So, I recently read a bit of heated discourse between some wealthy folk who were convinced the $100,000 + they've spent on Mic's must be better than their wealthy buddies $100,000 mic locker.
First, let's get one thing straight, I have nothing against the very wealthy, Communism doesn't work, the human spirit dies where you penalize success, I probably have more in common with Ronald Regan Philosophically then Johhny Thunders or Sid Vicious (Or maybe not, those guys never went on record politically...except to say DESTROY! which I can certainly relate to as well) but I do think capitalism has completely soiled the bed on one of the most important components to its continued existence, the founding fathers of the USA knew this but it was ditched somewhere along the way: Those at the top, need to help elevate those at the bottom, not because the government tells them they have to, but because they know it's their privilege as highly successful people to elevate those less fortunate. That's ELEVATE, not CARRY, teach them to fish and give them a couple of fishes while they are learning, but I'm not talking about the welfare trap here, creating dependence and victims doesn't help anyone......oh boy, do I digress, but I think I needed to provide a little context for what is too come, and to explain why listening to pissing matches about items small enough to fit in your hand that do nothing more than capture sound waves and the megabucks being thrown around on them got me a little heated,
Now, I need to do the hard thing, I need to look at my own life and see where I am being wasteful, Vain and self-indulgent where I could be helping people instead, because if there's one thing I've learned in life is that it's never THEM....it's always ME that needs to change, THEY will never change I AM the one that needs to make it happen in whatever sphere of influence I affect no matter how big or small that is.
Here is my rebutal to the conversation I describe:
Why do you think the SM7 is so popular? Not because, it's the greatest sounding mic but because you can HOLD the F'ing thing while tracking,
Goddamn, you can even pull a Bono or AC/DC and say screw the headphones, and sing from the back of the control room, busting out all you rock moves as you go while listening to monitor playback....and this while using a 58!
Never in my life have I listened to such a puffty collection of Nancy-boys be so precious (No this isn't homophobic, my gay buddy who is over tracking some drums agrees, you guys are lame)
Changing mic capsules between takes....good god,
Hey here's an idea: Tell lord Perciful to sell the $8,000 mic and go pay for some kids college tuition who can't afford it (No, I am not into communism, I would defend your right to hoard $8,000 mics with my life, It should be YOUR choice what you do with your wealth, not the governments or anyone else's, but that doesn't mean I respect your decisions)
Yeah, I get it, it's a hobby.....mic minutia could be your thing, but don't act like you "Can't connect" with your $5000 toy, that's YOU not the mic, all this mic fussiness is just that, YOUR HOBBY...it's effect on the music you are making is ZILCH, and when I hear about the amount of money being wasted on ZILCH, I have to wonder why you don't make sponsoring job training for those who can't earn a living or elderly people who can't afford to die in comfort or the victims of various world disasters who have lost the roof over their heads your hobby instead.
Yeah, you need mics to work, but buy a few 87's 414's 421's SM7's, 57's D112's, KM184's and 121's and you are good to go
Beyond that, have you ever asked yourselves? Gee....have we crossed the line with this mic thing?
I honestly don't know if I would accept work producing or engineering an artist who was so precious about their mics, unless they showed up with it set it up and were ready to track when i sat down on the other side of the glass.....ok, I guess if that's a part of their sound then it's fine....no different from any other piece of gear that helps an act get their sound..
But good god...if you are going to piss around with this stuff you should tax yourselves, for every $10,000 you spend and a mic you donate $1000 to a scholarship fund or soemthing......I give money away, and I couldn't justify $10,000 on a mic, so you obviously are wealthier than I am.....Christ, It's like watching western civilization crumble before your eyes.....Changing capsules while Rome Burns......Let them eat Capacitors...all that good stuff
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