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you cant make the layers with only 8 tracks, at least in one pass...
a big part of heavy music is using gates/automation/etc to push/pull sounds forward and back.... kick, snare, OHs, hat, room, toms have to be separate to make this happen.
the only way i could think to do it is track the drums to 8 track, do offline processing to clean it up, bounce to free up tracks, then lay down the rest... GTRs, vox, bass, etc. the drums take craftsmanship because the layers are an essential part of the sound. you have to transfer SSL tricks to 8 track tape
so, yes you can do it, but you need to bounce and really be sure of what you're doing... measure twice, cut once... i wouldnt track a whole band (drums, bass, gtrs, etc) with 8 tracks all at once... you'd need to think out a scheme for bouncing layers
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This is the kind of thing I was wondering - if bouncing etc is necessary, then surely more tracks obviates the need for going through the whole bouncing process etc.
I'm sure Terry Date and Deftones would have been able to get close to White Pony on 8 tracks, but what compromises would have been made?
BTW, I wouldn't class Elephant by White Stripes as a 'modern' rock album sound-wise by any stretch - it's unashamedly 70's sounding to me - and it works in that context.
I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade regarding 8 tracks - just interested in different views.
