[Pattie Olson]

I will be recording directly into my PC.

I just started tutorials for Adobe Audition and shopping for a good book that explains audio equipment operations for a small one person operation. I feel the sales-rep I’m working with is honest, but I just want to make sure I understand as much as I can.

A preamp over $600 is out of my budget. I’ve avoided purchasing the intro level equipment because of the “you get what you pay for” lesson. If you think that the entry level preamps do just as good as the $500, that certainly changes my thinking. Since I’ve never used a preamp, I haven’t heard the differences when recording.

Thanks in advance to other responses, Pattie

[Pattie Olson]

Hello Naveen,

I have the same question as you. Rather than starting another thread, I thought I’d post here and ask additional questions that I hope some pro’s will address for both of us.

I am getting requests for broadcast work. In an effort to improve my projects, I am shopping for a production monitor. My first choice was Sony PVM14, however, would I be better off investing in a Sony LMD-172 LCD Monitor? (More expensive) Reading the spec’s it states that “it comes extrememly close to matching CRT displays”. My questions to the pro’s, if you were to part with your cash, which would you purchase and why? I’ve heard that LCDs, though they look nice, they are not always true when working on color correction. Thanks in advance for your response.

Naveen, thanks for posting your question. Patson