Consul
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Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the slings and arrows of some manufacturer getting ticked off at you or by creating original designs, end them.
Okay, so Shakespeare was never my strong suit, but the question remains a valid one. All references to Raelians aside, how do you view DIY cloning versus trying to create original designs?
First, another question: With analog audio design having been around for eighty years or more, are there truly any worthwhile original designs left, or has it all been done? While the answer to that last may be "no", finding original designs and new ideas may be much more difficult now than it was forty years ago.
This topic arises from the conversation in the "Mount Everest" thread, wherein I stated my opinion on building clones. I feel the need to clarify a bit here.
In the process of deciding what I'd like to build, I have always given much more weight to the original designs available, rather than to clones. The G9 mic pre, the G7 mic, Marik's ribbon mic, and a couple of others. In the final analysis, I would much rather have gear like this because it is new and unique in the world. Not very many people use these designs in their studios.
For a while, I thought it might be cool to build a pair of U47-approximation clones, and then Gus drops his all-original design on us, and I think, "hey! I could do that, too!" It certainly is simple enough.
But on top of all that, much of the gear I'm building are "clones". A pair of API 312-like pres, a G1176, and later on, an LA2a. Sometimes, a design is so good, you just can't ignore it.
So let's hear your views here. Don't be shy, and don't be afraid of sounding selfish. That's what opinions are all about. :thumb:
Okay, so Shakespeare was never my strong suit, but the question remains a valid one. All references to Raelians aside, how do you view DIY cloning versus trying to create original designs?
First, another question: With analog audio design having been around for eighty years or more, are there truly any worthwhile original designs left, or has it all been done? While the answer to that last may be "no", finding original designs and new ideas may be much more difficult now than it was forty years ago.
This topic arises from the conversation in the "Mount Everest" thread, wherein I stated my opinion on building clones. I feel the need to clarify a bit here.
In the process of deciding what I'd like to build, I have always given much more weight to the original designs available, rather than to clones. The G9 mic pre, the G7 mic, Marik's ribbon mic, and a couple of others. In the final analysis, I would much rather have gear like this because it is new and unique in the world. Not very many people use these designs in their studios.
For a while, I thought it might be cool to build a pair of U47-approximation clones, and then Gus drops his all-original design on us, and I think, "hey! I could do that, too!" It certainly is simple enough.
But on top of all that, much of the gear I'm building are "clones". A pair of API 312-like pres, a G1176, and later on, an LA2a. Sometimes, a design is so good, you just can't ignore it.
So let's hear your views here. Don't be shy, and don't be afraid of sounding selfish. That's what opinions are all about. :thumb: