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check out the nina simone live record "nuff said"
while it is not folk, it is simply recorded.....
? mics through ? console to 1/4" 2 track tape - incredible music, incredible
sound (incredible vibe the night after mlk's assasination)
tape is essential for folk
over and over i have worked
with accoustic guitar and vocal
or piano and vocal
onto 2" 8 track 2" 16 track 2" 24 track
or straight to 1/2" 2 track
or conversely to pro tools up to 192 - one of the things for which we really have
no language is the strange phenomenon of why two tracks on tape can sound
full and ready to mix, while two tracks on digital sound empty.....it is not something
i pretend to understand......but it is immediately apparent....
that inclination to "fill things out" is at least 10 x larger with the 1/0's
don't know why ?
my two cents
making a folk record ?
get a used affordable 1/4" 2 track - everything else will fall in place very quickly -
tape is the key ingredient for many musics, like film for movies
there is no language nor is there a plug in for texture........
be well
- jack
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