Minimum gear and experience

[Dani Pace]

I was digging through my old home made CDs and found this, one of my first one ot two attempts at digital recording. I know it sounds really rough, I just thought I'd toss it out so anyone new will feel better about their first recordings. Anyway give it a listen if you want to know what a really bad recording sounds like http://www.lightningmp3.com/live/file.php?fid=511 This was from before I knew anything more than to turn on the recorder and play. I hope it encourages someone because I know your first can't be any worse.

 

[XLR]

Not bad at all. The arrangement is quite good. Hell, I'd rather listen to a real drummer that's a little off than a perfectly timed track of sampled drums - it's got personality. A recording like this I think shows the value of good arranging ideas and musical feel, differentiated from engineering savy and performing chops. And it's not overcompressed or squashed to death with an L2!

Tim

 

[Ed Dixon]

Since we're dredging up old stuff done years ago, this one was done about 20 years ago using nothing but a small Tascam 4-track analog recorder. Each part was recorded separately and mixed in as needed.

Ed

 

[ermghoti]

... I know your first can't be any worse.

You are so tragically wrong. I'm not even counting my "carefully placed boombox" recordings, my first multi tracked stuff is near unlistenable!