[BC] Radio stations that buy new equipment...

[Glen Kippel]

On 10/27/07, Jim Tonne <tonne at comcast.net> wrote:
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> Just because the photographer has an extremely high-end
> camera surely does not guarantee high-end results.  Mediocre
> equipment used at its best capability is the way to go, and
> I am sure there are lots of others on this list that have done
> such, or are still doing so.
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That is quite true.  A knowledgeable photographer that knows the limitations
of a box camera and how to work around them can achieve good results.  But a
good SLR or medium-format camera with interchangeable lenses can produce
photographs impossible to achieve with a simple camera.

In the same way, it is possible to create good-sounding audio with semi-pro
or consumer equipment.  You can decide whether to buy 10 $100-dollar CD
players or one $1000 unit.  If the pro player has features you absolutely
cannot live without, get it.  Otherwise you can pitch a cheap player in the
trash every year for 10 years for the same amount of money.  But, I found
years ago that an E-V RE15 hooked to a $25 cassette recorder sounded better
than a $25-dollar mic connnected to a pro recorder.  I would opt for a
better mic.  And unless you add on an external box to that Behringer, Mackie
or other music mixer to provide for mic muting, a broadcast board is vastly
easier to use.  Broadcast Tools, Audioarts, AEQ and Axel Technology make
broadcast mixers that don't cost a whole lot.