antispatula
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EIC EQ
+6dB
100H, 1kH, 10kH
1/2"
First one to PM me gets it.
Just pay 5 bucks shipping.
+6dB
100H, 1kH, 10kH
1/2"
First one to PM me gets it.
Just pay 5 bucks shipping.
Dr ZEE
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never heard of "Mrl" band , neither have I heard any of the songs you've mentioned, but I've listened to your creations at your space and it sounded pretty good.antispatula said:
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The Ghost of FM
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As I didn't get a return PM, I'll assume I wasn't the winner. 
Who was the lucky one?
Cheers!
Who was the lucky one?
Cheers!
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BRDTS
Member
.......from your blog.....Well turned out buying of the actuall recording equipment was one of the cheaper parts. Copyright fees for a 10 song album is 450 bucks, trademarking my artist name is 250 and cd manufacturing is at least 1,000...."
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Among other things, I do SR copyrights all day long, year in and out. You could've registered the entire group as a compilation/collection on one SR for the current single song rate...and skipped the PA form (if you wanted to). You would've still submitted the entire cd and all songs would've been covered under the single SR. Do it that way next time and it'll save you about $400.
From the sound of your blog..and since you were dumping your mrl test tape for $5 shipping, sounds like you've abandoned the analog route. What did you move to? There are some seriously incredible times coming up in the next 90 days with my favorites ...Nuendo 4 and Cubase 4. As a dealer, I'm of course biased towards them, but check them out if you're still in the process of moving to a daw system from your analog equipment that you mentioned "doesn't work".
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Among other things, I do SR copyrights all day long, year in and out. You could've registered the entire group as a compilation/collection on one SR for the current single song rate...and skipped the PA form (if you wanted to). You would've still submitted the entire cd and all songs would've been covered under the single SR. Do it that way next time and it'll save you about $400.
From the sound of your blog..and since you were dumping your mrl test tape for $5 shipping, sounds like you've abandoned the analog route. What did you move to? There are some seriously incredible times coming up in the next 90 days with my favorites ...Nuendo 4 and Cubase 4. As a dealer, I'm of course biased towards them, but check them out if you're still in the process of moving to a daw system from your analog equipment that you mentioned "doesn't work".
antispatula
Active member
hey thanks dr zee
yeah the tape is gone, dave got to me first
yeah I record on my computer. My tape deck broke, I gave it away, and bought a soundcard. I don't care how I record anymore as long as it sounds ok.
yeah the tape is gone, dave got to me first
yeah I record on my computer. My tape deck broke, I gave it away, and bought a soundcard. I don't care how I record anymore as long as it sounds ok.
Dr ZEE
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I'd say you don't need tapes to make great recordings. You would need them to make outstanding ones, thoughantispatula said:
Since you've spent a few bucks on 'certificate-papers' to proclaim your creations as yours
, I assume you feel that they are up to the task of gaining and carrying on the outstanding status 
(which I consider as RIGHT attitude! 
). So, well, at least you already know the path to the goldmine for the day to come.btw, what copyright regitration is good for other than potentially planning on suing somebody's fat-dirty pants off ?
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Beck
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antispatula said:
Case in point -- If anyone wonders why I haven't been and won't be posting as many long, involved explanations (yeah, the kind I should be charging a consulting fee for) with new members, well…
Consider me semi-retired. That is, if the member has no history, no location, no age, no web link, etc.
Since our efforts here are pretty much lost after a week or two, I’ll be busy working on my website anyway... maybe even a book.
Not picking on Russ. He has only joined 5 billion other people using a DAW. As easy as falling off a log, ya know. I'm picking on myself for wasting so much God damn time.
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antispatula
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Haha
When I'm older, wether or not I just record in a commercial studio or have my own setup I choose to record, I'm still guessing I'm going to record on tape. I didn't just stop because I fell into the "digital crowd" it's because mine broke, and had no more money. Simple as that. But one thing I have learned that I'm glad I've learned is that I really don't care TOO much how I record, even though if I have a choice in the future I'll proabibly choose tape.
