This thread comes at a good time. Being in 'NashVegas' I do a lot of live DVD recording type things where the recording split has some crazy set of preamps, and the recording engineers talk gear all day about which preamp has the best warmth while just the right amount of bite, or whatever adjective or pronoun you want to add. Then they see the M7 and ask if we ever use different preamps or EQ's and such.
I respect what they do, but it would nice for them to see how simple my routing is compared to what they have rigged up sometimes.
All that to say no audience member is going notice if its a Midas or Yamaha or whatever.
- Tony Williams