chrisghost
New member
Hello to all of you, I'm new here.
I'm your typical musician with a low buget. I'm recording on my computer. I'm combining old and new techniques. I want the possibilities the computer gives you as far as sampling and cutting up tracks goes, unlimited space to experiment etc., I like weird stuff. Further more it saves me buying a lot of gear that I can't afford.
So I'm pretty much set up for the computer. Reasonable mics and preamps to go in, good instruments.
But still...
I don't want my recordings to sound too modern. I don't like recordings that sounds to clean, I like a bit of grainyness, like on old pictures.
So I'm thinking: what if I do all my pre-work in the computer, get what I want out of that, then run the individual tracks back out through an oldfashioned mixing board and make the masters on an external DAT recorder or maybe even a tape reel.
Of course I can never make it sound like it's from the 70's, that's not the point, but surely I can get a great deal of "digital" out of my recordings.
So...
I could use some advise on what would be a good mixing board to go after. I'm looking for at least 8 tracks, a machine from the, say, late sixties to early eighties that goes around for not to much money, with a good punchy sound. Low maintenance would be nice.
Anyone?
Cheers!
P.S.: If anyone knows any sites where I can look at, and compare vintage mixing desks that would help a lot. Google's not giving me much.
I'm your typical musician with a low buget. I'm recording on my computer. I'm combining old and new techniques. I want the possibilities the computer gives you as far as sampling and cutting up tracks goes, unlimited space to experiment etc., I like weird stuff. Further more it saves me buying a lot of gear that I can't afford.
So I'm pretty much set up for the computer. Reasonable mics and preamps to go in, good instruments.
But still...
I don't want my recordings to sound too modern. I don't like recordings that sounds to clean, I like a bit of grainyness, like on old pictures.
So I'm thinking: what if I do all my pre-work in the computer, get what I want out of that, then run the individual tracks back out through an oldfashioned mixing board and make the masters on an external DAT recorder or maybe even a tape reel.
Of course I can never make it sound like it's from the 70's, that's not the point, but surely I can get a great deal of "digital" out of my recordings.
So...
I could use some advise on what would be a good mixing board to go after. I'm looking for at least 8 tracks, a machine from the, say, late sixties to early eighties that goes around for not to much money, with a good punchy sound. Low maintenance would be nice.
Anyone?
Cheers!
P.S.: If anyone knows any sites where I can look at, and compare vintage mixing desks that would help a lot. Google's not giving me much.