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Post by matt@IAA on Jan 29, 2020 22:34:33 GMT -6
Is for sale. Which one of you is gonna pony up the cash?
Y’all wanna get a timeshare going?
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Post by Tbone81 on Jan 29, 2020 22:37:32 GMT -6
That makes me sad
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 29, 2020 22:52:06 GMT -6
Forget that. Buy Jesse Coutu's Midas instead. I'll let it go for 90k.
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Post by spindrift on Jan 30, 2020 0:48:27 GMT -6
Is for sale. Which one of you is gonna pony up the cash? Y’all wanna get a timeshare going? Where are you seeing this? Do you have a listing or link? I live like 3 hours from her studio.
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Post by drumrec on Jan 30, 2020 3:44:10 GMT -6
Is for sale. Which one of you is gonna pony up the cash? Y’all wanna get a timeshare going? Where are you seeing this? Do you have a listing or link? I live like 3 hours from her studio. /?d=n
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2020 4:26:00 GMT -6
Nice.. i read Scheps is selling his neve console and outboard as well.
Hope someone does buy it, would be sad to see it parted out - endangered species..
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Post by jeremygillespie on Jan 30, 2020 6:20:23 GMT -6
I bet a school buys it.
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Post by levon on Jan 30, 2020 6:41:27 GMT -6
Paging Dave Grohl
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Post by brenta on Jan 30, 2020 6:58:12 GMT -6
Wow, shocked she’s selling this but I think she transitioned ITB a few years ago. She also said she just bought $1 million in mics. I bet a deep pocketed artist buys it for their private studio. Dave Grohl already has the sound city A room Neve, maybe he needs a B room?
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Post by Quint on Jan 30, 2020 7:50:18 GMT -6
Wow, shocked she’s selling this but I think she transitioned ITB a few years ago. She also said she just bought $1 million in mics. I bet a deep pocketed artist buys it for their private studio. Dave Grohl already has the sound city A room Neve, maybe he needs a B room? Seriously? $1 million? Where'd you read about that? I'd like to hear more. That's gotta be quite the collection. It's a shame to hear about her selling the Neve, but I get it. Everything is headed that way.
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Post by spindrift on Jan 30, 2020 8:10:08 GMT -6
Ahhh, thanks. I wish I could swing it but I don’t get paid until next week.
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Post by mrholmes on Jan 30, 2020 8:10:20 GMT -6
Nice.. i read Scheps is selling his neve console and outboard as well.
Hope someone does buy it, would be sad to see it parted out - endangered species..
Seems that plug ins are to good these days....??
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Post by spindrift on Jan 30, 2020 8:32:44 GMT -6
More likely that plugins/emulations are “good enough” for most folks...and since music is free and nobody pays for anything relating to it, how can it support a Rolls Royce such as this? Can you imagine the annual insurance, power, and maintenance costs on this board?
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Post by matt@IAA on Jan 30, 2020 8:38:58 GMT -6
I’m good friends with an engineer that has been working for her in that studio for a while now. He says she doesn’t mix on it any more, mixing is all done at home ITB. He’s also kind of an old school guy so he rolls his eyes. But the desk has its fair share of quirks. Last time I was there a couple of channels and busses were dead, and some definitely sounded better than others. Probably quite a bit of work would be needed to get it to tip top shape, even over and above moving it.
Wouldn’t surprise me if it’s worth more parted out, sad as that is.
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2020 9:57:11 GMT -6
I have mixed feelings about this trend. On one hand, I am sad over the passing of a way of record production that has a massive, multi-decade legacy of supporting the creation of timeless music. And in how the move to ITB reflects, in part, the devaluation of music itself. On the other hand, it means that hybrid/ITB has come of age and is now an accepted method of production at the highest level of the industry. I think this bodes well for the future. Software and hardware will only get better with time, which will continue to expand the options available to musicians and producers creating new music.
Here's a thought experiment: if George Martin and The Beatles had Pro Tools Ultimate on a Mac Pro and worked ITB, would the music they made have been just as good? Or even better, perhaps? Or worse, perhaps due to option paralysis? Who knows, but my point is that the artistry is not in the hardware, it's in the mind of the creator. Obviously, Sylvia will make cool records ITB, that's a given. Heck, she might even make better records. As impressive as large consoles are, they are becoming surplus to requirements for some types of music production. This sale demonstrates it.
And: if the only option to create sophisticated multi-track recordings was to use vintage '70s tech -a giant console, giant tape machine, etc etc- I would not have a studio in my family room. It wouldn't happen, and that would make me truly sad.
