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RAMI said:
Believe me, if I could afford it, I'd sell everything digital and go reel to reel, and I'm sure many (most?) people would
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That in itself would make an interesting thread, "All things being equal, if expense and space was no object, what kind of recording set up would you have ?"
To be absolutely honest, as much as I love analog, I could never see myself going back to it, not even a 48 track 2" reel to reel. I think editing is part of the creative process of recording a finished song and it's not a new thing ~ they were editing back in the 50s.....
 
grimtraveller said:
That in itself would make an interesting thread, "All things being equal, if expense and space was no object, what kind of recording set up would you have ?"
To be absolutely honest, as much as I love analog, I could never see myself going back to it, not even a 48 track 2" reel to reel. I think editing is part of the creative process of recording a finished song and it's not a new thing ~ they were editing back in the 50s.....
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If expense and space were no object I'd have a rack full of HD24s and a nice large mixing console with a big 'puter monitor to do editing on.
 
Lt. Bob said:
I totally agree ...... there was no offense in my opinion so what was all the hubbub about?
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I think where it started to go off track was when Jimmy said to the Doc that he was tired of him characterizing computers as inherently flawed when it comes to recording music {or words to that effect}. Then Steen agreed and it went progressively south from there. It did get really personal and that was unfortunate because I thought it was a nearly great thread up till then. Actually, even when Jimmy said his piece, it was said firmly but not rudely.
Maybe we all should have just gone for a cybermeal and drink after !
The irony is that the Doc's overall point {I really like the Doc, but I get some of his humour} doesn't really back up Tascan Man's assertions. A standalone recorder with hard disc is a computer of sorts.
 
grimtraveller said:
That in itself would make an interesting thread, "All things being equal, if expense and space was no object, what kind of recording set up would you have ?"
To be absolutely honest, as much as I love analog, I could never see myself going back to it, not even a 48 track 2" reel to reel. I think editing is part of the creative process of recording a finished song and it's not a new thing ~ they were editing back in the 50s.....
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Yeah, I have to qualify my statement. The editing capabalities that I've become used to from digital recording would not be something I'd be willing to give up. I've never spliced a tape and I don't want to start now. Other than that, I would love to record on 24 tracks of 2" tape. Who wouldn't?
 
RAMI said:
Yeah, I have to qualify my statement. The editing capabalities that I've become used to from digital recording would not be something I'd be willing to give up. I've never spliced a tape and I don't want to start now.
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That's why I keep saying that "digital is my razor blade". Funnilly enough, in the 70s when I was a teenager, I used to fix tapes with my dad's block, glue and razor. Mind you, there was nothing at stake then, fixing soul compilations !
 
Mr Clean said:
Haha. I use 'blimey' a lot too. Crikey and Bocker also. :laughings:
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I have a mate from Newcastle and she would say "Crike" instead of "Crikey". It just sounded so funny even though it used to really irritate me. When taking the piss, I put on a posh accent and say "Cripes !" or "Cripes and caramba !".
"Bocker" I've never heard of !
 
HAHA! Hey Grim. I just noticed that even your "Location" is somewhere between an essay and a novel. :laughings:.

That's funny as all crike. :D
 
grimtraveller said:
Yeah ! They are the black and white to the front loader's colour. It's all Moroccan roll to me, but top loaders are pretty ancient. The last time I saw one was 1988 and I don't know anyone that even remembers them !
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Really? Over here, at least in the middle east coast, the front loaders I only see on the luxury stuff. Most of it is top.
 
Maybe Bocker is/was just a Derby thing. There was a homeless man called Bocker Riley around here when I was young. Bocker became a name for any scruffy person or tramp.
 
THANKS GUYS,I WOULD HAVE NEVER THOUGHT THIS THREAD WOULD HAVE ENDED UP THIS LONG !!! :eatpopcorn::laughings::thumbs up::listeningmusic: I STILL LIKE MY HARDWARE MIXERS ;)
 
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