I used to work in typography until desktop publishing drove that industry into the ground. Now millions of PC users think they can do it themselves. The product suffers.

Friends used to be professional photographers until digital cameras drove their business into the ground. Now millions of PC users think they can do that themselves, too. The product suffers.


It's much as Mick describes. Professional quality TALENT deserves professional quality equipment and expertise. We as a society prefer to do it all ourselves, our way. Once in a blue moon one has not only the raw talent the product requires, but ALSO the vision (and skills and equipment) to MANAGE the production of that product oneself.

To assume otherwise is to fall for advertising gimmickery that promises "you'll get professional results with our machinery.

(Have we all forgotten how much we loved those man vs. machine sci fi books not so long ago?!?)

We need recording studios because they have invested in good equipment, and they deserve to be paid to use it.

~Susan