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Post by Bob Olhsson on Jan 25, 2023 13:02:20 GMT -6
We invented punching down and comping vocals at Motown using a three track. I'd never done it any other way until I moved to California in 1972.
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Post by phdamage on Jan 25, 2023 18:37:31 GMT -6
this thread kinda went off the rails immediately, so maybe I didn't make myself clear. The concern here wasn't really about bringing in new clients. The idea was to challenge myself with some limits and offer a slightly reduced rate as an incentive/trade off. Was literally trying to see what others might come up with as potential limitations. I had my own ideas but was curious if others had some of their own.
Not unlike Brian Eno's "oblique strategies" was the general idea.
I thought it was just a fun thought that may produce some unique results.
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Post by Martin John Butler on Jan 25, 2023 20:02:32 GMT -6
I think a client's budget is the only real "limiting" factor. Challenging yourself can be creative, it doesn't have to involve clients. There's a world if things to try that might open up new space for you.
Try things like mixing a track with one reverb. I just did this with the UAD Capitol Chambers, it worked beautifully. Or try a strict LCR mix or a mix in the sound of an era. That super flat 70's thing, or an 80's mix with the stupid big Linn drum snare sound trough a Lexicon reverb. I once had to mix something like a 60's track. I used White Rabbit as a template.
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Post by notneeson on Jan 26, 2023 14:42:41 GMT -6
this thread kinda went off the rails immediately, so maybe I didn't make myself clear. The concern here wasn't really about bringing in new clients. The idea was to challenge myself with some limits and offer a slightly reduced rate as an incentive/trade off. Was literally trying to see what others might come up with as potential limitations. I had my own ideas but was curious if others had some of their own. Not unlike Brian Eno's "oblique strategies" was the general idea. I thought it was just a fun thought that may produce some unique results. I do think this is a case where something like a 1” 8 track would excel at imposing (often healthy) limitations on a project. |
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Post by copperx on Jan 26, 2023 17:40:38 GMT -6
Albini is the master of this.
He only records on analog, no DAW, but otherwise imposes no limitations. The artist is encouraged to do whatever they like in his sessions. If they want to spend a day editing takes, they can, but the format makes unwise to engage in such foolishness.
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Post by nobtwiddler on Jan 26, 2023 18:41:51 GMT -6
"The idea was to challenge myself with some limits and offer a slightly reduced rate as an incentive / trade off."
"I do think this is a case where something like a 1” 8 track would excel at imposing (often healthy) limitations on a project."
I did both of these things, with the album I mentioned in a previous post.
I told the band, I wanted the limitations of 8 tracks....
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If they did NOT like the results, the album was on me~!
End result was a big success for all involved, and led me to do this many more times.
As an aside, I've heard from two of the artists, they have been told by fans, these 8 track session releases, are the best records they ever recorded.
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Post by okcrecording on Jan 17, 2024 15:02:08 GMT -6
this thread kinda went off the rails immediately, so maybe I didn't make myself clear. The concern here wasn't really about bringing in new clients. The idea was to challenge myself with some limits and offer a slightly reduced rate as an incentive/trade off. Was literally trying to see what others might come up with as potential limitations. I had my own ideas but was curious if others had some of their own. Not unlike Brian Eno's "oblique strategies" was the general idea. I thought it was just a fun thought that may produce some unique results. Recording Engineer challenge 1: No drum tuning... |
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