Guest Editorial by Frank Gryner (as published in Recording Magazine 2005) With any rapid advancement in music technology comes a need to re-evaluate the recording process itself. I do believe that it's a self-regulating system that allows new music gear to either secure a place in our collective arsenal or eventually fall off the market and into the "bad idea" box. But I contend that there may be more to it than just acquiring award-winning recording equipment and knowing how