You can hear Mark's voice almost break up a bit when he talks about a console being thrown out or multitracks being carelessly destroyed. Dude really cares. 😭
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
Wanted to make it clear that no Beach Boys tapes were lost in the UMG fire and fewer than 10 multi-track tapes are even stored at Capitol or UMG (we of course have hi-res copies). The Beach Boys have always maintained control and storage of their master tapes which is why we have been able to release projects like the Pet Sounds and Smile boxes etc. Hope that helps......... Mark Linett
@burlingtonbill15 жыл бұрын
Mark, longtime (since '64) BB fan here. LOVE your dedication to preserving and sonically upgrading all their classic wonderful songs. Thanks for your hard work !
@DeakyBassist5 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, i'm looking forward with a lot of excitement for the 1969 archival release, i hope that you and Mr. Boyd have a lot of luck in finding lost tapes!!! Cheers
@DumbleAmps5 жыл бұрын
Mark: Absolutely enourmous fan of your work. From The Beach Boys to Janes Addiction... it doesn't get more "L.A." (and more varied) than that. As an enourmous fan for years of all the unauthorized Unsurpassed Masters boxsets, I always wondered what was still in their vault that we HAVEN'T heard! Is there anyway you would answer a couple simple questions?! 1) Do they know who was the source for the pristine audio contained in the Unsurpassed Masters boxsets? (Not asking for a name, mind you! I've actually always been curious if they KNOW who did it!) 2) Is the Manson tape still in the Brother vault? I always thought someone would ask Steve Desper about that but it never happened. (That I'm aware of, at least.) Best wishes, and thanks!
@ColtraneTaylor4 жыл бұрын
'no Beach Boys tapes were lost in the UMG fire' Maybe it's a sign.
@leomateosx4614 жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, which home monitors were you refering at the begining ? Ilod something ? Thanks for the interview. Un saludo!
@tbbb23 жыл бұрын
This lifelong Brian/Beach Boys fan just can't put into words the value of the contribution I feel Mark Linett and Alan Boyd have made in our appreciation of the music these amazing guys made. I just can't imagine having never gotten to hear what these guys did to amplify those incredible original recordings. I send my undying thanks to Mark and Alan along with a request, no, an urgent plea that they try and get the band to agree to a release of the first Carnegie Hall show tapes that I have read exist. The Beach Boys unreleased Holy Grail is a vessel that has not yet been filled up!
@edmess63725 жыл бұрын
This man is definitely one of my favorite producer/engineers. So fortunate. Working with Zappa and The Beach Boys! Great! He has done exceptional work with these great recording artists.
@mrsharpe5 жыл бұрын
Mark has done a superb job on remixing ''The Beach Boys'' albums.
@PeanutSpring3 Жыл бұрын
I don't know about that. Or at least not recently.
@milwaukeeskosher Жыл бұрын
aged with milk
@notoriousblt1038 Жыл бұрын
Except Let Us Go On This Way
@vwtch5 жыл бұрын
I have often written about how much gratitude and appreciation we owe to the people who built and operated the technology which captured and preserved the music and performances. Mostly we never know their names or the roles they played, but without them all we would have nothing but fleeting memories of the past. Because of them the past is even more vibrant now than our memories could ever imagine it to be.
@CharlieHarper85 жыл бұрын
at least its nice to know we are going to be getting new beach boy material every year
@zachb35735 жыл бұрын
Edgar Bravo pretty stupid they didn’t release the Friends and 20/20 sessions on cd.
@CharlieHarper85 жыл бұрын
@@zachb3573 yeah i would prefer physical releases but i guess digital is better than nothing
@AudioSourceRE5 жыл бұрын
A fascinating look at Mark's studio and work for the Beach Boys. Thanks to Sound on Sound for posting this, and a special thanks to Mark Linett for his incredible comments about our software!!
@martoto773 жыл бұрын
Better get that Sunflower set out. It’s fifty years old now.
@biniky30333 жыл бұрын
This summer
@toddleopold20095 жыл бұрын
I greatly appreciate the work he has done, and is doing now. The recent Sunshine Tomorrow, Wake the World, I Can Hear Music sets are wonderful. Thank you!
@Erix78103 жыл бұрын
‘Catch a Wave’ and ‘California Girls’ are a couple of the most incredible songs after having been remastered. I was blown away.
@AndyJay1985 Жыл бұрын
I know Brian preferred mono, but the harmonies take on a whole new dimension in stereo.
