Quote Originally Posted by dirty_bass
erm, using that argument you could say why bother producing to any standard at all.
Weeeeeell, I suppose that's the case if you take that argument and extrapolate it to the extreme - I'm not saying that though, I'm just saying there's a time and a place to worry about exact faithful reproduction of the original sound and it's not when you're mixing tunes together through a rig. 99% quality is good enough in that situation surely?

Obviously quality is essential in the studio and every effort should be made to maximise it elsewhere... but I don't think it's realistic or important to expect absolute perfection on a rig, you should have other priorities at that point - like playing the right tunes at the right time and doing a good job mixing them together.

Don't get me wrong, I agree with your opinions on production standards but I think perfect sound quality belongs in the studio, and good quality compromise belongs on a rig.