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I bought a 'professional' color bar kit before I knew what I was doing
Back when I was just starting out, I saw a kit online with every color bar you could think of for about $300. I thought having all the colors would make me better, faster. The truth is, I didn't know how to use half of them properly, and a lot of them just sat in the case for years, gathering dust. I probably used maybe $100 worth of it before the rest went bad or got contaminated. It was a hard lesson that tools don't replace skill. Has anyone else blown cash on fancy materials before you had the technique to match?
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joseph_roberts1mo ago
Oh man, that hits close to home. My early studio looked like a gear catalog threw up in it. Convinced myself the right gadget would unlock some hidden talent. Turns out my main talent was wasting money on stuff I didn't understand. That fancy color kit probably thought it was going to a better home.
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michael_patel24d ago
Totally feel you on that. Had a phase where I bought three different audio interfaces in six months. Each one was going to fix my muddy mixes, right? Nope. Just ended up with a closet full of boxes and the same bad recordings. Sold most of it for pennies on the dollar. Wish I'd just spent that time learning to use what I had.
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Yeah, that's a rough one. I feel you and @joseph_roberts on this, buying gear as a shortcut just leaves you with expensive clutter.
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