Another thing about James Jamerson is that he never changed his strings. He would occasionally wash them every few months, but rarely replaced them.
I just sold a studio full of equipment because I was spending more time sorting out my sysx libraries than I was composing. I doubt that I'll ever upgrade my copy of Sonar 4, and I have no plans to buy anything except my Reaktor upgrade.
I took my first day off today since I built a new computer and got rid of my hardware. It's the most work I've done in over two years. My output from today would normally take a couple of weeks. I'll collect as many strange effects as I can, but I'm limiting myself to just a few synths.
Sometimes, situations of duress bring the best out of us. When I was working in a music store, every third person wanted to know Cobain's guitar tone, or Ogre's main vocal effect box. Cobain fitted all his cabinets with Radio Shack stock speakers, and Ogre's vocals were mainly done with Boss guitar pedals.
I've recently found that my kick drums sound nice if I record my monitors into a little hand held recorder I have, then layer the sound over the digital render.
I think the current capabilities for tonal mischeif, and slamming have overloaded the average person's enjoyment of music.
Is there a back to basics movement?
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- KVRist
- 271 posts since 13 Aug, 2002 from Knowhere, Texas
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- KVRist
- 271 posts since 13 Aug, 2002 from Knowhere, Texas
The original Zelda is my favorite game.shamann wrote:I thought this was going to be about turning off the electricity, rethinking your destructive lifestyles and reverting away from the dogma of property and politics. But your just saying "should I get rid of my playstation 3 and just go old schood with my super nes? Those zelda games really were a more perfect reflection of nature."
You really are a screwed up bunch of people.
Enjoy:
http://www.zeldaclassic.com/
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
I am the same way pretty much...I hate new strings and change my strings when I've popped more then half of them at least once...last time I changed them (couple of months ago when I rewired my strat) they were 2 years old...I have much more sonic control with consistancy of worn strings, especially when it comes to squeals...Another thing about James Jamerson is that he never changed his strings. He would occasionally wash them every few months, but rarely replaced them
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.
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- KVRAF
- 3964 posts since 31 Aug, 2003 from In a foreign town, in a foreign land
Going back to basics seems very reactionary to me. Time moves forward, so we should go forward to basics.
I wonder what that will look like (if this happens in a controlled and orderly fashion, that is).
Groet, Erik
I wonder what that will look like (if this happens in a controlled and orderly fashion, that is).
Groet, Erik
Pop music delenda est.
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- KVRAF
- 4738 posts since 20 Feb, 2004 from Gothenburg, Sweden
"Is there a back to basics movement?"
Always. There's always people thinking it was better in the good old days.
Always. There's always people thinking it was better in the good old days.
Stefan H Singer
https://dropshotaudio.com/
https://dropshotaudio.com/
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- KVRAF
- 9096 posts since 5 Feb, 2004
I remember setting up 2 boom boxes to record new takes with a cheap Radio Shack mixer and spring reverb, bouncing down between the two boom boxes. I would have given my left nut for a Tascam 4 track at the time, but I was poor. I don't think I'd like to go back to that though.
If you have requests for Korg VST features or changes, they are listening at https://support.korguser.net/hc/en-us/requests/new
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- Boss Lovin' DR
- 14312 posts since 15 Mar, 2002 from the grimness of yorkshire
The lad tried 'back to basics' for a bit. Didn't really work out for him.
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- KVRAF
- 6519 posts since 13 Mar, 2002 from UK
"Don't f**king tell me it was a slip...
...back to basics or not, I'm not taking it up the gary glitter."
...back to basics or not, I'm not taking it up the gary glitter."
Now with improved MIDI jitter!
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- KVRAF
- 9064 posts since 1 Aug, 2003
lol, had a guitar and 2 portable MusiCassette recorders with built in mic... couldn't even afford a portastudioHink wrote:I started with two tape decks, two mics and two speakers bouncing mud...
got me first pc in 1995, running Cubase Lite (think Atari Cubase) - that software cost me approx. €300 back then
, add another €300 for a crappy GM soundcard for synth...-
- KVRAF
- 3588 posts since 13 May, 2004 from montreal
I worked for years with only two cassette decks (though I've always had access to 8-channel reel-to-reel via volunteer radio production work), some mics, a broken-down old Juno, and found objects. I was actually a lot more prolific then - too much choice can slow you down.
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- KVRian
- 637 posts since 5 Sep, 2001 from Hollywood, Ca. one block East of the Jack in the Box
Yeah, what's this "back to the basics"?
I don't adopt anything new until it's proven actually better.
...still using Cubase vst3.72, even though I have a second computer with Cubase SX.
Honestly, I hate the way software is developed.
