Doing It All w/ A 4 Track 22-4?

jrdamien · Post by **jrdamien** » Mon Jun 09, 2014 11:37 am

Here's a little something that's an intro. Just a little taste.

https://soundcloud.com/crookedsaws/intro

Capt. Tripps Ballsington · Post by **Capt. Tripps Ballsington** » Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:59 pm

Nice sounds - post more when there's drums!

And just to take the subject of your post literally - you COULD really "do it all" on the tape machine, no DAW. Drums submixed to stereo on two tracks, guitar on a third, and vocals/solos on the fourth. Or Drums AND guitar submixed to two tracks, a third for more guitar and 4th for vocals.
(Everything I do is on 1/2" 4-track, in this manner!)

jrdamien · Post by **jrdamien** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:35 pm

Full recordings are coming, I just want to have them done before I share.

In the meantime we're doing this fundraiser for the new album, if anyone is interested. The promo video is, at least, pretty funny.

http://youtu.be/ps9WUpquWGk

jrdamien · Post by **jrdamien** » Mon Jun 23, 2014 2:59 pm

Actually I'll do one better. Mind you this is a very rough mix (and even more rough master) of just a bit of a song we're using for our crowdfunding campaign.

https://soundcloud.com/crookedsaws/sad- ... ights-clip

The mics:

SM57 with the output transformer removed close on the snare.

Rode NTK with a '50s NOS GE tube front of the kit about 4 feet out and 3 feet up.

MXL V63N with upgraded capsule as a room mic. This was clipped to a tall shelving unit about 10 feet up and to the left of the kit.

Electro-voice 666 on guitar

Electro-Voice 664 on Vocals (hand held singing in front of the monitors).

Everything was live except for the slide and the vocals which were still recorded to the 22-4 and dumped to PT.

Capt. Tripps Ballsington · Post by **Capt. Tripps Ballsington** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 12:01 am

Nice vibe and atmosphere, and mic choices - it's shaping up pretty sweet, I dig it! A Junior Kimbrough cover, is it not?

Your 666 and 664 sound way different than my 666. Mine's all 500-800 midrange. A cool effect-y mic, but not as clear sounding as yours. Hmm...

jrdamien · Post by **jrdamien** » Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:03 am

Capt. Tripps Ballsington wrote:Nice vibe and atmosphere, and mic choices - it's shaping up pretty sweet, I dig it! A Junior Kimbrough cover, is it not?

Your 666 and 664 sound way different than my 666. Mine's all 500-800 midrange. A cool effect-y mic, but not as clear sounding as yours. Hmm...

Thank you sir. As for the mics I can't speak to the difference. They belong to the friend who we enlisted to help engineer the recording (because of his tastes, abilities and gear).

I do know I liked the sound of both on what they were used for better than anything else.

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