When I'm older, wether or not I just record in a commercial studio or have my own setup I choose to record, I'm still guessing I'm going to record on tape. I didn't just stop because I fell into the "digital crowd" it's because mine broke, and had no more money. Simple as that. But one thing I have learned that I'm glad I've learned is that I really don't care TOO much how I record, even though if I have a choice in the future I'll proabibly choose tape.
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Beck
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antispatula said:
That is the most common way one falls into the digital crowd.
But, yeah I know the story… I’ve been here through the whole Otari saga… from the beginning.
Hello... That's a lot like the reason most of us went back to analog, but the wording is slightly different:
"I don't care how I record as long as it sounds good, even if I have to go back to using tape."
That’s ok though; impetuously jumping into analog today in a faddish way is no different than when people jumped into digital without knowing what they were getting into back in the day.
Well, like I said in a post sometime ago, you’re young with a lot of time ahead of you to experiment. Who knows? Someday you might even figure out why we go to the trouble of using tape... sonically speaking.
Dr ZEE
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Beck said:... the wording is slightly different:
"I don't care how I record as long as it sounds good, even if I have to go back to using tape."
I'd say my 'wording' are slightly more different than that, because I do care about how I record and so I had to go forward to using tape.
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Beck
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Beck
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FALKEN said:
You're a good man, and probably only one of maybe 7 people on the whole bbs that have mastered the search feature.
Dr ZEE
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Dr ZEE
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yes i can,Beck said:You can say that again...
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Beck
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A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
I dunno where this topic's gone, but...
I'd like to thank "antispatula" (Russell Ollerton) very, very much for the free MRL tape!
I'd also like to say that Russell's original music is quite nice & he has a very heartfelt set of songs on Myspace,... (worthy of analog!)
However, the reality of it is that Russell/antispatula (lil'spat*) probably got in way over his head with those Otaris. I have to commend him for the great effort and real tangible progress that he did make,... although the Otaris proved to be worse off than an average DIY'er would care to know. I'm sure he gained valuable experience in recording technology which will pay off some time in the future. It's not that 'spat's effort was inadequate,... but like most Otaris I've seen, his machines were just a bundle of issues,... which falls in line with my general opinion that most second hand Otaris are usually "beaters", (most: not all!) I believe I told him that more than once, and I could have predicted the outcome, which is not to say that he did not do a GREAT job in remedial maintenance throughout the duration of this ordeal.
It haunts me with the idea that if he'd chosen a more well kept Tascam or Fostex, his efforts in analog would have proven quite a bit more successful. I do know that he learned a LOT about recorders, mixers and such, even though he bailed on analog for the time being.
There's something else I think,... that even though recording is taken for granted these days, perhaps a 1/2" 8-track is a bit too much to handle for a 15 year old Newbie, right out of the gate. Y'know,... that's just an opinion.
Nonetheless, I understand anti's desire to dump the Otaris and move onto any,... I mean any recording technology which would be a more direct line between his musical ambitions and actual tangible recordings. If that's digital, then so be it. Anyway, I'd also assume that he made his money back selling those Otaris, plus some profit, so it's all good!
Without going on at length,... (yeah, right),... I'd like to thank antispatula again, very much for the MRL tape. If/when he ever gets back into 1/2" analog, I'd be glad to give the MRL tape back to him. Just let me know.
He jumped into analog recording with both feet, and he learned a lot in the process, but all that techy stuff is secondary to his desire to make music recordings. That's totally understandable. I'll miss him in the analog forum, & I hope perhaps he will return to his analog "roots" again, & will hang out with all of us other crazy analog headz.
Thanx, so much!!!
Dave
PS: You guys all go check out lil'spat's Myspace page, eh!
I'd like to thank "antispatula" (Russell Ollerton) very, very much for the free MRL tape!
I'd also like to say that Russell's original music is quite nice & he has a very heartfelt set of songs on Myspace,... (worthy of analog!)