@jimp.72865 жыл бұрын
Lots of interesting info here. Grew up during that era and sure enough - it was made for the mono a.m. radio. That's where all of us listened before going out to buy. The period of time, from early to mid sixties stands out for me - not just because of the songs, but how they were made. I could be wrong, but I think the three/four track era has a certain something about it that comes partly from the magic track count number itself - not just musical tastes of the time. It creates a certain work flow. That work flow touches a lot of things - even performance/arrangement. I started out in my teens with an old two track that was subsequently bounced to another machine. Due to the noise floor, two/three bounces were it! No more. The final result was like taking a snapshot. No going back. That end result is often much different than the golden parachute of unlimited tracks with unlimited editing of everything imaginable. The people, ( engineers, producers, musicians, etc. ), who made those songs back then sure were impressive. They had to be - tons of money at stake. I can't even imagine the pressure. Red-light fever would've sent me packing. Imagine the talent these days trying to function in that world - or not? Anyway, great video. Love this stuff. Thanks!
@TheStarclipse5 жыл бұрын
I could spend hours And hours listening to This man And never get tired ☺️
@tommytwomommy5 жыл бұрын
America’s Band is so misunderstood. Thank you for your service.
@professorhamamoto5 жыл бұрын
Great interview. This is our cultural history.
@anthonydallarosa83145 жыл бұрын
I want to be Mark Linnett when I grow up. Imagine getting to do interviews about remixing the beach boys in your pajamas.... sublime. : )
@marquee65 жыл бұрын
Anthony Dallarosa. He is a Labowski.😃
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
Thanks, but they aren't pajamas...actually I was wearing a rather nice Tommy Bahama shirt
@EliteOnTheBeat5 жыл бұрын
@@yrplace18 Maybe so Mark but it wasn't ironed and looked like you just rolled out of bed but hey thats the luxury for us producers right? ;) lol
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
@@EliteOnTheBeat There was a picture online showing the full setup for the filming that made the wardrobe choice clear, but I can't find it......
@danerd89785 жыл бұрын
@@yrplace18 You, Alan Boyd and Dennis Wolfe are snappy dressers according to all the interviews you guys do!
@EliteOnTheBeat5 жыл бұрын
This legendary producer Mark Linett sales on eBay under the name YourPlaceOrMine. When I first started producing professionally everyday back in 2013 I bought a brand new PC but despite being a PC fan boy I got tired of that PC EXTREMELY fast within a year I ended up going with Apple which is one of the best decisions I made as a producer. I ended up buying a 2010 12 core Mac Pro from Mark Linnett and by the time I was done upgrading it had 5 Hard drives, 1 which was a OWC E2 SSD, 32GB of ram (But it will support 128), amongst countless other upgrades. I eventually just recently retired it barely a year ago not because It wouldn't keep running but simply because Apple basically made them obsolete via upgrading software, drivers, etc *HEY MARK* ... You still owe me and autograph!! ;) (All of the above is a TRUE STORY)
@davidhiggins70265 жыл бұрын
Was well impressed with this guy in the video, he knows his eggs. You could see the experience he's picked up over the years, very talented and knowledgeable. Presented it well as well, kept it flowing, informing & entertaining along the way. I bet producers and engineers the world over will tune in to this video, peers of Mark Linett young & old learning from him. SOS while your at it, (a pun there!) if Mickey Tretow is up to it these days maybe he'll do a 30 min video. Not necessarily all about ABBA but everything else he's done. He might invite you round to his abode, no doubt he's still got a studio. He may not of had a hand in the latest ABBA tracks coming out soon, but no need to leave him out of things.
@danerd89785 жыл бұрын
I vote that someday we should get a 65' Sessions set. It's one of my favorite periods of the band. The Sirus XM radio show from last year had excerpts from the Sessions, I'd heard some new Help Me, Rhonda stuff not on the boots.
@JMLRecording4 жыл бұрын
an incredible archivist! Thanks for all you've done brother I bought a bunch of gear from CBS Studios, including some incredible Gates Dynamotes I've had restored and brought into the 20th century that I'm very proud of in my studio. Makes me wonder if Brian Wilson and the gang ever used them? Very cool...
