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Old 11th November 2005   #29
lucey
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Originally Posted by gainreduction
I really miss that short break you got when you pressed locate on the tape recorder and waited for the tape to rewind and locate. ...
Another thing I miss about tape is that you listened to longer runs of the song, from top to end even a lot of times. Looping a verse 100 times in a DAW makes me puke now.

Like breathing in, and out ... working with a big honkin' tape machine has a rhythm and gravitas (to use the trendy word) that can be used to advantage.


I miss mastering tape, the real performances and band integrity. Right about the time I could afford to upgrade the 2 track, work tailed off.
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