However, the reality of it is that Russell/antispatula (lil'spat*) probably got in way over his head with those Otaris. I have to commend him for the great effort and real tangible progress that he did make,... although the Otaris proved to be worse off than an average DIY'er would care to know. I'm sure he gained valuable experience in recording technology which will pay off some time in the future. It's not that 'spat's effort was inadequate,... but like most Otaris I've seen, his machines were just a bundle of issues,... which falls in line with my general opinion that most second hand Otaris are usually "beaters", (most: not all!) I believe I told him that more than once, and I could have predicted the outcome, which is not to say that he did not do a GREAT job in remedial maintenance throughout the duration of this ordeal.
It haunts me with the idea that if he'd chosen a more well kept Tascam or Fostex, his efforts in analog would have proven quite a bit more successful. I do know that he learned a LOT about recorders, mixers and such, even though he bailed on analog for the time being.
There's something else I think,... that even though recording is taken for granted these days, perhaps a 1/2" 8-track is a bit too much to handle for a 15 year old Newbie, right out of the gate. Y'know,... that's just an opinion.
Nonetheless, I understand anti's desire to dump the Otaris and move onto any,... I mean any recording technology which would be a more direct line between his musical ambitions and actual tangible recordings. If that's digital, then so be it. Anyway, I'd also assume that he made his money back selling those Otaris, plus some profit, so it's all good!
Without going on at length,... (yeah, right),... I'd like to thank antispatula again, very much for the MRL tape. If/when he ever gets back into 1/2" analog, I'd be glad to give the MRL tape back to him. Just let me know.
He jumped into analog recording with both feet, and he learned a lot in the process, but all that techy stuff is secondary to his desire to make music recordings. That's totally understandable. I'll miss him in the analog forum, & I hope perhaps he will return to his analog "roots" again, & will hang out with all of us other crazy analog headz.
Thanx, so much!!!
Dave
PS: You guys all go check out lil'spat's Myspace page, eh!
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antispatula
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hey Dave, you are very very welcome, and thanks for all the kind words!
And all what you just said.....pretty much sumed it all perfectly. Even though I've learned a considerable ammount from recording on my pc (nothing to do with my pc though, just recording in general) I've learned A LOT MORE from just TRYING to record with tape. Just an analog setup in general, because it's all physical and linear and stuff and yes I've learned invaluable skills from all of it, such as how to hook everything up, and how things work electronically. In fact right now I'm modifying a guitar amp to get a brighter tone, it's all simple and I'm still kind of clueless, but I never would have learned the things I have if it weren't for the effort I put into the otari. In fact, just in general now, I'm able to consentrate more and can problem solve better, I'm serious, it's pretty crazy!
I do plan on getting a tape player SOMETIME. I actaully do have considerable money right now, but am using it to get my album out. In fact I'm proabibly going to have my website up tonight (I'm exited......!) But once I have time and money I'd still honestly rather use tape. Even though computers are nice to record on, one thing I can't stand is clipping. There is no mercy in the digital world when it comes to distortion and clipping.......
Anywho.....thanks for all the support guys.
And all what you just said.....pretty much sumed it all perfectly. Even though I've learned a considerable ammount from recording on my pc (nothing to do with my pc though, just recording in general) I've learned A LOT MORE from just TRYING to record with tape. Just an analog setup in general, because it's all physical and linear and stuff and yes I've learned invaluable skills from all of it, such as how to hook everything up, and how things work electronically. In fact right now I'm modifying a guitar amp to get a brighter tone, it's all simple and I'm still kind of clueless, but I never would have learned the things I have if it weren't for the effort I put into the otari. In fact, just in general now, I'm able to consentrate more and can problem solve better, I'm serious, it's pretty crazy!
I do plan on getting a tape player SOMETIME. I actaully do have considerable money right now, but am using it to get my album out. In fact I'm proabibly going to have my website up tonight (I'm exited......!) But once I have time and money I'd still honestly rather use tape. Even though computers are nice to record on, one thing I can't stand is clipping. There is no mercy in the digital world when it comes to distortion and clipping.......
Anywho.....thanks for all the support guys.