Johnny B wrote on Sun, 11 December 2005 15:45 |
I agree that the cost argument is of the "lame" variety...
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Yes, it is a very lame argument.
Here's a take on why it's a lame argument.
My next project is on a tight budget, and the artist likes to record lots of material and keeps all takes.
For media I 'could' record on 2", but running at 30ips means that I get 15-16 minutes of recording time for about $200, give or take.
Or I can record to a 250GB firewire drive for another 50 bucks or so, give or take.
By my back-of-the-napkin calculation I can record 24 tracks of 24 bit audio for literally days on end without stopping the DAW (not that I recommend it, of course). Please check my math - there's a lot of zeros in a gigabyte so my mileage may vary.
The tracks will be live off the floor, and we rarely do a significant amount of editing.
Hmm, decisions decisions.
So, Jonny B, what are the economics of
your latest record?