FrankD77
Active member
Don't get me wrong I love digital.
I love plugins, but I do prefer the old vintage FX gear and tube amps so why not use both
For storage I was brought up on tape, in the studio we used 8 tracks recorders, a disaster with calibrations and tape wore out, but it sounded awesome (well what I remember).
I tried some things with old reel2reel tapes but they sounded more lo-fi than lo-fi should.
A S-VHS tape did something great, but that was more in the range of great for sound quality but it doesn't add anything.
So when my wife stumbled on my old Yamaha KX630, which we though sold years ago. I decided to clean the heads, get a c90 tape and try something different.
I didn't want it to be a "here is the same version on both".
Digital will probably win from a C90 cassette.
But what if....
Start with a RAW file.
One version using the mastering tool from Logic Pro and just save it like I would normally with only very small adjustments.
And dump the RAW file to tape, and route it back via on old IntellifexII (yes from Behringer) and than run the same mastering tool in logic.
Of course you would get two completely different mixes, but which one would I prefer....
And which one do you ?
Which one do you think is digital and which one is tape.
frankdoorhof.com
I do link to my photography website because I can store the WAV files there, it's not meant as advertising or whatever, Music is my hobby/passion and I share regularly on the blog about it.
If it's not allowed feel free to remove my post.
I love plugins, but I do prefer the old vintage FX gear and tube amps so why not use both
For storage I was brought up on tape, in the studio we used 8 tracks recorders, a disaster with calibrations and tape wore out, but it sounded awesome (well what I remember).
I tried some things with old reel2reel tapes but they sounded more lo-fi than lo-fi should.
A S-VHS tape did something great, but that was more in the range of great for sound quality but it doesn't add anything.
So when my wife stumbled on my old Yamaha KX630, which we though sold years ago. I decided to clean the heads, get a c90 tape and try something different.
I didn't want it to be a "here is the same version on both".
Digital will probably win from a C90 cassette.
But what if....
Start with a RAW file.
One version using the mastering tool from Logic Pro and just save it like I would normally with only very small adjustments.
And dump the RAW file to tape, and route it back via on old IntellifexII (yes from Behringer) and than run the same mastering tool in logic.
Of course you would get two completely different mixes, but which one would I prefer....
And which one do you ?
Which one do you think is digital and which one is tape.
Something completely different - Frank Doorhof
Just for fun something completely different today, how does a recording sound on tape vs digital.... it's different that's for sure.
frankdoorhof.com
I do link to my photography website because I can store the WAV files there, it's not meant as advertising or whatever, Music is my hobby/passion and I share regularly on the blog about it.
If it's not allowed feel free to remove my post.
