Jack White Interview

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Fri May 06, 2011 1:58 pm

For me, the W.S. are best heard in moderation, or on bootlegs, and I really only like White's stuff in the Raconteurs.

But I'm digging Dead Weather a lot, and I still think his production of Loretta Lynn a few years ago is a work of genius.

iC · Post by iC » Fri May 06, 2011 5:28 pm

Has there been any mention of what the 8 track tape machines are?
1"?
2"?
The kick drum on that first dead weather record makes me wanna pooop... continuously.

willhouk · Post by **willhouk** » Fri May 06, 2011 6:30 pm

I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's an 8 track 2" Otari. I don't know much about tape machines so that might be gibberish, but that's what I recall from the article. I think he said Vance Powell found that tape machine and a board for his studio. I should probably re-read the article.

donny · Post by **donny** » Mon May 09, 2011 8:32 am

i don't recall it being mentioned in this article, but i think he used a 1" studer in the recent past.

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Mon May 09, 2011 4:24 pm

2" Studer if I recall correctly.

willhouk · Post by **willhouk** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:10 am

I went back and re-read the article. There is some conflicting information. In the Jack White article he says that the 8 track machine was built by Michael Beinhorn. I don't know much about him, when I Googled him I came up with this article: http://www.vintageking.com/Michael-Beinhorn which says that he developed the "Ultra Analog Recording Format." Not sure if Jack White's machine and this are connected.

However, in the Vance Powell article he says that there is a Studer machine in the studio, at least originally there was. My assumption is that they started with a Studer, and later got the Beinhorn.

Post by **TapeOpLarry** » Fri May 27, 2011 7:01 pm

From an upcoming article on Beinhorn we have:

I got in touch with John French at JRF Magnetics, and had him design us an 8-track headstack. What made it unique was how he was able to integrate a time code track. He made a tiny center track between tracks four and five. It was a modified Studer A800.

jckinnick · Post by **jckinnick** » Mon May 30, 2011 5:20 am

Jitters wrote:
jckinnick wrote:Jack White? Is there a new Tape Op out i missed?
I just got mine a couple of days ago, so keep checking your box.

Per usual the one i am most excited about goes missing. Can anybody upload the article?

jeremyglover · Post by **jeremyglover** » Tue May 31, 2011 2:21 pm

great article! between that, brendan benson, vince powell and dungen it was hard to put down. best issue for me so far for sure.
it's a pitty the custom API article wasn't included (maybe just in EU?) but you can't have everything. best mag in the world!

jkelly222 · Post by **jkelly222** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 7:32 am

Has anyone else been to the Third Man Records facility? Last time I was in Nashville we stopped by and ended up getting the grand tour. That place is a trip. Very cool. I secretly left a 7" in the record bin.

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:02 am

FWIW, and of the top of my head, Beinhorn is a producer who did stuff with RHCP (Mother's Milk?) and I think Soundgarden (Superunknown?)...

Edit: allmusic bio here.

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