Making an Analog Album in a Home Studio

Making an Analog Album in a Home Studio - Episode One

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Жыл бұрын

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This is episode one in a series of videos about the creation of a fully analog album in a home studio. Please subscribe if you'd like to catch the next instalment where we'll be looking at analog mixing techniques!
Update - Here are links to the next 3 episodes in this series.
Episode two. • Making an Analog Album...
Episode three. • Making an Analog Album...
Episode four. • Making an Analog Album...
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@DaveZula Жыл бұрын

Excellent work. I'm totally blown away by the drum sound from that suitcase kit. ✌️❤️

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, David. Great to hear you like it! 👍

@bob4analog 9 ай бұрын

Im most impressed! This is a testament how good analog recording can sound. Great job! Love to hear more. 👍

@wehappyfewmusic 9 ай бұрын

Hey, great to hear you like the project! There are 3 more videos in this series if you fancy checking them out. 👍

@harryklippton 3 ай бұрын

I'd love to see a video just about the suitcase drum. I can't believe how it sounded! It's probably just a lack of familiarity and now I want to know more

@wehappyfewmusic 3 ай бұрын

Good idea, I’ll add that to my list! Thanks 👍

@outernationalstudios 11 күн бұрын

That drum sound is unbelievable! How did that little kit sound so good??? It sounded like there was some reverb as well- I that just the room sound? I have never got a drum sound that good on my old tascam 8 track cassette recorder back in the day! Excellent work-

@wehappyfewmusic 11 күн бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, yes there’s a splash of reverb too. 👍🙌

@Da1Prophessor Жыл бұрын

The song sounds great sonically for a rough mix on an 8 track cassette… with all the bit rate and frequency hoopla that is pushed with the DAWs and interfaces, it’s great to go back to the old way and demonstrate that it’s not the tool but the hands and brain behind the tool that makes the difference. Great job👍🏽

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your kind words and encouragement, it’s much appreciated! I’ve been been prone to getting caught up with the marketing hype around newer, better audio interfaces and software in the past. Ultimately it’s not usually helped my music but been more of distraction, so it’s refreshing to strip things back.

@Mark761966 Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome 😃

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy, much appreciated! ❤

@ChristianBannister Жыл бұрын

What a great insight into your recording process. Look forward to the next part.

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Glad you found it interesting and cheers for watching. I’m already underway with the next instalment. 🙌

@schipbreukeling3 Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to see the whole proces

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers for watching and many thanks for the support. I’m collecting some new outboard gear tomorrow to use in the next video, so I’m quite excited about the next stage. 😊

@jonasjacobsen9702 Жыл бұрын

This is so cool. I want to do this sometime in the future. Well done 👍

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Yeah you should do it, it’s a fun challenge! 👍

@petegarrett8162 Жыл бұрын

Well done Ad, fantastic work! Looking forward to video 2 and the release of the album!

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much mate for checking it out, will give you a shout when the next episode is ready! 🙌

@miltonmagik 8 ай бұрын

Love your videos, very inspiring for analog recording which I’m fond of.

@wehappyfewmusic 8 ай бұрын

Thanks very much, that’s great to hear!

@fredflintstone1428 Жыл бұрын

Sounds great, looking forward to your next videos. I don't know if you remember but I commented on some of your stuff over a year ago. I've sold off a load of equipment and have settled on two main rigs now, a Native Instruments computer setup for orchestral stuff and an AKAI MPC Key 61 with a Tascam Model 24 for pop /rock stuff. The Model 24 is a great piece of kit combining a 24 track recorder (to SD card) and an interface to either computer or to the AKAI. My hearing loss at 3.7kHz - 4.2kHz and higher than 7kHz has got worse and I struggle now to hear any difference between analogue and digital. It now makes it a no-brainer for me to work digitally as it all sounds the same.

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Hey good to hear from you again and thanks for checking out the new video! Yes, I seem to remember that you had a couple of Tascam 238’s back then and were trying to sync them up? Sorry about your hearing loss in the higher frequencies , it’s a real curse for us musicians. I bet the Tascam model 24 is a breeze to use though. I’ve not used one but it certainly looks well specked and I like their reinvention of styling from their original portastudios.

@kurtiuscobainius1581 Жыл бұрын

Really fun to see, can't wait to see the next episode!

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@kurtiuscobainius1581 Жыл бұрын

@@wehappyfewmusic keep it up :))

@jonpaultucker Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to following this series! I've seen other videos of your with the Tascam 688. Which one do you prefer?

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Many thanks! That’s a tricky one as they both sound very good, but it would probably be the MT8X as it’s more straightforward to use.

