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Marlboro Quadroverb: $5 (There's reverb, tremolo, then an "echo" setting that is just a tremolo on the reverb!) Technics RS-TR255 dual cassette deck: $5 (mint) Lowery Festival organ: $45

Just fewer options. I won't go crazy overdubbing, I won't set up a bunch of mics for the drum kit, etc. If I just have an idea that I want to lay down, it'll be one mic in front of the kit, a bass track, a guitar track and a vocal. No time spent messing around with plugins. :) I just find that...

Beck mentioned here that 468 would work fine with a Tascam 22-2, which is what I've been working with recently. I wasn't too happy with 407, so I decided to switch and found a bunch on eBay cheap. I recall Beck saying that even though 468 is 1.5 mil, it isn't as stiff so it works fine. I found...

BRDTS is dead on. Thanks for the great explanation for the uninitiated! That said, I'd like to chime in and give you this bit of opinion (which you may have heard elsewhere): the only way to enjoy the Beatles (Please Please Me through The White Album) is in mono. Those were the mixes that the...

Does anybody know what tape is recommended for this machine? I've got tons of EMTEC 468 now...

Whoa, that would be great. I'll PM you with my address. :)

Just moments ago I was talking to a co-worker. We have a new employee here who is going to share my office, and we needed to move a bookcase from one side of the room to the other (by the way, I don't have an audio-related day job). I moved a box of EMTEC 468 that I just picked up from eBay. He...

Ok, I just used this over the weekend. Worked great. Some background... First of all, I recently bought a Studiomaster 16-4-2 board. It replaced a Mackie 1604 VLZ with XDR preamps. I cannot believe the difference. In the past, all my recordings had a dull quality to it. Stuff I mixed was...

What's the brand name and model? Tubes can make a difference in sound (which you may or may not like), but it really depends on the make and model (not to mention the condition). It could be shit, it could be great.

Mic farm for today: AT4050 - vocal Audix SCX-25A - guitar Unidyne SM57 - vocal Unidyne SM57 - guitar Altec M20 - vocal Altec M20 - guitar Pair of Rode NT5s, near-coincident ORTF. I'll pick a song or two to try MS with the AT4050 and the Audix.

Read my initial post: I can use this opportunity to try some new techniques and learn. He's willing to go along with me.

Ah, should have checked eBay first. BASF LP35? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=5825175538 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=5824950664 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...item=4786731202 Any opinions on this stuff? Looks to be consumer grade. Any specs on this tape...

Please. :)

Thanks for the (on topic) replies. ;) My session has been moved to Saturday afternoon, so I still have time to think this through... I'll probably use the AT4050 on the vocals now, instead of the Audix. I think, for what I have in mind, I'd like less guitar bleed on the vocal mic. I'll try the...

I found this reel in a box. There was a really faint signal on it, probably recorded from an LP to a consumer deck. I loaded it onto my Tascam 22-2 and recorded some music, and it came out loud and clear. It has a nice sound to it, not amazingly hi-fi but a hair muted. Probably good for some...

I'm recording some demos for a friend tonight. He's going to sing and play acoustic guitar at the same time. For him, these will be demos to give to his bandmates so they can learn the songs. For me, I want to use this opportunity to try some new things. While this will just be a demo CD of...

I use a 1965 Slingerland kit, in red sparkle finish: 9x13, 16x16, 14x22 and 8-lug chrome-over-brass "Krupa" snare drum. However, I usually switch out the bass drum for a 1966 Slingerland 14x26 marching drum (modified with spurs and tom mount) and a Pearl Steve Ferrone snare drum (6 1/2 x 14)...

Farview knows his shit. Every year and a half for me, generally speaking.

It's all a matter of personal taste. I like Triple Flanged hoops on all my drums. I never liked die cast too much, unless it's a lighter vintage Gretsch hoop.

Has anybody tried moving the two main mics closer, for quieter drum tracks? Any problems or tips?