Foo Fighters Go Totally Analog For Latest Album: Article in EM Magazine

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Yeah, Give me about a half million in analog gear and mixers and I could make a pretty good sounding album too...
 
I think it's kind of cool if they were looking for a challenge and can afford to do it. I think they should stick to their guns and only release to vinyl and cassette, lol.
 
Dont get me wrong either. I love the new album. And it is great that they can help bring to peoples attention that Analog Recording is still possible, and that big bands even do it.
But they still used some of the best analog gear money can buy. Most likely they rented the tapemachines and mixer.
 
poopchute said:
Dont get me wrong either. I love the new album. And it is great that they can help bring to peoples attention that Analog Recording is still possible, and that big bands even do it.
But they still used some of the best analog gear money can buy. Most likely they rented the tapemachines and mixer.
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I'd hazard to say back before Tascam and Fostex made this medium available to mere mortals, the only thing available was the best gear money could buy. AFAIK a 2" 24 track when it was new, was about as much as a house around here cost when adjusted for inflation.
 
I was thinking about this the other day, I really like what they have done and why they have done it but one question came to mind. . . It had to reach the digital realm some time even if it was as late on as been converted for WAV and MP3 this means it has gone through the digital transaction. . . how does it make it any better than recording digitally?
 
benherron.rrr said:
I was thinking about this the other day, I really like what they have done and why they have done it but one question came to mind. . . It had to reach the digital realm some time even if it was as late on as been converted for WAV and MP3 this means it has gone through the digital transaction. . . how does it make it any better than recording digitally?
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Different processes simply make a difference. If it didn't matter then there wouldn't be a point to track to higher sample rates on digital just to mix to 16 bits either. Or to record on a Studer just to mix to a cassette.
 
Beck said:
...all analog... no digital editing...
....And here's a single ... ]
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Would not it be nice if they've also released their "music video" of them actually playing (...and yappin' :)) ?
;)
 
slick video.

I read the interview.
I don't know, cool sounding tune and all, but doesn't seem that heroic to me.
Clicks, 32 tracks, a zillion mics, drum edits, etc.
Come on guys go commando live to half inch then we are talking truly naked greatness.
 
Dr ZEE said:
Would not it be nice if they've also released their "music video" of them actually playing (...and yappin' :)) ?
;)
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And eating pizza.

Dr ZEE said:
oh, btw, "LOW-TECH APPROACH" my a$$.
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Well, you have to remember this is Electronic Musician magazine.... never did talk much about tape even back in the day, and I doubt most of the staff have even smelled a real tape. Low-fi or low tech seem to be trendy terms when referring to analog... sort of gutsy and edgy you know. But of course we know nothing could be further from the truth. Popular music is low-fi compared to superior analog hi-fi we once had and we're now looking back on. We're living in a post-hi-fi era... quite obvious by the preferred means of delivery for the average listener.

And as for some of the other comments from some other members... of course they have the best equipment they can afford, and that goes for the digital equipment they've used in the past. I don't get the impression this was a gimmick, but rather the goal was to achieve a desired sound. The average listener doesn’t even know anything about the recording process. Tape who? Digital what? People don’t know how it’s done, so no one to impress.

And no, you can't just give anyone a wad of cash and assume they'd be making great music. The music has to be there in the first place. As I've said in the past and I'll repeat... most people aren't going to get any better results locked in Abbey Road for two weeks than they would with what they've got at home because most people don't know the fundamentals.

Also it doesn't matter whether they were using Studer 827's and an API console or not... the same principles apply with analog of all kinds... and always have. Hopefully that wasn't lost on the reader. If it was... that's the problem and not your equipment. Recording isn't rocket science. It's more difficult than that. :p

And oh yeah one more thing… they’ve released this on vinyl and I’m hearing good things about that. I only have the CD, but it’s far better than what’s on youtube and the LP is said to be the best mix. I wouldn’t be surprised of course, but I’ve yet to hear it on that medium.
 
Dr ZEE said:
oh, btw, "LOW-TECH APPROACH" my a$$.
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Is that what the article called it? :laughings: I haven't read the article yet.

Other current recordings to tape:

Chili Peppers
Ray La Montagne
Ryan Adams
Kings of Leon
Amy Winehouse
 
That was exciting. Somebody would want to do a punch, and I’d say, ‘If you go over it, it’s gone.’ The Foos rehearsed very hard to pull this off, and not many bands could do it.”
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really? :confused: What have we become?

Kind of strange they started off bouncing too. I don't understand that. They have a 32 track.
 
EM Mag said:
You hear guitars clipping, cymbals pushing VU meters into the red
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ROFL..... :D :D :D Such embarrassing B.S. and similar crap (on any topic, btw) can be found on the pages of publications for Musicians all over the place. EM, Recording, Guitar Player, Mix, Keyboard.... you name it. Written by Folks who either don't know what they are talking about either by an "Infomercial Masters" with celebrity signatures.

Learn to Rely on your own experience , Guys! Trust and respect what YOU do and what YOU hear.

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What have we become?
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I want to know how they edited the drums. If they were locking the machines by timecode, splicing the tape is going to mess that up horribly.
 
jpmorris said:
I want to know how they....
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Then you are watching the wrong show. This "article" is just as bad as an episode from Desert Car Kings (or alike).
Here's a link to a "discussion" in case you don't know what I'm refering to: Desert Car Kings - Larry the idiot - paints with a dust mask... - Page 2 - The Garage Journal Board
Rick said:
LOL yeah I knew the minute they set that glass down it was headed for the floor .
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heh heh heh :D :drunk: :D

but hey, what wouldn't you do for a "hundred and twenty five bucks": watch through the end, LOL:
 
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