Posted on 12/19/2009 10:37:22 AM PST by carbonfeet
Here’s a cool Christmas song my daughter and I recorded in our basement using Cubase and Wavelab.
Unfortunately. 15ips tape has a magical quality that direct to digital recording doesn't produce. I recorded some bells I had tied on a rope, and they sounded clanky, noisy and ugly. But the same bells recorded with the same mic, mixer, etc. but onto a good tape recorder became a tinkly, chrystalline, wonderful effect. Night and day.
That, and I've never been able to record my drums with that warm fat sound like old analog equipment. Some old Beatles drum sounds are just GREAT.
On a similar vein, I used to do resampling of noises from synths, drum machines, etc. One thing I learned was to pitch the sample all the way down, then resample at the highest resolution I had. This made a digitally recorded, quality snare drum, for example, have a much snappier, brighter tone. More samples per second, for a more accurate reproduction, not unlike running tape recorders much faster for better sound quality.
With the technology available people only need space. Although it would be nice to take away some of the technology. Being able to tinker with the music for so long can often take away the best part of it.
The White Stripes recorded Elephant in two weeks on analog equipment. It is one of the best from the decade. If you try to spend too long on something, you take the emotion out of it that made it great to begin with.
You raise a good point Mr. Blonde. Some of the best track bits I ever recorded were accidents that I had to work with. Made the songs way more interesting. The limitations of four track cassette recording made for some serious creativity stretches.
I am not an expert sound guy but I peddle some tube stuff for a friend of mine who knows a great deal. When I have something up which to me means nothing, people go nuts over. The last items couple of higher end analog gear I’ve sold went to Asia.
I just picked up Cubase and finished my first piece with it. Or rather, it's Cubase rewired to Reason using Miroslav Philharmonik.
I have to say, the sound these programs can produce is stunning.
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Cordially,
They have an audio forum where people ask questions about all aspects of production. They also have audio tutorials although the site's bread and butter is video production and post. If you register, you can post questions in the forum and people are quite helpful.
Rudy Van Gelder recorded some of the greatest jazz in history in his parents’ living room in Hackensack. Everything old is new again.
And people forget the meat of the Motown Sound was done in the basement of a house on Grand Avenue in Detroit.
Still, a good recording studio will always find a clientele.
I could be wrong, but I think Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles still stands, complete with the echo chambers Phil Spector and Brian Wilson used to make those impeccable records . . .
I use ProTools, a 2006 MacBook Pro, firewire to Digi 002 for recording and mixing. I use Reaper for some editing, HarBal for some mastering, I recently recorded a live Christmas concert. This is one of the tunes:
Cordially,
Wow, PB! That was great! Be on lookout for “student versions” (i.e., same version, lower price) of Cubase, Wavelab, and other good software. The discount can be quite substantial.
Very good. Good luck.
Ya.....only I haven’t been a student in 24 years.....lol
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