Recording method... - Page 2

Everyneurotic · 07.25.2006, 09:09 PM

analog if i were a millionaire, i prefer it. (multitrack that is, don't have a 4 track).
but i work on digital.

nomadicfollower · 07.25.2006, 09:09 PM

I prefer analog because it's all I know. I record into built in mic in a shitty 1994 radio/tape player.
Digital seems better and easier, though.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 07.25.2006, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i hate digital.

Then get the fuck off here!

afterthefact · 07.25.2006, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadicfollower

I prefer analog because it's all I know. I record into built in mic in a shitty 1994 radio/tape player.
Digital seems better and easier, though.

how does your setup sound?

nomadicfollower · 07.25.2006, 09:20 PM

Like shit.

afterthefact · 07.25.2006, 09:21 PM

ouch, sorry

nomadicfollower · 07.25.2006, 09:23 PM

I like it that way. Just wish I could do more then one track. That gets pretty annoying.
The other day I was trying to record a song, but I wanted a light fuzz in the background, so I had to turn on one amp and sit the cord on something metal (too keep a constant buzz going) and then play notes with my other guitar. Like I said, a pain.

afterthefact · 07.25.2006, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by nomadicfollower

I like it that way. Just wish I could do more then one track. That gets pretty annoying.
The other day I was trying to record a song, but I wanted a light fuzz in the background, so I had to turn on one amp and sit the cord on something metal (too keep a constant buzz going) and then play notes with my other guitar. Like I said, a pain.

I can imagine. You can get a 4-track pretty cheap, between $100 and $150. I know, that's easier said than done, I can't afford that right now either...

nomadicfollower · 07.25.2006, 09:28 PM

I could afford one, probably. It's just not a top priority now.
And only having one track is making me strive harder to get a band together, that way we can record a song in one track.

afterthefact · 07.25.2006, 09:30 PM

yeah, it's such a pain in the ass to try to do everything yourself, even with a 4-track... it's so much easier when some of the work can be delgated

max · 07.25.2006, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Sheriff Rhys Chatham

Then get the fuck off here!

Dude I owe you big. You got some rep coming. I was just about to post that.

Sheriff Rhys Chatham · 07.25.2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by max

Dude I owe you big. You got some rep coming. I was just about to post that.

fuck it, you can have some too.
your in a band, and its kool.

edit: shit, i have to spread some around first.

TheDom · 07.25.2006, 09:35 PM

If I record on my computer, it sounds like shit.

If I record on this tape player I have, it sounds like shit.

I'm thinking of not recording at all.

max · 07.25.2006, 09:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sheriff Rhys Chatham

fuck it, you can have some too.
your in a band, and its kool.

edit: shit, i have to spread some around first.

damn dude, same here!!! that's lame! lemme find a CHOUT thread...

terminal pharmacy · 07.25.2006, 10:21 PM

lets not all forget that the sound will only be as good as

0. your instrument

1. your microphone / DI

2. the quality of the copper it travels down and also the quality of the plugs you have attached to the ends of the copper

3. the preamps of your desk / soundcard

4. your gain structure

5. your eq

6. your compression

with digital the better signal you get to track the less you have to use plugins.

golden child · 07.25.2006, 10:40 PM

my physical setup is all analog, then i record line in to audacity which is digital and do minimal editing, cutting out parts etc.

the cd i just finished had some tracks that were really crisp, harsh, digital sounding and i didnt like it so i transferred it onto tape from computer and then from tape back onto computer and it helped alot.

i dont fancy recording straight to tape much though cause its a pain to transfer to computer.

terminal pharmacy · 07.25.2006, 10:55 PM

audacity isn't very nice to the sound, there is something going on that really makes the high freqs stick out in a bad way

golden child · 07.25.2006, 10:56 PM

i know what your talking about, but i havent found a better program that runs on linux

terminal pharmacy · 07.25.2006, 11:00 PM

cool, that is the only prob with linux, the lack of sw for doing anything

nicfit · 07.26.2006, 03:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Cantankerous

i hate digital.

yeah,right,that's why you're on an internet forum :P .
and,yessss,i am kidding,i know you were talking 'bout recordings.
i use digital,no money to afford a decent analog equipment,plus,i'm using pc software to do a big portion of my latest things,so tracks are already in a digital format,obviously.

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07.25.2006, 09:09 PM	#22
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I prefer analog because it's all I know. I record into built in mic in a shitty 1994 radio/tape player. Digital seems better and easier, though.
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07.25.2006, 09:20 PM	#25
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	Like shit.
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afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	ouch, sorry __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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07.25.2006, 09:23 PM	#27
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I like it that way. Just wish I could do more then one track. That gets pretty annoying. The other day I was trying to record a song, but I wanted a light fuzz in the background, so I had to turn on one amp and sit the cord on something metal (too keep a constant buzz going) and then play notes with my other guitar. Like I said, a pain.
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07.25.2006, 09:28 PM	#29
nomadicfollower invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North America Posts: 2,672	I could afford one, probably. It's just not a top priority now. And only having one track is making me strive harder to get a band together, that way we can record a song in one track.
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07.25.2006, 09:30 PM	#30
afterthefact invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lexington, KY Posts: 3,886	yeah, it's such a pain in the ass to try to do everything yourself, even with a 4-track... it's so much easier when some of the work can be delgated __________________ "She hated people who thought too much. At that moment, she struck me as an appropriate representative for almost all mankind." - Kurt Vonnegut Cat's Cradle
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07.25.2006, 09:35 PM	#33
TheDom expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nashville. Posts: 1,924	If I record on my computer, it sounds like shit. If I record on this tape player I have, it sounds like shit. I'm thinking of not recording at all.
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07.25.2006, 10:21 PM	#35
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	lets not all forget that the sound will only be as good as 0. your instrument 1. your microphone / DI 2. the quality of the copper it travels down and also the quality of the plugs you have attached to the ends of the copper 3. the preamps of your desk / soundcard 4. your gain structure 5. your eq 6. your compression with digital the better signal you get to track the less you have to use plugins.
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07.25.2006, 10:40 PM	#36
golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	my physical setup is all analog, then i record line in to audacity which is digital and do minimal editing, cutting out parts etc. the cd i just finished had some tracks that were really crisp, harsh, digital sounding and i didnt like it so i transferred it onto tape from computer and then from tape back onto computer and it helped alot. i dont fancy recording straight to tape much though cause its a pain to transfer to computer. __________________ blind
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07.25.2006, 10:55 PM	#37
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	audacity isn't very nice to the sound, there is something going on that really makes the high freqs stick out in a bad way
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07.25.2006, 10:56 PM	#38
golden child expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,672	i know what your talking about, but i havent found a better program that runs on linux __________________ blind
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07.25.2006, 11:00 PM	#39
terminal pharmacy invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 3,358	cool, that is the only prob with linux, the lack of sw for doing anything
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