineers that come in that grew up doing stuff mostly all in the box. And every single one of them will tell you now that it’s more fun and more rewarding to use real high end gear.

  • @travisraab
    @travisraab หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    If felt like I was hitting the ceiling then either I can jump really high or I am in the basement and then like why am I in that basement? Think about it.

  • @JohnnysaidWhat
    @JohnnysaidWhat หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    came for the mustache stayed for the awesome content ❤

  • @user-km6eh3ox9h
    @user-km6eh3ox9h 19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Which DA converter with most accurate monitoring would you recommend for mixing / mastering on headphones with no hardware ?
    Was thinking about Lynx Hilo 2, or RME / Prism ..
    Thanks

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  19 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I haven't used either of those converters personally, but I've really enjoyed working on my Lynx system. :)

  • @mixedbytonio
    @mixedbytonio หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your studio is very beautiful

  • @dazeja
    @dazeja หลายเดือนก่อน

    I went from cheaper audio interfaces to RME, two years. I’m seriously killing myself for not doing it sooner. I had years of repairs, driver issues, and completely breaking cheaper or cheap interfaces.

  • @beaulangdon5532
    @beaulangdon5532 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So excited everytime a new video drops. You’re doing a great thing and keen to check out the studio if im ever in the area!

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@beaulangdon5532 If you find yourself near the studio shoot us a message on Instagram. Would love to show you around :)

  • @jbva804
    @jbva804 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your setup is so clean. Perfect!

  • @bbensoy
    @bbensoy 23 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Your desk is very sleek! Love it

  • @LabofmusicRecords
    @LabofmusicRecords หลายเดือนก่อน

    nice, this is like asmr meditation for producers 😅 sub & like. I upgradet my studio last week with a RME UCX II, I think one of the best for that money. I'm using a RME Hdspe AIO since 2008 and it works finde in WIndows, but no more on Mac. So I got the upgrade.
    And no, expensive hardware is not necessarily better. Maybe it is better processed, so it has a better appearance, but the sound still makes the music ;-) 99% of people listen to the music and not the sound. Nobody listens to a Neve mixer or similar and anyone who says they do is fooling themselves. The test is simple: just give anyone who claims this 5 identical pieces of music and ask them to guess which ones were produced with the most expensive hardware (or software). Mixed and mastered by a professional, of course.

  • @kwameeyiah
    @kwameeyiah หลายเดือนก่อน

    RME checks the boxes for me. Superior sound quality, excellent build of product made to last and tech support for many years.

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@kwameeyiah The RME stuff seems great! Glad to know it works well!

    • @eyesintheskies
      @eyesintheskies หลายเดือนก่อน

    • @MarcoPolux
      @MarcoPolux หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@englishoakrecording yes, RME did it for me too Fireface UFX III and 96 more inputs via MADI... and TotalMix.

  • @JeanmarkRodriguez
    @JeanmarkRodriguez หลายเดือนก่อน

    This video is great! Thank you

  • @Notinserviceij
    @Notinserviceij หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice #ad

  • @travisraab
    @travisraab หลายเดือนก่อน

    PS I love this video and if you aren't in the doobie brothers yet you should be given an honorary entry.

  • @MarcoPolux
    @MarcoPolux หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very neat studio. I hope you can keep it that way and do not succumb to G.A.S. (as someone I know did just that! and still from time to time.... 🤭)

  • @scrapethebottom
    @scrapethebottom 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i'll second the desk comment below, what is it?? 😀

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  15 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It's a custom build, thanks for asking!

    • @scrapethebottom
      @scrapethebottom 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@englishoakrecordingthank you! 👍

  • @moe47988
    @moe47988 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Was this an ad?

  • @JoshuaKrell
    @JoshuaKrell 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Sounds like a good reason to stay away from Antelope Audio haha!

  • @Mike-vr7mb
    @Mike-vr7mb หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very true indeed. What are your thoughts on Wes Audio gear with the digital recall? Or more importantly a company like Bettermaker. If they stop supporting the system, your money is burnt.

    • @aleksamrkela831
      @aleksamrkela831 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Wes Audio gear can function just fine without the plugin.

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Mike-vr7mb Anything digital I come to terms with losing that amount of money in X amount of years. So if it’s a new plugin for $30 I come to terms that it may not be supported in a handful of years.
      Might sound a little crazy but as someone who had to purchase a lot of plug ins again when the M1 chips came on the scene, I’m cautious! Haha
      If the gear gets you the sound you need, and the cost is worth it to you, I say go for whatever floats your boat!

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@aleksamrkela831 Their Dione and Calypso have always interested me!

    • @aleksamrkela831
      @aleksamrkela831 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@englishoakrecording And everything else they have, for good measure! xD They make amazing hardware and they don't cut corners.

  • @TrapBoiFuse561
    @TrapBoiFuse561 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Deal with protools better buy a carbon

    • @englishoakrecording
      @englishoakrecording  หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      For some reason having an Avid interface gives me the heebie jeebies. We all know how good Avid tech support is. 🤦🏻‍♂

    • @TrapBoiFuse561
      @TrapBoiFuse561 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@englishoakrecording support you got TH-cam protools is the software 🔌 plug and play no more installing nothing

  • @lennartrauhe
    @lennartrauhe หลายเดือนก่อน

    Craving the aurora n for a while already 🥹 ..now I want it even more! 🥲

  • @SantaAnaCreations
    @SantaAnaCreations หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Yea dont buy gear just to look cool or say u have it learn how tl use us your tools corretly and u realize u dont need those thousands of plugins or tons of gear. Remember all the music we really love was recorded with minimal gear cuz thats all that was availabe at that time all this tech has clouded yalls mind with lies.

    • @DMx-q6w
      @DMx-q6w หลายเดือนก่อน

      Nah man cause most the music we all really love was made with equipment that the average person can’t afford anymore but used to be able to afford back when it was released. All this new technology made it possible for someone like me or you possibly who doesn’t have this kind of studio to start making music from a laptop.

    • @DMx-q6w
      @DMx-q6w หลายเดือนก่อน

      And without technology most of y’all fall apart lol most of y’all music producers don’t even know music theory. Not to mention don’t play any real instruments or even read sheet music but that’s for another day. 😂

    • @nicefish10
      @nicefish10 19 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, but if you’re a gear guy, why not buy all of the good shit if you can afford it? It’s funny because nobody bashes on Guitar Player’s for buying high-end boutique amps… But then they turn around and bash on me because I’m using more real hardware than I am plug-ins