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I'm well aware of the worthlessness of so many music- (and arts in general) related programs out there nowadays. However -- I'm not sure how far one can expect to go without a degree. @rob aylestone (and others, if you're actually in the business), how would you recommend that young folks get a...

Hmm -- not sure! Somehow the way they branded themselves (especially their older gear) never seemed very attractive to me... Though their newer Model 12 looks really handy!

Wow, I've always been a bit prejudiced against Tascam as a whole, but that's a nice setup for sure!

True, there's no tweaking of the mix -- you get the tracks and can play them back together, but unbalanced. Good to keep that in mind.

"Cassette sound" and "tape sound" are somewhat similar but the sound you're referring to right now is not achieved on portable recorders like these. It's like tube preamps -- high-level stuff, expensive and quite useless for you and me. From what you just added to my understanding of your...

Do you already own the recorder? If not I would strongly recommend getting a digital equivalent: Zoom H4N. It may be detrimental to the idea of sharing the tape with your friend (if his is also a tape 4-track), but nowadays that's the easy, fast way to do it. If you (or your friend) have as...

Ack sounds like you missed out on a nice lil project there... I've had to sign a contract as a freelancer once, the obvious benefit is that once it's signed you (generally) won't get any last minute changes. The way people don't read email thoroughly and downplay agreements as "verbal agreement"...

Welcome :) What styles did/do you tend towards?

Agree with @CoolCat and would add that SDCs are a bit forgotten IMO -- they're currently the only type of studio mic I own and they perform in as versatile a way as the LDCs I don't own but have used. Any source will be as well-captured by a medium-range SDC as by an LDC of same price. BTW mine...

Wow -- @rob aylestone and other mods, make sure you have a laugh at @FurryZA's post above (in relation to Manslick's lyrics) before banning that date app spammer!

Agreed, vintage hip-hop has its merits.

I would too, but again... Hip-hop and other sample-based musicians don't usually follow conventions like that.

I dislike it as much as I dislike Doja Cat.

IK Multimedia makes a great emulation as part of their T-Rack S plugin suite... the "Echoflex" (lol):

@ecc83 this is not about software, but rights to use someone else's music for a rap.

I've mentioned him before a couple times. My hero.

@60's guy @TAE There's only one truly realistic "harmonizer", and it isn't commercially available: https://news.mit.edu/2017/jacob-collier-harmonizes-with-mit-0224

I strongly dislike the whole Eilish image and the "Pop" subgenre of pop music as a whole. Like @Papanate I would be wary of putting too much faith in stories -- "humble beginnings" are known to be exaggerated by artists of all stripes. But still, I (somewhat grudgingly) acknowledge that they are...

Well, I have to disagree there. I worked on a project that was paid for by someone else than me, that involved me recording at a guy's home for an afternoon. His piano was in the living room and the studio itself occupied the basement. Really good setup (in the studio), nice gear -- way better...

Isn't that kinda standard for metal though?