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Hullo all! I'm a longtime lurker, somtimes poster and I've finally decided to post something on here. It's me playing all the instruments and singing and it was all recorded in my den. I'm going for a "vintage" sound so hopefully I've achieved something like it. Any comments would be welcome! M. htt...

The real answer is that clubs used to be lined with velcro and it was easier to place the speakers by simply sticking them to the walls. This freed up valuable floor space on the stage as people were larger back then.

I've been using THD recently on my finished mixes vary sparingly just to dirty them up a tiny bit. It sounds far more "analogue" than any other VST tape/tube emulation plugs that I've tried.

SkullChris wrote:Do what feels good.

I have to agree. As long as you're all consenting adults.

My first real multitrack was a Tascam 488; my recordings were awful but boy, were they inspired. Damn, this post is going to make me start surfing ebay for a 488...

Sure, way to make me feel small-town; I don't know what VH1 is...

I just have to give a +1 for the B1 over the C1; they sound good on just about everything and don't have the hyped high-end that the C1 does. I'd probably get a B1, a ribbon and a 57, all of which should fit your budget and would give you lots of options. Just my two cents. Or in US dollars, my 1.99...

0-it-hz wrote:HOLY TONE-KNOB!

Aren't all the knobs holy?

Damn, there's got to be an exit to this thread somewhere, I'm starting to get claustrophobic...

Not to discourage you, but I agree with Ken. An experienced engineer can coax much better sounds out of mediocre gear than a novice can with great gear. I'm a home-recordist myself, but it tooks years of practice and listening and reading before I started getting sounds that approximated professiona...

I've actually just downloaded digitalfishphones THD plugin and I'm quite impressed by it. I'll have to play around with this some more...

Can anyone recommend a vst saturator plugin that does a good job of de-brittlefying (I have the copyright on that word) high frequencies? I think that's the main thing I like about tape over plugs, the highs seem to saturate in such a pleasant way. I've tried demos of Vintagewarmer and Voxengo Tapeb...

My go-to reverbs are a DOD R-845 and a Pioneer SR-202W. I would describe the DOD as springy and the Pioneer as more sproingy.

Damn, I knew I shouldn't have wandered in here. Now we're all trapped and the conversation's getting awkward...

The replies to this post have definitely inspired me! I'm not sure to do what; I just have a general sense of inspiration. It'll probably go away after a hot shower. I think I might actually pick this bad boy up and see what sort of nastiness ensues. I'm imagining 1176 meets John Deere, or SSL vs. M...