Every frickin' app from games to music to graphics emphasizes whistles and bells without actually improving the basic performance, taking up more computer power just to do the same old thing, but with a less direct method.
Gay.
I really, really wish that all apps, especially things like Cubase and Photoshop, were completely customizable, so you could essentially keep the app the way you were used to, and add new features on a one-at-a-time basis.
You know, like keep all the tool and editing features in place, but add 32bit support...or surround sound, but not have to install all the bullshit that some shithead in Germany thought necesary, but which you never use, that kills the actual functionality of the computer (as far as how many tracks/FX/Vsti's you can run).
...as far as guitar/bass, I'm all about just plugging into an amp. Maybe one or two fx, but the sound is the amp.
...and, after 20 years of playing, my newest guitar is a $135 Squier '51, which I love. No fancy horseshit for me
-S.
I don't adopt anything new until it's proven actually better.
...still using Cubase vst3.72, even though I have a second computer with Cubase SX.
Honestly, I hate the way software is developed.
Every frickin' app from games to music to graphics emphasizes whistles and bells without actually improving the basic performance, taking up more computer power just to do the same old thing, but with a less direct method.
Gay.
I really, really wish that all apps, especially things like Cubase and Photoshop, were completely customizable, so you could essentially keep the app the way you were used to, and add new features on a one-at-a-time basis.
You know, like keep all the tool and editing features in place, but add 32bit support...or surround sound, but not have to install all the bullshit that some shithead in Germany thought necesary, but which you never use, that kills the actual functionality of the computer (as far as how many tracks/FX/Vsti's you can run).
...as far as guitar/bass, I'm all about just plugging into an amp. Maybe one or two fx, but the sound is the amp.
...and, after 20 years of playing, my newest guitar is a $135 Squier '51, which I love. No fancy horseshit for me
-S.
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- KVRAF
- 5703 posts since 8 Dec, 2004 from The Twin Cities
The revolution will not be webcasted.shamann wrote:I thought this was going to be about turning off the electricity, rethinking your destructive lifestyles and reverting away from the dogma of property and politics. But your just saying "should I get rid of my playstation 3 and just go old schood with my super nes? Those zelda games really were a more perfect reflection of nature."
You really are a screwed up bunch of people.
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
wow...thanx everyone...I'm not alone... I just roll with the tides...for me it was 98 when I first ventured into the digital world, with an Akai DPS12 (I had a qy-20 sequencer as well). I had an old xt when the 486 was current...but it wasn't until 01 I got my first real computer and any recording software (I started with cakewalk home studio 9 and ce2k). It wasn't until I upgraded crapwalk home toilet to 2002xl that I started using FL, and up until Adobe bought cool edit and I got a sweet upgrade deal I only used the pc for sequencing and to mix down to (ce2k).
The only time I use effects pedals with my guitar is if I am using my sansamp gt2, then I run the output of that into a Boss Super Chorus occasionally, and then just for recording. I have a comptortion but it broke
I have half a Boss turbo overdrive too (it works but doesn't have the foot pedal part)
before the sansamp (I use a POD too now) I took a small guitar amp apart and wired a jack to the power amp only (10 watts). I took the whole face from the amp with it's 8" speaker and put it in this wooden box I had that was made to hold albums. Then I put foam all around the inside of the box and put an SM57 in front of the speaker. I ran my marshall pre-amp into the modified power amp for recording. The box was my coffee table for years (with wires coming out)...now ironically it houses all my extra cables and obsolete stuff I swear oneday I'll need...
I just roll with the tides...for me it was 98 when I first ventured into the digital world, with an Akai DPS12 (I had a qy-20 sequencer as well). I had an old xt when the 486 was current...but it wasn't until 01 I got my first real computer and any recording software (I started with cakewalk home studio 9 and ce2k). It wasn't until I upgraded crapwalk home toilet to 2002xl that I started using FL, and up until Adobe bought cool edit and I got a sweet upgrade deal I only used the pc for sequencing and to mix down to (ce2k).The only time I use effects pedals with my guitar is if I am using my sansamp gt2, then I run the output of that into a Boss Super Chorus occasionally, and then just for recording. I have a comptortion but it broke
I have half a Boss turbo overdrive too (it works but doesn't have the foot pedal part)before the sansamp (I use a POD too now) I took a small guitar amp apart and wired a jack to the power amp only (10 watts). I took the whole face from the amp with it's 8" speaker and put it in this wooden box I had that was made to hold albums. Then I put foam all around the inside of the box and put an SM57 in front of the speaker. I ran my marshall pre-amp into the modified power amp for recording. The box was my coffee table for years (with wires coming out)...now ironically it houses all my extra cables and obsolete stuff I swear oneday I'll need...
The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another's world. It requires profound, purpose‐larger‐than‐the‐self kind of understanding.