In the case of Auntie there are (or were) still a fair few traditionalists there and as late as 2000/01 many studios still used a significant amount of analogue kit.
as for the the lad making the original post I got the impression he is part of a fairly young crew (aged in their late teens to early 20s) – who live in the same area as me and are just starting out . At this stage they are better off using off the shelf equipment and easily available items until they gain the knowledge on how to do more custom stuff…
The poor sound quality of East Anglian free party crews (apart from three of the “older” ones) was a standing joke for many years (until zero tolerance stopped the bulk of the raves anyway).
But from what I’ve seen in recent times it wasn’t due to poor quality equipment or lack of funds – its simply due to a combination of dumbing down and ketamine (the two being linked) – lots of people actually have fairly decent kit but don’t know how to use it.
Sadly there aren’t many opportunities to put on events here any more, with only three venues in a whole county tolerating dance music events…