@andrewhillabrand44323 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mark! Guys like you are hero’s in music history keep it up. Please release physical copy’s even if it’s limited. Big Fans still want that
@DarkSideofSynth5 жыл бұрын
CBS: "Artists' masters... a waste of space' let's get rid of them. UMG: oops... a fire destroyed our catalogue, don't tell anyone for 11 years. Someone whistles half a note of a song: let's sue the living crap out of this guy!
@p0llenp0ny5 жыл бұрын
Sickening, isn't it?
@DarkSideofSynth5 жыл бұрын
@@p0llenp0ny That is what always happen when profit turns from a consequence of your good work into the ultimate goal no matter what. It often goes from 'Let's set up a company to do the thing we love and believe in and make our living' into ''Let's become filthy rich no matter what we do'.
@mikejones-vd3fg5 жыл бұрын
@@p0llenp0ny its more sickening music artits gave away their music to these guys, after that they can do what they want with it not my businesss, burn it whatever, the problem is the artists sold out their music and we're blaming the people that bought it?
@p0llenp0ny5 жыл бұрын
@@mikejones-vd3fg A lot of artists don't have a choice in the matter. It's usually a clause in the recording contract. Prince had to sue to get control of his masters.
@Erix78103 жыл бұрын
@@DarkSideofSynth for instance, mark zuckerburg and Facebook.
@edwardbrydalski87725 жыл бұрын
i've done syncing by hand from a 4 track to an 8 track mci....back in the day to get a better generational mix of 4 tracks where the originals were saved...usually they would record tracks 1 2 3 and mix on 4 and then overdub back over 3 2 and 1 ..losing the original first generation tracks...there was no digital....slipping was done by hand..a finger on the flange .monitoring using null to keep it honest....this guy ..mark..did amazing work on these....notice he didn't mention the multi channel versions which are great...a really great interview...with some snippets of altec.. rca fairchild and others...
@burlingtonbill15 жыл бұрын
Yeah, loved the visual shots of gear like the Altec 438A, etc.
@sharonraizor28395 жыл бұрын
This is really good.
@derekstocker66612 жыл бұрын
Very clever man, wonderful desks and other equipment, thank you for all this wonderful info Mark, I am sure that the sounds you produce and reproduce are fantastic. Love this and thanks so very much for this few minutes of magic!
@BA-vv4jy3 ай бұрын
I sure wish we could get a "Friends" remastered set.
@garyfreeman20245 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this! Mark is a really nice guy and always willing to talk all things sonic regarding the Beach Boys. As an old school collector, I really do wish that they would release the download only stuff on CD, even if its through their own website. The packaging on the Wild Honey sessions cd was outstanding. Food for thought???
@davidkellymitchell47472 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. Thanks! Mark has seen and done it all. He's a walking talking audio encyclopedia.
@jocknarn32252 жыл бұрын
Fantastic insight into Mark Linett’s Geakdom. I have an old Teac Model 5B 8trk mixer with honking gr8 VUs but unless I find a modest 7” 4trk open-reel, gonna hafta let it go & sulk over the 246 Portastudio. Never mind. But meanwhile look @ that gear there!? Mixing heaven working with genius Brian Wilson & some fantastic music. Pets Sounds onward to me feels nicer, more space, more 2 listen 2. Gobsmacked the finds stories ML coming out with.
@fboness368 Жыл бұрын
The 1967 Wild Honey re-release is fantastic! Had no idea how great that album was.
@luisalonsonaranjo35295 жыл бұрын
So, universal music group didn't have any Beach Boys master recordings that went down in the fire along with the other 100.000 burnt master tapes? Does UMG have the beach boys in its catalog?
@peterscott56915 жыл бұрын
As I understand it, the Beach Boys owned their own masters, so they would be stored somewhere else.
@TheShadowProtocol5 жыл бұрын
They owned their own, good job as well.
@SamWesting Жыл бұрын
Beach Boys did have distribution deals that came & went w/labels like Capitol, Warner/Reprise & CBS/Caribou. But thankfully, the group did keep physical possession of their original master tapes.
@edwardbrydalski87725 жыл бұрын
great interview
@dhpbear25 жыл бұрын
13:01 - The final overdub certainly shows on "Help Me, Rhonda" and "Don't Worry, Baby" (at least, the versions included in "Endless Summer"). Lost of coughs and studio prattle !
@danerd89785 жыл бұрын
Don't Worry Baby was mixed to Stereo and can be remixed thanks to access to all the Session tapes now. All the coughs and talking is recorded unto the Background Vocal Tracks not the Lead Vocal Track.
