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Another way to look at it... they're failing at bringing back physical copies, being that they still only represent a miniscule amount of overall sales.

Probably some or all of that, and if bouncing tracks that multiplies the tape hiss.

I get what is being tried with the acoustics, it might be a matter of panning them too far L/R and not also applying a bit of stereo panning to them as well, so they're not purely only sitting in the opposing channels (look up/google stereo panning for ideas). The vocal is a bit dry, and could...

The degree of compression varies quite a bit for me, it's based on the vocal performance and desired vocal effect/presence. But I almost always use volume automation to get the vocal to sit *just right* in softer or louder passages, or when the singer is quieter or louder than the...

When I say "psychoacoustics" pejoratively, this is what I mean. "Vibe" isn't a technical term, nor is it measurable. It's religion, no evidence just a 'feeling'. IE -- doesn't exist outside of the mind of the believer. I'm not interested in the koolaid, so keep passing it among yourself just...

No, that's not true at all. Magnetic tape can physically degrade over time, just ask any studio who cares about their old THICKER reel tapes that they've either copied to fresh tape or digitized, and why they're doing it. On top of that, the cheapo cassette tapes will bleed (ghost) between...

Just want to be clear -- this was post 4 in the discussion. The course was set early on. Buckle up buckaroos. The only reason I find value in what you do is the need for people (like me) with old tape recordings that need some means of extracting that information and saving it digitally...

The snake oil level issues that get batted around on music production and audiophile forums are often ripe with half-truisms, so when a random thread gets started pronouncing the merits of a (mostly) long dead and universally accepted as flawed format things are bound to get dicey. No matter...

No. [see, I think that's hilarious especially in the context of the thread :p ] There's no problems on this end, I wasn't the one butt hurt. But I'm glad the powers that be have come to their senses and granted me another chance to be... me. Narf(?)

I'm pretty sure these existed, I want to say one of my rare few times in the studio as a musician the studio was using exactly this format because I remember asking about the tape that looked identical to VHS being used/moved around between things. Maybe they had one of these unicorn Akai or...

Doesn't realize I can still read their posts, engage with the thread, etc. Now they just don't know I'm being the most horrible member of the forum (maybe entire planet!?) at the expense of their precious topic. I think any rational person could have looked through my posting history [as well...

This 100%. With modern DAW workflows, using track level plugins for getting the individual instruments 'right' gets us to the finish line a lot sooner and in better shape then trying to polish a turd later in the mastering stage. My mixes, for a few years now, sound exactly how I want them...

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Agree on Gaucho, "Hey Nineteen" is really the only track I truly love and only like a couple others (like Babylon Sisters, Time Out of Mind). Production wise, the DVD-A has become a tuning/test recording for surround and overall system setup when needed. Its engineering make it a landmark album.

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Would have been a bit tough for me to be there, I wasn't even quite in my mother's womb yet (born May 1975). Glad you're so old time stands still. lol

Nostalgic and weird about sums up this entire topic.

Probably the best first song on a first album by any rock band in history. I mean to lead off what would become a huge rock legacy with THIS took guts, no one sounded like them at the time or really since. They represented a sense of 'fearlessness' by musicians that permeated the music...

Unfortunately the two can't be just pulled apart and differentiated, to enjoy one requires the other and vice versa. You should check out the Wilson remixes, he's also done some ELP, King Crimson, and Tull. He's got a real knack for making them sound pristine like they're 'modern' recordings...