Originally posted by Diki:
All well and good, Kingfrog, but you are kind of arguing circularly, here...
Either Nashville wants a ratty piano only Portastudio demo, in which case a T3 is utterly wasted, if not actually detrimental to helping it get cut, or they DO want quality and good sounds.
You want it both ways. Either the very expensive T3 helps, in which case, a very expensive mike, pre, and plug-in suite with a good engineer in the seat helps also, or the very expensive T3 gets as much in the way of success as spending time (and maybe some money) to grab their attention with quality production.
Which is it? 
The point is anyone songwriter who has the good fortune of owning a T3 and some decent Home Recording gear can make a CD that will be a good representation of their music. Good enough to sell on their own or send to Hollywood.
If the song is great it will still be so if someone does not have the gear and just an H4 and a guitar.
You can have it both ways!
$3500 for a T3 and another $1500 for a large diaphragm mike, a pre Amp and decent interface (or a ZOOM HD8) is far less of an expenditure than paying a studio to produce the same CD with no guarantee of success and no more of a guarantee because it was recorded for $5000 in a Commercial Studio.
As we know $5000 doesn't buy much even in a Commercial Studio, especially if using live musicians. That money is gone forever. Whereas if someone buys the gear they can try again and again to record their music without spending any more money and LEARNING to get better quality recordings as well! WIn WIn.
I would always advocate a musician to learn how to record their own tunes ,especially on the gear thats available today. Stay off the clock.
Its the old "I can give you fish or teach you how to fish".
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