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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor Back in the day when we tracked keys to tape the biggest goal was preserving the tape so in the mixdown it wouldn't get worn down.
So in order to do so we processed the keys on their way to tape(well i did anyway) so when you played it back you wouldn't have to do as much(sound familiar) and wear the thing out.
This usually meant EQ, compression and gates if need be.
And not your run of the mill varieties.
We are talking Neve's,Pultecs,La2a's, the ususal suspects basically.
API's i would use if i had to bounce tracks down(drums for example).
Yes we were mixing while tracking.
I know a novel concept.
We had to though because alot of the keys didn't sound as good as they do today. |
Sorry, Thrill now that I actually READ your first few posts, LOL I knew exactly what you meant. in terms of what's needed to make analog work. What I should have been asking is Aren't those same things needed to make digital work? Of course the settings would vary because with analog we had low end bump and hi freq roll off from the tape itself. And also we'd have to compensate some for tape hiss.
But with digital what are you doing differently when you track (was what I actually meant) I find that I miss the low bump/hi roll off and I end up compensating for it in the mix with filters(not so much the roll off though). Lately I've been just doing it during tracking instead of waiting. I figure if you are gonna make a record then you should make a record from the 1st time you press record.
What do you do differnt with digital?