Well, it became a well known “fact” that the converters in the 002 were “awful” and “unusable.” That was news to me. I had that thing for 7 years and used it on countless albums and live recordings. I could now record full bands and drum kits. After upgrading from the original 2 channel Mbox to the multichannel 002 Rack interface, I was set. My Trusty Old Digi 002īack in the days when Pro Tools users had to have Pro Tools hardware connected at all times, there were only a handful of audio interfaces I could use. It was like someone had pulled a blanket off of my speakers!” You know what else sounds like a blanket coming off of your speakers? A high shelf boost of 2db on the mix buss. People will say something like, “Once I upgraded to I immediately noticed a difference in the sound. I’ve read all the articles, watched all the video interviews, and of course taken part in many internet debates about the “blanket theory.” You might know what I’m referring to. You might not have even known what converters were, let alone that the ones you already own in your audio interface aren’t “good enough” to do serious audio work.

Many of you even have been “convinced” by someone online that your converters are bad and you need to upgrade. But the sad thing is, this statement is being made all the time. If can’t tell by now, the title of this article is chock full of sarcasm. Via spacedust2019 Flickr Why Are We Obsessed With Converters?

Nothing irritates me more in the audio world than seeing impressionable home studio owners being led down pointless rabbit trails in the name of “getting better recordings.” There is a gospel of “better gear” being preached day and night on popular internet forums and all around the inter-webs that not only doesn’t help get people the results their after, it leaves them more confused and disenchanted than ever.

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