@kingech_B155 жыл бұрын
It's interesting to hear how we all connected.
@petehatzakos5 жыл бұрын
This is nothing short of amazing! Wow!
@Hamfaxer Жыл бұрын
Dear Mark Linett, i saw this complete vid and find it really interesting. Just a sugestion : Why not make a kind of a 'Concert' of your pile-up of the Good Vibrations Mastertapes ? A mix of these tapes and all their the styles (Western, ... ) or at least of the Best Of or the most exquisite of them, just like a real classical concert, where you have the winds, the strings, playing all around the same theme (here : Good Vibrations in all it's styles). Why not a double Vinyl LP or double CD or somewhere on the Digital platforms... And maybe you can do this for other Beach Boys Songs of which you have also several mastertapes. Good luck and thanks in advance.
@schuylerjohnston15055 жыл бұрын
Thanks SOS, great! I shared on my songwriting and production playlist.
@burlingtonbill12 жыл бұрын
This is REALLY great! Thank you!
@GraemeWoller5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating stuff!
@davidheafield14365 жыл бұрын
That was a fascinating insight into a subject I wish I understood better than I do. Backtracking to the topic of the U.K. 50 year copywrite issue. Whilst it easy to understand the “unfairness” of it when your discussing the likes of the Beatles , Stones , Beach Boys etc you have to factor in the groups that were great but never quite rose to be the cream of the crop and 50 years down the line just wouldn’t sell enough product to make it a viable release if everyone involved needed to be paid. By passing into the public domain it becomes a viable prospect for businessman “X” to release something that only sells 200-300 copies worldwide , at least that way it’s still being given a chance to live with people that still care rather than being locked away in a dusty vault unplayed and un-remembered because it would be expensive for the potential financial returns.
@Javier23gol3 жыл бұрын
I would sit for hours just to listen this guy stories. It's very hard to mix songs that people already know without messing it up or losing its original escense.
@Kazemijazi5 жыл бұрын
Great work attitude and commitment, but above all: QUALITY.
@dadaveda3 жыл бұрын
Fascinating interview.
@gerrydooley9513 жыл бұрын
This is such a great and informative interview
@nathananthony75173 жыл бұрын
Why was he listening to Phil Spector multi-track masters? Is there a forthcoming project of remixing Spector's work? That would be fantastic to hear some of those songs in full stereo.
@zachsmith32 жыл бұрын
That would be great. Not only would it be great, but it’d be a little eff you to Phil Spector “back to mono”. Mono was cool but let’s put this music through everything possible!
@nathananthony75172 жыл бұрын
@@zachsmith3 I would be first in line for a CD of Mark Linett's remix of Phil Spector's work. 100% I'm looking forward to his new remixes on the upcoming Beach Boys' "Sounds Of Summer" coming out in June 2022.
@peterwierenga31825 жыл бұрын
God damn this is gold
@bernardoestrela60295 жыл бұрын
thank you for this.
@tonyfera3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic interview
@Juxtapose765 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Thanks. GB..
@taylor-vl1re5 жыл бұрын
A shame Dennis and Carl Wilson passed away so soon and not be a part of all of this. Wonder if the other Beach Boys are working with Brian on these tapes, or maybe just Brian?....
@danerd89785 жыл бұрын
More of sounds good and giving their blessings to the material. Al had no clue about Sunshine Tommorrow, David Beard from ESQ had to inform him lol.
@Fontsman-144 ай бұрын
It's incredible and tragic that people just dumped stuff. In particular, tapes.
@ericxplackis5 жыл бұрын
This is great!
@charliehall2999Күн бұрын
Dennis singing GV!
@tactileslut5 жыл бұрын
Computers are great at subtraction: given both the second to last tape and the final one you can get the difference, which will be just the new sounds. Of course maybe I misread digital extraction, and more fuss will be needed if the original mix included compression or other processing while sucking in the previous sound.
@gvxrlole4 жыл бұрын
A video about a top-notch recording producer/engineer and the sound is in mono. How’s that for irony?!!
@markwilliams47925 жыл бұрын
Since the copyright laws are what they are, does this mean that in some time, everything that Mr Ross Bagdasarian recorded will finally get released on CD
@davidwestonline5 жыл бұрын
Great interview, great content! Thank you very much :)
@Journeymanlive4 жыл бұрын
awesome !! where are those remix ? can't find them.
