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I like recording. I enjoy the whole process. Moving microphones around, searching for that elusive audio sweet spot, the place where the microphone sounds best. I like the rush when the playback sounds just the way I had envisioned it in my head.

Tweaking settings on microphone preamps, compressors, EQ's, and outboard toys has always enthralled me.

Hooking things up "wrong" while searching for new tones.

Dragging the studio to remote locations to capture the wild musician in his/her native habitat.

It is certainly a great time to record music: technology has driven down the costs to the point where anyone with a few bucks can set themselves up with a very efficient recording rig. The latest rig I built is based on a firewire mixer, and it runs so well, it's hard to remember back 15 or so years ago, when I first got into building computers for the express purpose of recording musicians. No more configuration problems, just plug things together and 9 times out of 10 they work flawlessly.

Yeah, it's a good time to be a recording musician.