The Recording Thread

[chefcraig]

Based on something I saw Prince do at an after show in London a few years back. It's generally a bad idea I think to cover a cover but it was a quick lazy idea.

Is this another of those "New Power Trio" recordings? From what I've heard, these are largely hit and miss affairs, ranging from inspired Hendrix-like riffage to tediously annoying and patience testing dreck. There were 3 or 4 tracks by the group on his Lotusflower album that were OK, but as for the rest...

[Seshmeister]

From the Indigo Nights album which you could only buy if you bought his $40 coffee table book or something.

It's patchy. I think Prince has improved as a guitarist as the years have gone on but I don't think he's one of the greats.

I've just noticed his version is 50% longer...

[Seshmeister]

He did 21 shows at the O2 Arena in London. To be fair to him he only charged £31 for tickets which is cheap these days plus you got a free album on the way in.

It was possible to buy additional tickets for a club beside the Arena where most nights his band would turn up and do a set. On a few nights he turned up and did a set with them and I was there on one of those nights. I was standing beside the mixing desk and he didn't actually leave the stage until the engineer had ejected the recording, pushed through the crowd and handed it to him.

Being a Jehovah's Witness doesn't seem to instill great trust in your fellow man...

[Satan]

Thought I'd point out at this juncture, Van Halen never recorded with "isolation panels."

Must've been a reason huh..

Well, for one thing, Van Halen has one guitar player (or two if Dave was playing acoustic.) The Stones had three guitarists on most of the Some Girls tracks, and you'll notice Mick's amp is isolated as well. Otherwise you would hear one muddy mess of guitar, rather than 3 properly balanced guitar tracks.

Of course the above You Tube clips don't illustrate this point very well, but the finished product does.

[Diamondjimi]

.. said the guy whos gardener drags in a curb-find slant cab with greenbacks "oh meestah I fond deez nayks dooah.. " my ass..

Hey, ya still interested in the codes I retrieved off the vintage Greenbacks?

[kwame k]

Hey, ya still interested in the codes I retrieved off the vintage Greenbacks?

Speaking of which.....thanks for the codes on those, Jimi.....I would of never thought that was what they were.......killer find

[jhale667]

[GAR]

I'm guessing - Dec 12, 2002, same date code as your roadside cardboard placards: "1 4 NL" right?

[Diamondjimi]

I'm guessing - Dec 12, 2002, same date code as your roadside cardboard placards: "1 4 NL" right?

[jhale667]

He FAILS AT FAILING...

As usual, GARfail...

[Diamondjimi]

As usual, GARfail...

Holy shit, when reading the Trolls post's. That is exactly what he looks like!

[jhale667]

Like that?

Holy shit, when reading the Trolls post's. That is exactly what he looks like!

Exactly, exactly.

[jhale667]

Hmmm...interesting.

Once again, back on m-f*ing topic...

Since I'm already planning on upgrading my PC's Motherboard and processor soon, thinking (if it's not ridiculously expensive) I'm also going to look into this Pro Tools HD upgrade; it would be a cool addition...and would seriously expand my (by then revamped) existing system's capabilities....!

http://www.avid.com/US/products/Pro-Tools-HD-Native?cmpid=AV-SM-ON-1

Create complex, high-quality audio productions using the full capabilities of Pro Tools HD software in a lower-cost native solution. For music and post-production professionals who want the absolute best performance possible on the host, Pro Tools|HD Native is a new generation of PCIe-based Pro Tools core system that harnesses the power of your computer to deliver the lowest latency and highest stability of any native system.


Easily compose, record, edit, and mix music or sound for picture with great speed and reliability. And with guaranteed high track counts, plus groundbreaking low latency, you can tackle bigger productions more confidently than ever before with a native workstation.

Key benefits

* Create bigger sessions with up to 192 audio tracks and up to 64 channels of I/O using a single PCIe card
* Record, edit, and mix with ease using Pro Tools HD software, the industry’s most trusted toolset
* Attain the highest performance and lowest latency of any native digital audio workstation
* Get the ideal tracking experience and set-and-forget direct monitoring with an integrated low-latency monitor mode
* Achieve ultimate audio quality with a Pro Tools HD Series interface (sold separately)
* Boost your capabilities with advanced automation, surround mixing, input monitoring, AFL/PFL solo, destructive punch, and other professional features
* Get better sounding mixes with RTAS plug-ins and Automatic Delay Compensation on hardware and software inserts
* Share sessions with Pro Tools|HD users without any loss of data
* Synchronize to timecode and video reference, with frame-edge accuracy, when using SYNC HD (sold separately)
* Get the ultimate hands-on control over your mixes using ICON or C|24 control surfaces
* Total flexibility—work with Mac or Windows, Pro Tools HD or third-party software, and more



Definitely something to at least think about... The ability to be even more cross-functional with HD users would be a huge bonus, since if/when I take my LE versions of my tunes to a real studio and add tracks to them, chances are when I got them home there'd then be too much info for my current system to handle insert/effect-wise, even if there weren't too many tracks...

[GAR]

Definitely something to at least think about...

Not for those who've already upgraded since the Pentium II came out.

[Diamondjimi]

Not for those who've already upgraded since the Pentium II came out.

Give it up Shitheel. Your attempt at humour is pathetic. I can honestly say I've never chuckled at a single one of your attempts at being funny.

Face it, this shit is waaay over your balding head. So do everyone a favour. Sit down, stfu, read and learn.

And most importantly never reply in Gear Street AGAIN!