Posts Tagged ‘analog’

Part 7 of 31 – In this video I show you how to use tape saturation plugins on your drum bus to bring warmth, character, and crack to your mix. You can get that analog, slightly compressed sound and give your drums an edge with a simple plugin. Download my free eBook “The #1 Rule Of Home Recording” for more tips www.TheRecordingRevolution.com

Freaky montage by JTHZ. 80s tape cuts played back on a ReVox B77, using Maxell tape, BASF PW 384 stickers. Used for this were: Tighten Up/I Just Can’t Stop Dancin’ – Wally Jump jr./Arthur Baker, Reach Up – Tony Lee, The Right Stuff – Brian Ferry, and parts of Macho Mozart – The Latin Rascals Audio is available as MP3 here: audio.jthz.com

Part 2 in our “How to” series about recording with tape. Before you do the record alignment in this video, make sure to do a repro alignment using your MRL (see the repro alignment video). This video is kind of long, but I decided to leave in a lot of extra footage to provide as much info and guidance as possible. Things you’ll need to complete this exercise are an MRL, a tone generator (we like the neutrik minirator for it’s portability and ease of use), and the overbias amount recommended by your the tape manufacturer. In this video, we used RMG 486 which required an overbias amount of +4 at 15 ips for our gap width (consult your manual or the internet for the gap width for you machine) This process may seem complicated at first, but with a little practice you’ll get the hang of it! Feel free to leave comments or shoot me an email if you have any question / comments or suggestions! Long live analog recording. www.ohmrecordingfacility.com oliphantscott@gmail.com

Tape, Digitize, Align! TaDA: it’s analog magic for your DAW. This video shows how you can integrate your analog tape deck with your digital audio workstation and benefit from the sonic bliss of tape, latency free in the digital realm. Enjoy the best features of tape (its sound) and the best features of computer recording (digital editing, precise punch-ins, non-linear approach, unlimited multiple takes) at the same time. You can even record to multiple tape decks and the DAW simultaneously without having to manual align tracks for synchronization. This video was created in a couple of hours at Little Red Wagon Studios by Brad McGowan and Ken Mahru to demonstrate the power of the system. Please try it out for yourself and give us some feedback. We hope to make a better video in the near feature with improved sound and camera work. This is the second of two videos.

Tape, Digitize, Align! TaDA: it’s analog magic for your DAW. This video shows how you can integrate your analog tape deck with your digital audio workstation and benefit from the sonic bliss of tape, latency free in the digital realm. Enjoy the best features of tape (its sound) and the best features of computer recording (digital editing, precise punch-ins, non-linear approach, unlimited multiple takes) at the same time. You can even record to multiple tape decks and the DAW simultaneously without having to manual align tracks for synchronization. This video was created in a couple of hours at Little Red Wagon Studios by Brad McGowan and Ken Mahru to demonstrate the power of the system. Please try it out for yourself and give us some feedback. We hope to make a better video in the near feature with improved sound and camera work.

This is the great Studer A820 loaded with 1/4″ tape, 1/2″ conversion kit is visible in the box on the left part of the bridge. Audio your listening to is the actual recorder playback

This is a quick demonstration of my 8 track Fostex Model 80 that recently sold on eBay. It’s a great little machine and a real shame to see it go. This is a rare model, ¼ inch tape with 8 tracks that will blow all your digital gear out of the water. A lot of these machines have buttons that do not work/dead lights, however this one they are all in working order. This video shows the machine working, all the lights and buttons etc. It also shows the functions of the machine including 2 memory points, looping, track solo/arming, monitor as well as play, stop fast-forward, rewind etc. I purchased this recorder a few years ago whilst studying on my music technology degree from a reel-to-reel collector. I have since taken excellent care of the machine and used it for recording an acoustic duo I used to play in. Im gutted Im selling this but Im having to downsize all my gear and I cant justify keeping it when I hardly record anymore. When I purchased the machine, the collector said the machine was actually used by the BBC for overdubbing programmes. I believe on the latter part of the tape (included) there are a few of the original recordings along with test tones. One full tape and one spool (blank) reel will be included. He believed that this is a rare model, and the 8 track ¼ tape Fostex machines are among some of the best you can buy. The machine sounds and looks great. All of the heads are in excellent condition, no oxidization on them at all. Condition of the machine in …

Rostov 105 reel-to-reel tape recorder.The track si “you’ve lost that lovin’ feelin’” from 1986.Maybe if somebody knows the artist I want to tell me.

Performance with Reel-to-Reel Tape Decks. When I was 17 years old. crabfeet.blogspot.com www.facebook.com (c) 2005 Crab Feet

Performance with Reel-to-Reel Tape Decks. When I was 17 years old. crabfeet.blogspot.com www.facebook.com (c) 2005 Crab Feet