Steenamaroo
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Getting an "analog " sound has as much to do with workflow, approach, method of thinking as it does gear.
For one example; My exoerience working with bands only 30 to 40 % of people I've worked with have used a click track. The drummer IS the clicktrack (if he's good)
Youll have the tempo groove with the flow of the song. It may not be a clock perfect tempo, but it flows and sounds like 'real' music.
I'm not opposed to clicks, but have gotten more organic, 'natural' sounding stuff easier that way.
With virtual drums and going all ITB, going 'click less' is almost unheard of..
Sure theres different 'humanizing' editing that can be done, but what a pain in the ass!
With taking a band and doing it in a more old school approach, a more convincing 'analog' sound can be achieved.
Good gear helps too.
Eh, just my thoughts. Not gospel
I hinted at this earlier at the thread revival. Didn't want to stamp a foot down because I don't have the facts or massive experience,
but I'm pretty sure you could take any old band with a distinctive retro sound, their instruments, their amps, all their equipment, and bang it into Protools without anyone noticing.
That's not to say that the medium imparts nothing on the product but the 'sound' of a band is usually the sound of the band.