@scottschmittmusic Жыл бұрын
Was Stephen Desper the original engineer
@UdiKoomran5 жыл бұрын
fascinating and mighty impressive interview - but I have to say listening to the Pet Sounds remix was a bit underwhelming - mostly due to excessive usage of reverb - that consistant wash of reverb took away from the distinction of the arrangement - the instruments could have been better highlighted too - just my opinion ...
@barbarapope3494 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting 👍🏻
@soulchorea5 жыл бұрын
Always blows my mind thinking about the low prices the good analog gear used to fetch before they “came back” into fashion. What’s the new version of that? Will it be ADAT machines? Should we go buy up all the early Digi 001 boxes, as an investment into the near future time when everyone wants to re-recreate that sound? Serious questions lol - I want to be that older guy that says “heh heh, I got this for 15 bucks when everyone thought that analog sound was the most important thing”
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
$250 k new for a sony 3348 - 48 track digital tape deck that is now worth maybe $500. In the 90's there were probably close to 100 in LA alone. That's the problem with digital gear, no matter how good it is you know it will eventually be nothing but a crummy doorstop
@thejasonknightfiascoband50995 жыл бұрын
Yeah DAW is great and the send effects capabilities & built in effects justify its usefulness as far as I'm concerned but it sounds too synthetic. I proudly still record on an MTR @ home.
@bobafruti5 жыл бұрын
Did Universal burn up The Beach Boys catalog too?
@lukpac5 жыл бұрын
No.
@56dinosaur5 жыл бұрын
in one word "No". Universal bought Capitol AFTER the Universal vault fire. The tapes lost in the Universal fire were mainly MCA, American Decca, A&M, Chess, Checker, Excello, ABC, Dunhill etc.(though it should be noted that, by the time that Universal bought the ABC/Dunhill group of labels, that the multitracks for 98% of the recordings already no longer existed, thanks to a decision by an ignorant ABC/Dunhill executive named Jay Lasker, who considered the multitracks to be of no further use.)
@davidhigginbotham54515 жыл бұрын
NO NO and NO thankfully
@RichardMNixon-zh6uz5 жыл бұрын
@@lukpac Hey, Lukpac from the Music Corner.
@danerd89785 жыл бұрын
No they didn't however there was a fire at Caribou Records in the 80s, in which those masters burned up at the Ranch. So alot of those are gone to be believed, maybe Mark could chime in..
@GaryZenkerStoryteller2 жыл бұрын
I saw WIP as a radio Station on the letterhead in the beginning. Philadelphia. What's your connection, Mark?
@dhpbear25 жыл бұрын
Ironic: interviewing an audio engineer, the mic or pre-amp is DISTORTING! In these days of digital, keep the MAXIMUM audio level below -3 db
@leemaples18065 жыл бұрын
it would sound beter if it was in mono i bet
@zebunker5 жыл бұрын
Not what irony means.
@zachsmith32 жыл бұрын
@@zebunker no he’s right. An audio engineer would hate this audio
@MrT98225 жыл бұрын
We want TRUE STEREO Beach Boys....fuck remixing the duophonic garbage....and what's the problem with O.G. Brian Wilson Mono mixes....leave it alone....i respect the man's work...but I respect B. Wilson's more
@Yrplace3 жыл бұрын
The stereo mixes are always subject to approval of Brian and the rest of the group.
@MrT98223 жыл бұрын
@@Yrplace I was more then likely very drunk when writing this! 😉😂😂 Thanks tho! That's badass!
@DavidMcCoul5 жыл бұрын
Great interview! Pros about the production of this video: cinematic depth of field, good editing (B-rolls, different angles), and close micing. Cons about the production: The color correction is not done well, with highlights blown out to white on skintones. Also there was clipping on the audio (how ironic!). This could have been due to improper recording technique (mic volume too high on camera or field mixer) or due to improper post-processing (gain too high or too much limiting).
@vincentcupo90043 жыл бұрын
So is the Stereo mix of Smiley Smile that sonically superior first generation master he references?
@caddelworth5 жыл бұрын
@29:38 Actually it's an *Electro*-Theremin on "Good Vibrations," not a Theremin _per se_. If you Google both of those, you'll see that although they make (broadly) similar sounds, the Electro-Theremin (invented by trombonist Paul Tanner and inventor Bob Whitsell) is a VERY different looking beast, and MUCH easier to play! If you've ever had the chance to try playing a true Theremin, you'll know how darn DIFFICULT it is. But thanks to Paul and Bob, Brian - and almost every 1950s sci-fi B-movie - had it MUCH easier!