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Post by mrholmes on Jan 30, 2020 10:15:56 GMT -6
I have mixed feelings about this trend. On one hand, I am sad over the passing of a way of record production that has a massive, multi-decade legacy of supporting the creation of timeless music. And in how the move to ITB reflects, in part, the devaluation of music itself. On the other hand, it means that hybrid/ITB has come of age and is now an accepted method of production at the highest level of the industry. I think this bodes well for the future. Software and hardware will only get better with time, which will continue to expand the options available to musicians and producers creating new music. Here's a thought experiment: if George Martin and The Beatles had Pro Tools Ultimate on a Mac Pro and worked ITB, would the music they made have been just as good? Or even better, perhaps? Or worse, perhaps due to option paralysis? Who knows, but my point is that the artistry is not in the hardware, it's in the mind of the creator. Obviously, Sylvia will make cool records ITB, that's a given. Heck, she might even make better records. As impressive as large consoles are, they are becoming surplus to requirements for some types of music production. This sale demonstrates it. And: if the only option to create sophisticated multi-track recordings was to use vintage '70s tech -a giant console, giant tape machine, etc etc- I would not have a studio in my family room. It wouldn't happen, and that would make me truly sad.
BTW George Martin answered this question in an interview, which I can't find any more online. He said with PT they would have never come to an end because you can change everything every time.
I face it myself mixing ITB sounds good these days, it may is a bit different sonic wise. Time never stood still in this business.... technology mooves on.
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Post by matt on Jan 30, 2020 10:20:53 GMT -6
Here's a thought experiment: if George Martin and The Beatles had Pro Tools Ultimate on a Mac Pro and worked ITB, would the music they made have been just as good? Or even better, perhaps? Or worse, perhaps due to option paralysis?
BTW George Martin answered this question in an interview, which I can't find any more online. He said with PT they would have never come to an end because you can change everything every time. Yes, I believe it. Option paralysis is real, I experience it regularly. For me, it's not ever being satisfied with a mix, or some other aspect of production: wouldn't that chorus sound better if we overdubbed a few more takes?
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Post by brenta on Jan 30, 2020 10:22:28 GMT -6
Wow, shocked she’s selling this but I think she transitioned ITB a few years ago. She also said she just bought $1 million in mics. I bet a deep pocketed artist buys it for their private studio. Dave Grohl already has the sound city A room Neve, maybe he needs a B room? Seriously? $1 million? Where'd you read about that? I'd like to hear more. That's gotta be quite the collection. It's a shame to hear about her selling the Neve, but I get it. Everything is headed that way. After seeing this thread I went and looked at her Facebook page where she has the Neve listed for sale and people are asking her why, and she answered it’s because she just bought a $1 million mic collection. About a year ago I remember her posting an amazing mic collection that was for sale, she said it wasn’t hers. A bunch of crazy rare mics I’ve never seen or heard of, not just old Neumanns. I wonder if that’s the mic collection she bought.
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Post by spindrift on Jan 30, 2020 10:32:25 GMT -6
There has to be a reason behind her million dollar mic collection purchase. I myself have invested HEAVILY in mics but really....there comes a point where I say, do I really need another mic?! Talk about analysis paralysis. Hopefully something else is afoot...but she can obviously do as she pleases with her resources.
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Post by drbill on Jan 30, 2020 11:13:16 GMT -6
Mics are a sinkhole of $$$,$$$. I'm considering selling off a huge portion of mine. The industry just won't support it anymore. And there are still fanatics willing to buy. So? What's the smart move??
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Post by christopher on Jan 30, 2020 11:16:05 GMT -6
It’s funny at least half the sound of the classic records is tape. And her board needs work.. So I guess I should list my fuse blowing Studer A80 MK2 24 track (mid 70’s)... for $325,000 as well.
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Post by EmRR on Jan 30, 2020 12:08:26 GMT -6
Ah, I bet I know what mic collection she bought.
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Post by Quint on Jan 30, 2020 13:23:05 GMT -6
Seriously? $1 million? Where'd you read about that? I'd like to hear more. That's gotta be quite the collection. It's a shame to hear about her selling the Neve, but I get it. Everything is headed that way. After seeing this thread I went and looked at her Facebook page where she has the Neve listed for sale and people are asking her why, and she answered it’s because she just bought a $1 million mic collection. About a year ago I remember her posting an amazing mic collection that was for sale, she said it wasn’t hers. A bunch of crazy rare mics I’ve never seen or heard of, not just old Neumanns. I wonder if that’s the mic collection she bought. I think I'd rather keep the Neve. I wouldn't even know how to spend $1 million on mics.
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Post by mrholmes on Jan 30, 2020 14:32:57 GMT -6
BTW George Martin answered this question in an interview, which I can't find any more online. He said with PT they would have never come to an end because you can change everything every time. Yes, I believe it. Option paralysis is real, I experience it regularly. For me, it's not ever being satisfied with a mix, or some other aspect of production: wouldn't that chorus sound better if we overdubbed a few more takes?
I believe this now imagine someone like me with ADD, it can get a serious problem to me. Sometimes I just have to force myself to say STOP, good enough.
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Post by spindrift on Jan 30, 2020 14:50:59 GMT -6
Ah, I bet I know what mic collection she bought. DO TELL!
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