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Post by yotonic on Apr 28, 2015 21:59:51 GMT -6
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Post by yotonic on Apr 28, 2015 20:40:38 GMT -6
I bought the upgrade I hope I don't regret it.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 28, 2015 1:21:12 GMT -6
His lyrics and phrasing are so disciplined even though it feels so natural and easy. You can tell he's been writing on music row for awhile. I wonder if he's a syllable counter? His phrases mirror so nicely and his bends and runs seem perfectly placed rhythmically. His verses have a groove.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 27, 2015 20:46:14 GMT -6
That's the magic of that old gear.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 27, 2015 7:46:54 GMT -6
That "Beat It" riff was played by Steve Lukather of Toto. Supposedly a Rivera hot rodded Marshall head.
EVH of course played the lead on an amp that was at the session apparently not his own.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 22:10:42 GMT -6
One thing about the 80s is there was a lot of great guitar distortion and some dropped tuning that sowed the seeds of grunge.
Dr. Feelgood by MotleCrue was a killer guitar sound even if you weren't a head banger. The whole LA Sunset a Strip rock scene was built around guitar distortion and most of it was expensive 100 watt heads hot rodded by builders supported by a healthy record industry.
Even if the bands weren't your cup of tea the guitar sounds were better than most junk you hear today. The Marshall JCM800 100 Watt head was the shit (still is) used by bands from Motley Crüe to The Cult and Ministry.
For that 80s hair band sound check out Motley Crüe, Warrant, Poison, Ratt, Cinderella and Bon Jovi. But there was still a lot of other good rock music being made during that period.
Try finding one of those old rack mount preamps Marshall made I think it's called the JMP1
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 14:58:49 GMT -6
There's a lesson in song writing here that this guy can just strum a few open chords and write a hit. Like a lot of great singer songwriters it's all about the top line. Super simple chords with nice melodies, great phrasing, and a lyric that has had more thought than the mic and compressor. Great songwriting requires virtually no gear. It's easy to get distracted from the the challenge of writing. I also really dig how he uses a capo a lot and cowboy chords with a bluegrass sensibility. Of course his voice could carry a tune with nothing but a washboard. Here is a good article. www.americansongwriter.com/2014/07/5-nashvilles-finest-chris-stapleton-songwriter/
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 14:04:03 GMT -6
Hi Mark, thanks for your time and expertise.
In this day and age of the loudness wars and crushed vocals it seems the LDCs fit the formula for what listeners want to hear, a detailed above the mix vocal. I can't help but notice that ribbons have almost the feeling of a "noise gate" on them when it comes to Vox. It seems like the tails of a vocal just stop dead with almost a spongey feel. Is this the nature of all ribbon mics? Does that softer feel allow for more compression on a vocal without the Vox getting too brittle? I've also noticed some natural distortion coaxed out of the ribbon mic when that's what a producer is looking for on a vocal, is that a characteristic that pertains to certain ribbon designs more than others?
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 13:10:48 GMT -6
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 11:13:31 GMT -6
One of the biggest problems with the advent of home studios is that people work alone now rather than playing music with and recording music with others. It affects the quality of music made inherently by default.
Another outcome of this is that the tracking process has become compromised. You really can't track vocals properly without an engineer or someone to ride the fader while the artist sings. No compressor can make up for that.
Home studios are great for demos but if you are serious about making records go into a professional studio, at no time in history could it be cheaper. And it's absolutely crazy how many top session players are available for a few hundred bucks.
With that workflow you can focus on making great music as versus trying to amass equipment that's really unnecessary or overkill for a home studio.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 11:05:24 GMT -6
Is Reverb.com any good?
It seems like mostly new gear from e-commerce vendors and small shops. More like an Amazon for music gear.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 26, 2015 0:17:30 GMT -6
I had some guy named "yolubid" buy my Roland TR-909. After not paying for a week I noticed he had already listed it for $900 more with photos he had swiped off an old auction. The guy was a scammer so I wasn't about to send him my unit. Winds up he was doing this with guitars etc. EBay didn't protect me, I actually got negative feedback for not selling to him. And all their customer service is offshore call centers reading from a script. Orwellian.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 25, 2015 23:46:39 GMT -6
I would love to rent something like that. Awesome.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 25, 2015 14:47:58 GMT -6
nice shirt that adds to the resonance
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Post by yotonic on Apr 24, 2015 18:39:57 GMT -6
These are EBay they look good, original AM10 cards but $5000 starting bid seems high. Love the Q8 sound. I've been through a few though and in my experience they were all a little different. If you find one you like don't let it go.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 24, 2015 18:28:38 GMT -6
Just cast my vote Wiz you need a few more!
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Post by yotonic on Apr 23, 2015 20:26:51 GMT -6
I will be in a minority I'm sure but I prefer JKs vox on the Helios. I had a V76 I bought from a buddy in Nashville, who used to work for VK. It was nice preamp but I much preferred the Neve 1084 and a few others.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 22, 2015 19:21:32 GMT -6
Hey Doug is here, cool. Welcome. I had a Quad-Eight preamp I bought from you some years ago, it was a cool box I miss it.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 22, 2015 16:54:06 GMT -6
Too many real instruments, it's going to explode the inter web! Sounds great.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 22, 2015 13:32:43 GMT -6
You can do that too and manually sync everything up. But Clasp learns your setup and then keeps everything in sync so you can have a truly multiformat system running at the same time.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 22, 2015 13:24:56 GMT -6
This guy's voice has an amazing natural timbre, with a southern rock and blues influence to me. It reminds me of the VanZants, Warren Haynes, and Allmans, but a whole lot better and more virtuoso. A soul singer with country, blues, and rock elements. The Gov't Mule fan base is gonna love him, that whole jam community will.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 21, 2015 22:54:13 GMT -6
LMFAO
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Post by yotonic on Apr 21, 2015 6:20:02 GMT -6
I kid, I kid, that's the real thing.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 20, 2015 18:38:25 GMT -6
Thanks, I was shocked by how much distortion there was on the latest Rival Sons vocals. It sounded old school, like overloading a couple 1176s and hitting tape hard. It works for that guys voice. Great producing on Dave's part, fits the artist and material.
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Post by yotonic on Apr 20, 2015 18:24:15 GMT -6
Cool behind the scenes video of Dave Cobb's place. Anyone recognize that vocal mic at 1:41?
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