@williamderickjohnson39862 жыл бұрын
Mark, you guys did a really poor job on the Sunflower Sessions/Feel Flows. It sucks… I’m a BB fan no more thanks to you and Mike Love.
@milwaukeeskosher Жыл бұрын
now you have one more Box not to enjoy
@milwaukeeskosher Жыл бұрын
@@williamderickjohnson3986 I don't think they'll become more irrelevant, but it's really sad the way they're treating these releases.I think that like the people who produce these boxes, the people who buy them are too old to discern between the good and the unacceptable. I'm surprised people don't realize this and don't kick Mark Linett's ass. I hope they relaunch these boxes with new masterings. It's like Jack Rieley said: "To sum it up, they blew it, they blew it consistently, they continue to blow it, it is tragic and this pathological problem caused The Beach Boys' greatest music to be so underrated by the general public." Of course he said this in another context, but I think it applies here.
@TheunstopableMrlove5 жыл бұрын
very good interview, sadly the voice recording could use some work since the highs are very harsh, around the 5min mark some de-essing was forgoten for sure :(
@dhpbear25 жыл бұрын
His mic needs way more headroom :( He's clipping thoughout ;(
@TheunstopableMrlove5 жыл бұрын
@@dhpbear2 it's sad to see this in a video from sound on sound
@oldgoody15 жыл бұрын
Sounds like it's been denoised to the max which is strange because I cant hear any trace of a background noise problem...
@gerrydooley9513 жыл бұрын
@@oldgoody1 very funny boys
@oldgoody13 жыл бұрын
@@dhpbear2 It's not clipping.
@winterlandboy3 жыл бұрын
Get Jeff bridges to play him in a movie
@Sunfried13 жыл бұрын
Interesting, but an explanation of some of the terminology would have been nice.
@wdbearfan5 жыл бұрын
where's the remixing???
@slamfreepoetry18455 жыл бұрын
I bet this dude, hates the eagles😜
@twochaudiomg25785 жыл бұрын
who don't
@marquee65 жыл бұрын
Slam Free Poetry. I bet he likes CCR.😃
@warrengamameilhardin5 жыл бұрын
Is that a bathrobe he's wearing? He's a real life The Dude. Awesome work with the Beach Boys although occasionally too much reverb or treble. Those are nitpicks, otherwise, keep 'em coming! I really want to hear a legitimate release of the backing track of When Girls Get Together with sessions. There's something about that track (the 1969 version) that is hypnotic.
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
Sorry to disappoint , but its not a bathrobe and pajamas , but rather a striped Tommy Bahama shirt and a True Grit waist length jacket. Sartorial completists take note......Not shown are my Levi's 501 blue jeans and New Balance shoes.......
@brachio10005 жыл бұрын
App, 10:30 -- love the Beach Boys, but I'd say their nineteen-sixties albums are full of filler.
@brachio10005 жыл бұрын
@@KariKauree : Agreed.
@laz2885 жыл бұрын
Kind of sad how once revered sought after gear becomes trash because of new technology. Mixing in the box currently is so advanced with amazing replicated plug ins of the old gear that outboard gear is really not needed and it will only get better. Recording we are still in the infancy for in the box. The latency and other quirks still favor classic and new outboard gear over plug ins. I guess one day will be recording 100% in the box and outboard gear will be back in the trash.
@DarkSideofSynth5 жыл бұрын
The 'funny' part though is that so many plugins try and imitate old gear whcih - as he said - has gone from trash to outwordly prices. Part of it is of course just fad, nostalgia and marketing but.... unless it's really broken, you can still use gear from many decades ago and I do too. I am seeing a tiny portion of retrocomputing affecting music as well with people ranging from not upgrading their DAW to use old versions from the '90s, old Atari STs, Mac, C64s, etc. Although, I have and love computers, I've just bought a Zoom R24 and sometimes use old hardware synths. Why? I guess it comes down to the hands-on experience, tactile feedback, less visual and more auditory focus (after all, it's music not movies) plus some nostalgia if you are old enough to have used that gear in the past. Even just pressing a button, strumming a guitar, etc. feels more real & engaging regardless of quality & end results. Humans are funny creatures ;)
@ryano.51495 жыл бұрын
@@DarkSideofSynth If I may add, software can be a pain in the rear to deal with too. The benefit of a hardware-based system...as you mentioned the Zoom...is that you can turn it on, and it works. It doesn't decide to update itself in the middle of your session. All of its functions are designed to work together and they do. I personally use and love the Tascam 2488 NEO. DAWs can do incredible things. I appreciate the powerful tools that they are. However, I am also very fond of those hardware units. Though not as full-featured as a software DAW, it is still relatively easy to get excellent results with these systems. ...But that's just me. I'd rather spend my time actually recording than messing around with computer programs that seem as if they are designed to constantly fight each other. The tactile feel of the controls is just an added bonus! Ha ha!
