Got my bizarre retro vibe surf rockabilly tune up tonight.
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@GuitarSith @strayhorse @NigelTufnel I do believe that the accessibility of DAWs has changed how music sounds (generally). You can indeed manipulate the minutiae of every sound, multi track to your hearts content - there is nothing wrong with that at all - but it sounds different at least to me when compared to the taped multitracking we used to do or live music.
I do wonder how this has affected musicians and listeners. (Sorry toot a little off track....)
@SamanthaJaneSmith @strayhorse @NigelTufnel
Not off-track at all. There are definite differences in sound when it's recorded different ways, but I see it as part of the evolution of music. Even in analog that occurred. For example, think of how much different The Beatles sounded on their early recordings 1 & 2 track) in comparison to their later recordings like Sgt. Peppers (4 track) and Abbey Road (16 track). There's never anything wrong with pushing the envelope imo. -
@SamanthaJaneSmith @strayhorse @NigelTufnel
Not off-track at all. There are definite differences in sound when it's recorded different ways, but I see it as part of the evolution of music. Even in analog that occurred. For example, think of how much different The Beatles sounded on their early recordings 1 & 2 track) in comparison to their later recordings like Sgt. Peppers (4 track) and Abbey Road (16 track). There's never anything wrong with pushing the envelope imo.@GuitarSith @SamanthaJaneSmith @NigelTufnel In the 80’s I had an Akai stereo cassette ghetto blaster and a little Panasonic mono cassette recorder. Both had onboard mics, so I’d record my complete rhythm guitar track on one, then play it back and record my lead on the other unit. Then I’d play that back and put my vocal over that. All just using speakers and mics! Totally primitive. Then in the early 90’s I got a little Tascam 4-track cassette multitrack recorder. Ooh, aah, that was a game changer!
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@GuitarSith @SamanthaJaneSmith @NigelTufnel In the 80’s I had an Akai stereo cassette ghetto blaster and a little Panasonic mono cassette recorder. Both had onboard mics, so I’d record my complete rhythm guitar track on one, then play it back and record my lead on the other unit. Then I’d play that back and put my vocal over that. All just using speakers and mics! Totally primitive. Then in the early 90’s I got a little Tascam 4-track cassette multitrack recorder. Ooh, aah, that was a game changer!
@strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith @NigelTufnel
I'd tried to multitrack in the mid 70's using a friends fathers two channel reel-to-reel tape deck, but of course syncing was a huge issue so it never quite worked. In 1979 I picked up a Tascam PortaStudio Model 144 at Long & McQuade and then never really looked back. Many valuable lessons were learned working with that technological marvel.
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@strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith @NigelTufnel
I'd tried to multitrack in the mid 70's using a friends fathers two channel reel-to-reel tape deck, but of course syncing was a huge issue so it never quite worked. In 1979 I picked up a Tascam PortaStudio Model 144 at Long & McQuade and then never really looked back. Many valuable lessons were learned working with that technological marvel.@GuitarSith @strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith That stack of gear to the left of the Tascam looks so familiar, like I could step into that studio and operate it without much thought.
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@GuitarSith @strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith That stack of gear to the left of the Tascam looks so familiar, like I could step into that studio and operate it without much thought.
@NigelTufnel @strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith
lolFrom bottom to top is a Roland RE-501 tape echo, a Radio Shack 20 band equalizer, a TEAC cassette unit and an Akai power amp. The speakers were Radio Shack as well. The mic just behind the front speaker is an Electo-Voice Model PL-80 that I’m still using today. Sadly the Les Paul was stolen in 1985, at which point I packed it all in for 13 years.
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@NigelTufnel @strayhorse @SamanthaJaneSmith
lolFrom bottom to top is a Roland RE-501 tape echo, a Radio Shack 20 band equalizer, a TEAC cassette unit and an Akai power amp. The speakers were Radio Shack as well. The mic just behind the front speaker is an Electo-Voice Model PL-80 that I’m still using today. Sadly the Les Paul was stolen in 1985, at which point I packed it all in for 13 years.
@GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith Ooh, I was gonna ask about that LP in the background. What a drag that it got nicked.
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@GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith Ooh, I was gonna ask about that LP in the background. What a drag that it got nicked.
@strayhorse @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith
It’s a 1978 LP Standard, I’m guessing it’s probably still out there somewhere. I sold my Aria LP lawsuit guitar to buy it. Think I got $200 for the Aria and paid $1100 for the Gibson. I wish I still had both of them, I really regret letting the Aria go. -
@strayhorse @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith
It’s a 1978 LP Standard, I’m guessing it’s probably still out there somewhere. I sold my Aria LP lawsuit guitar to buy it. Think I got $200 for the Aria and paid $1100 for the Gibson. I wish I still had both of them, I really regret letting the Aria go.@GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith Jeez, there’s a topic. Gear we regret letting go! Holy crap. My old mocha ‘72 strat hardtail tops my list. Bought for $600 in 1979. Sold it when I needed rent money in university.
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@GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith Jeez, there’s a topic. Gear we regret letting go! Holy crap. My old mocha ‘72 strat hardtail tops my list. Bought for $600 in 1979. Sold it when I needed rent money in university.
@strayhorse @GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith My Music Man Stingray bass heads my list.
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@strayhorse @GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith My Music Man Stingray bass heads my list.
@elsemusic @strayhorse @GuitarSith @NigelTufnel @SamanthaJaneSmith I never actually had that much gear to let go of
but I did own an old, battered Marshall JCM-800 head which I kinda wish I still had - even though there's absolutely no way I could crank it at home without instantly getting evicted (I was never a straight-up rock player, more like blues fusion back then, so odd choice of amp but I got it cheap & I was poor)
