Well Tequila, that might be correct for regular produced music, but in the techno scene i'm working it is important that you don't trust others so much. Usually, I want the track to sound it *my* way, as you might have heard in my track "serialized compressor rapers". A professional sound engineer of the "old school" would never ever let a compressor pump - but that's what my goal was. Also, I don't think music like Amok, Sven Wittekind, Umek, Chris Liebing and also my stuff wouldn't be possible if all those guys wouldn't use alot of effects. It's about where the effect becomes an essential part of the music. But like always: It's my opinion, but that's the experience of over 8 years of music production in the scene - not talking about stuff you hear on MTV or VIVA.