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Originally Posted by drBill  Using 8 tracks to force creativity and economy is much more limiting than using your MIND to do the same thing. I'll stick with my DAW, use it's strong poiints, avoid it's pitfalls and meet you on the other side. Thanks. The end result is greater for me. |
Yes, very nice thought..., the problem is that these days you have 20 tracks for drums, another 20 of vocal takes, 20 more for guitars, and another bunch for BGVs, Basses, Keys, etc, getting the total count over 100 tracks. Then you got the PTHD guy playing Tetris for a week in the computer with all that trying to make a performance out of it. And the result is Metallica souding like Kane West sounding like U2 sounding like Madonna.
On the other hand, listen to any Daptone record for comparison. Brilliant and energetic songs with a huge sound image and, god forbid, DYNAMICS! And they're done in days instead of months.
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Originally Posted by drBill Does anyone here honestly not believe that Daptone wouldn't jump at the chance of haviing the occasional 9 tracks or a U47 at their disposal? |
They used to track with a 16 multitrack, now the simply 'downgraded' to the 8 track Ampex AG440