@Ukuleleal Жыл бұрын

Great video. The suitcase drum sounded absolutely amazing. Far cry from the tupperware box I used with my old Tascam Porta 02 back in the day lol. Look forward to more videos on your process.

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for watching and your kind words! I bet that Tupperware kit sounded pretty good, I used a frying pan as a hi hat in a previous video. 😊

@Mario_DiSanto Жыл бұрын

1:45 "Limitations can often be a good thing.." Hell yeah you certainly got my attention :) I never heard of the A/D nomenclature system. Triple AAA allll dayyyyyyyy! Cool stuff man. EDIT: I have always heard about bass heavy instruments on the outer tracks but for the reason of high frequency record issues on the outer tracks. Didn't even consider crosstalk!

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Hey man, thanks for stopping by and yeah, the whole A/D nomenclature system is a bit of an obscure side note in the history of audio recording now. You still get it occasionally in some jazz labels for vinyl and reel to reel releases, but I couldn't resist the challenge of giving the AAA approach a shot myself (even though I've only got pretty crappy gear compared to the pros!) Ps I'm loving all the garage rock stuff you've been doing on your channel recently, really inspiring stuff!!!

@dannydaniel8975 4 ай бұрын

@wehappyfewmusic You don't have crappy gear. You just have a different sound and flavor, my friend. In music creation, there are no rules, only things that maybe you should know.

@wehappyfewmusic 3 ай бұрын

@@dannydaniel8975 great way of looking at things, thanks for the supportive comment!

@manhattanfl Жыл бұрын

gave me some ideas, thanks for sharing

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Brilliant, great to hear it’s given you some ideas and thanks for watching!

@scottjacobsen5653 Жыл бұрын

Great vid... and super cool song! Looking forward to the follow up vids!!!

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the encouraging words, Scott! Much appreciated. 👍

@stefandrechsel Жыл бұрын

What a cool video. Used to record on the Tascam 4 tracks you showed earlier in the clip. As you said, limitation is a source of creativity. Rather than unlimited possibilities. Looking forward to hearing more

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the kind words and glad you enjoyed the video! Yes, I love those Tascam 244’s, and often find that if a song doesn’t work on that, it won’t get any better with more tracks etc.

@aftertheendtimes Жыл бұрын

Great recording you got there! 🥰🎸

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, glad to hear you like the recording! 🙌

@aidanduffy5443 Жыл бұрын

Such a cool video, great music and very inspiring

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for the kind words, and pleased you found it inspiring!

@ricardosensever 7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing this AAA process! After following the entire series and returning to this first episode, I must confess that the rough mix is superb! To my ears, it's more "tasty" than the mastered version :) But this is just my humble opinion. Thank you again!

@wehappyfewmusic 7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, and thanks for watching the whole series! Some times are initial instincts are the right choices, so it’s quite possible the 1st mix is best. 😊

@gwugluud Жыл бұрын

Sounding great.

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers, thanks for kind words!

@bucksmoonlightrevival Жыл бұрын

hey great video! 😃 music sounds great also

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, and I love what you’ve been doing on your channel recently with the Tascam 488! 👌

@ChasingTheGoose 9 ай бұрын

Really cool setup! That Vantage amp was the first amp I ever had 😂

@wehappyfewmusic 9 ай бұрын

No way, it would funny if this was the actual one you owned! 😀

@thegracegravity Жыл бұрын

Best of luck! I created an all analog record too! Finishing up the documentary now. Looking forward to seeing yours -

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks, and would love to see your documentary when it’s finished!

@thegracegravity Жыл бұрын

@@wehappyfewmusic Sure will!

@randerson2842 9 ай бұрын

Awesome

@wehappyfewmusic 9 ай бұрын

Cheers for watching, much appreciated!

@Salantsoundstudios Жыл бұрын

Nice, man!

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy, much appreciated!

@johnwalliss Жыл бұрын

really interesting. Sounds great overall, but surprising how meaty the drums sound with just a simple kit (and not even a bass drum!)

@wehappyfewmusic Жыл бұрын

Thanks for checking it out, yes I boosted the bass on the suitcase mic a fair bit to give it some more thud.

@Nich0tep 15 күн бұрын

Keep it Analogue to to my Dying Day.. all natural, man..DIGGit!

@wehappyfewmusic 15 күн бұрын

That’s the spirit and thanks for checking out the video! What tape machine do you use?

@TwangThang57 2 ай бұрын

I thought the dry rough mix sounded great!

@wehappyfewmusic 2 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the dry mix! I sometimes prefer the mixes without effects, as it’s easy to overdo reverb etc.

@TwangThang57 2 ай бұрын

@@wehappyfewmusic Yeah, I've definitely gone back to old mixes and found then drowning in 'verb.