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Jeez, I'd LOVE to have a K2600. If you're doing very composerly-type electronic music, or intricate pop stuff, who wouldn't want 16 channels of *very* powerful sample-based synthesis that won't hiccup or crash? I think a lot of people have the impression that digital is digital, but the K series is ...

I've heard that it can help somewhat to press the Reverse button instead of Stop, as this *may* stop the tape (from moving over the erase head) faster.

I really like Larry's perspective as well. The kick-as-recording is indeed very elusive, so it can be really worthwhile to give oneself options. I would like to suggest to the original poster that perhaps in non-rock contexts, the kick doesn't actually *need* to cut. This is a musical issue before i...

The producer/recording partner I work with is also interested, depending on the date. Once we start ballparking that, we'll be able to let you know.

! john

I'm in!

Thanks! You should also let them know on their myspace page if you haven't already.

! jms

A tape-specific recommendation: Avoid recording prominent/delicate elements (like vox) onto tracks that are physically on the edge of the tape, as these are more prone to physical damage and other anomalies. You might also avoid placing material between which you want maximum separation on adjacent ...

this project my associate and i have been working on with some dear friends of ours has been made public, so now i can share with all of you! www.myspace.com/grrready featuring ultra-sparse arrangements of candyman, see see rider blues, cherry ball blues, and the old gospel ship. i think they're fan...

Kroy One thing I found with my Earthworks SR71's (an older model Earthworks cardioid) when recording choir, is at a distance the lows and low-mids drop off a bit too much. I believe your SR25's were designed with the same voicing in mind - a philosophy that a mic close up should employ a flat frequ...

i have the naiant XT transformer-based mic. the internal switches do in fact give you lots of tonal options, and i've been getting colors out of it that i hadn't ever gotten before with other SDCs. so 'tis a fun time. however, while it was perfect for these femal vocals like, 90 percent of the time,...

by "library record style" do you mean like you'd find on a record in a library? what i would start with, even if this weren't in the context of a larger production, would be to use two stereo pairs: one near and one far. the near pair would be hypers in ORTF or maybe even XY. the farther pair would ...

http://www.mackie.com/home/showimage.html?u=/products/1202vlz3/images/ZOOMED_1202-VLZ3.jpg Yeah, there's even a silkscreen, "Level Set" pointing at the 0db = 0dbU mark on the meter, which is further reinforced by a flashing red light when you depress any of the pre-fade SOLO buttons. Sometimes I lik...

To go back to the original post: Why would the proper level for the preamp be different for the proper level for the PT input? Generally, the proper level for the preamp is what gets you the the proper level at your recording device's input. (Unless you're "pushing" a pre for color or whatever, but ...

You know, I was just thinking the same thing tonight as I was listening to this record on the subway platform... he's clearly singing consistently enough to work a consistent coloration out of whatever machine is in the works; similar, i guess, to how an electric instrumentalist works the distortion...

I really really like this record, and I've been wondering a bit about the sound of Byrne's vocals on it. They have this very even, continuous saturation to them that makes me think of graphite drawings. I haven't really heard it as such in many other recordings. The closest I've ever gotten to such ...