To tape or not to tape?

rockitrecordings · 16th June 2009

I was reading through the new green day thread and saw that you used tape and Pro Tools. I was wondering if you could expand on how exactly you prefer doing this? Did you record at 15ips or 30? And how does this hybrid setup affect your work flow?

ButchVig · 17th June 2009

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Originally Posted by rockitrecordings

I was reading through the new green day thread and saw that you used tape and Pro Tools. I was wondering if you could expand on how exactly you prefer doing this? Did you record at 15ips or 30? And how does this hybrid setup affect your work flow?

We ended up doing the whole album in PT.

AMIEL · 17th June 2009

this is shocking!

and actually amazing!

so who is that guy that said the drums were recorded into tape?

This is a question to the guys in GS.

Thanks Butch for giving this info!

mobius.media · 17th June 2009

Chis Dugen said the drums and bass were to tape, then dumped to PT:

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Originally Posted by Zooben

I'm glad you asked..... Drums and Bass were both recorded to Tape! Then dumped into PT.

New Green Day

Alright, so who was sleeping on the job?

Zooben · 26th June 2009

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Originally Posted by AMIEL

this is shocking!

and actually amazing!

so who is that guy that said the drums were recorded into tape?

This is a question to the guys in GS.

Thanks Butch for giving this info!

Hi guys,

Just to clear up any confusion..... The drums and bass were recorded to Tape AND to Pro Tools, two formats. So we ended up with one set of drums and bass tracks that were direct into Pro Tools and an additional set of tracks that came off the tape machine and into Pro Tools.

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Originally Posted by ButchVig

We ended up doing the whole album in PT.

All of the tracks resided in Pro Tools.

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobius.media

Chis Dugen said the drums and bass were to tape, then dumped to PT:

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/4295556-post8.html

ButchVig · 26th June 2009

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Originally Posted by Zooben

Hi guys,

Just to clear up any confusion..... The drums and bass were recorded to Tape AND to Pro Tools, two formats. So we ended up with one set of drums and bass tracks that were direct into Pro Tools and an additional set of tracks that came off the tape machine and into Pro Tools.

All of the tracks resided in Pro Tools.

Yes, that's what I'm saying.

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/4295556-post8.html

Sorry for not making my comments clearer. Chris is right, we did record to both formats at the same time. In the end, I think almost all the tracks were from Pro Tools, we might have had a few songs where we used the bass off tape. I don't think we used any drums...or did we?

Zooben · 28th June 2009

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Originally Posted by ButchVig

Sorry for not making my comments clearer. Chris is right, we did record to both formats at the same time. In the end, I think almost all the tracks were from Pro Tools, we might have had a few songs where we used the bass off tape. I don't think we used any drums...or did we?

You're correct Butch, no analog Drums and only a few songs with analog Bass.

Quack!

lpkyer · 28th June 2009

Then, would it be possible to know what converters were used? PT 192?

By the way thank you very much to you Butch, Jeff and others for doing this.

James the 2nd · 29th June 2009

Hi guys,

Thanks for your replies and time on this thread. It is really appreciated.

This is more of a question for Chris, I'm wondering did you split at the mic line and run separate mic pres into protools and tape or mult the line level signal when tracking to pt and tape at the same time?

Many thanks,
J2nd.

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AMIEL Lives for gear Joined: Oct 2006 Location: Miami, Fl Posts: 3,615	this is shocking! and actually amazing! so who is that guy that said the drums were recorded into tape? This is a question to the guys in GS. Thanks Butch for giving this info! __________________ ------------------ Peace. Reuven Amiel "There are no rules, just knowledge, good taste and experimentation" "Music was designed to escape from reality for a moment, not to magnify our fears and problems"

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lpkyer Lives for gear Joined: May 2006 Location: Montréal Posts: 1,809	Then, would it be possible to know what converters were used? PT 192? By the way thank you very much to you Butch, Jeff and others for doing this. __________________ Louis

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James the 2nd Gear nut Joined: May 2009 Posts: 131	Hi guys, Thanks for your replies and time on this thread. It is really appreciated. This is more of a question for Chris, I'm wondering did you split at the mic line and run separate mic pres into protools and tape or mult the line level signal when tracking to pt and tape at the same time? Many thanks, J2nd.