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Ah man, thanks for the informative post Dot! Lots of good tips, from snare sounds to getting that vibe. And that tune you posted was amazing! I can't believed you played everything! It really sounded like Chicago was jamming in a room together. Great job and hell yeah, shout out to all the one-man-b...

Thanks for all the feedback and tips everybody! Dr. Rubberfunk I'm listening to your tracks on Soundcloud and they are awesome and very inspirational! I really love the bass sound you got on "Creek Walk" and especially "Sunset Breakup." I you have any tips in regard to bass I'd love to hear it. I ha...

My aunt and uncle do have an upright that never gets used... And thanks for the heads up on the Ueberschall sample player, numberthirty, I'm going to look into it a bit more. Here's an attempt at that kind of piano sound. I used Logic and a cassette: https://soundcloud.com/timid-soul/soul-piano-test...

Thanks for the info on the Tascam and the reamping tips, Drummerman! Numberthirty, one sound I'm looking for some insight on in particularl is achieving that old school soul piano sound. Here's an example of what I'm talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbZxZuD1M_Y What would be the best w...

Thank you for suggestions Gregg! Oh man how I would love something like a Slingerland set!

I would definitely like to experiment with some reamping techniques. Imma go mess with some mics and stuff right now!

Actually here are a few demo type tracks I did. I played everything through the magic of overdubbing. These tracks are actually played quite sloppy, but I just wanted to put this up for y'all to check out. https://soundcloud.com/timid-soul/sunshine-peace-forever https://soundcloud.com/timid-soul/biz...

Thanks for the responses guys. Very good advice. It all comes down to the quality of the music: how good the tune is and how well it is played, trying to tap into something that will evoke something within the listener. I have plenty of tools already at my disposal. Cassette decks, DAWs with analog ...

Hello Tape Op Community! This is my first post! I?ve got some gear related questions for you all. I?m trying to achieve recordings that are sonically similar to artists like Bibio, Adrian Younge and even the Daptone or Truth and Soul rosters. If y?all ain?t familiar with Adrian Younge you gotta chec...