A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:55 amI think it's an akg D202 in the Carole King pic.
Nothing to say the vocals are live on either record though. They may have been an overdub
How to record the Flying Burrito Brothers
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Re: How to record the Flying Burrito Brothers
If those vox were tracked live, this record is a miracle. Maybe it is anyway.
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There were lots of live vocals in that era. Nothing miraculous about it. The bar was much higher than it is now.gravitychapters wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 12:30 pmIf those vox were tracked live, this record is a miracle. Maybe it is anyway.
A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 11:55 amI think it's an akg D202 in the Carole King pic.
Nothing to say the vocals are live on either record though. They may have been an overdub
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I'm willing to wager that the bass has flatwounds on it.crow wrote: ↑Tue Mar 30, 2021 10:00 amI've always thought the steel and lead guitar sounded like it was recorded direct on this record, but checking it out just now, I'm not so sure.
sounds like the tone control on the bass guitar is turned down, which will make it even more all-important that the bassist not let any unwanted notes ring. a bit of foam padding under the strings right at the bridge a la Carol Kaye helps a ton with that.
On some of the songs, I wonder if there was enough bleed of drums into other mics that they just let that be the drum sound. the drums often sound much less up-front than the other instruments. so +1 to whoever said minimal miking on the drums. kick sounds like it has plenty of damping material in it to me. This is of course after a brief survey of the record just now, so I may have missed some moments that contradict what I'm saying!
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