@DarkSideofSynth5 жыл бұрын
@@ryano.5149 Spot-on!
@simonrussell49865 жыл бұрын
You're also getting generations of people coming in who have never seen/used the original gear these plugins are based on, and might not appreciate their function. This might yield creativity, might be wasted. Myself included.
@thehowlingterror5 жыл бұрын
Walla. :-)
@Les5375 жыл бұрын
Cool story, bro.
@twochaudiomg25785 жыл бұрын
this is a big problem This guy talks down his old gear moves to Digital because its not about good sound it's about getting it done. NO STAGE, bass overblowen, Bright as hell highs He sits in his PJ,s i heard enough
@beigemusic3483 жыл бұрын
"making stereo from mono" - wtf ?
@melissaschroeter1615 жыл бұрын
interesting …. always love an engineer …. without one you will not sound as good ...
@joachimdalgard52885 жыл бұрын
what does he mean when he says "pristine 47s"? u47s?
@rogerkaleugher75045 жыл бұрын
Microphones...
@p0llenp0ny5 жыл бұрын
Yes. Telefunken U47s I'd imagine.
@burlingtonbill15 жыл бұрын
Neumann U47 vacuum tube studio condenser mikes. The GOLD Std. for many, for a LONG time. Amazing sound.
@rickhorvath5 жыл бұрын
All those creds and you can't afford a nicer sweater?
@caddelworth5 жыл бұрын
You *do* know that's a dressing gown (robe) and pyjamas, he's wearing, right? :)
@Yrplace4 жыл бұрын
It is actually a rather expensive True Grit overshirt
@caddelworth4 жыл бұрын
@@Yrplace No offence intended, sir! Your outfit does have a rather just-got-out-of-bed look to it to my eyes, though … ? But don't worry, I was glued to your content, and thanks on behalf of all here for sharing it with us!
@Yrplace4 жыл бұрын
@@caddelworth That's how we dress out here in California..... I've always said one reason to get into this business was the ability to go to work in jeans and a t-shirt, but I will keep these wardrobe comments in mind the next time I do an interview...
@dugsdale3 жыл бұрын
well, FWIW all the way thru this breathtaking parade of classic recording equipment I was looking at that jacket & thinking, "wonder where I can get one of those, it looks SO comfortable."
@dogmakarma5 жыл бұрын
Please stop screwing with the original mixes. We all know that UMG let the masters burn but stupidly remixing The Beach Boys from low-quality copies of the multitrack doesn't make people forget how deceptive UMG is or how tragic the loss was!
@yrplace185 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid you're the one that's got it wrong..... UMG has never had any Beach Boys multi-track masters. The group has always kept control of their recordings save for the final mix masters, and while we have created first time stereo mixes of records that were originally only released in mono (Pet Sounds, Wild Honey etc), unlike the Beatles' catalog we have never remixed the original mono and stereo records. However , there are a few exceptions such as the stereo mix of the song Wendy that was remixed to remove the rather pronounced cough heard doing the solo.
@Yrplace3 жыл бұрын
wrong and wrong...no Beach Boys tapes were lost in the fire. They are and always have been held by the group. We mix from high resolution digital copies of the original tapes, not lo-res copies, and have never remixed the mono masters. We have created new first time stereo mixes of all the mono only albums like Pet Sounds , Smiley Smile etc. but those are meant to be alternate ways of hearing the music not replacements for the original mono mixes. Most importantly the stereo mixes have always been done with the input and approval of the group......
@kensims40865 жыл бұрын
Any record i have heard thats been remastered is just ruined.
@iseeolly99595 жыл бұрын
Most over-rated band in history?...God only knows, California Girls, Good Vibrations....fantastic tracks.....the rest.....hmmmm.....the Beatles were on a much higher level in my mind.....don't be mean if you disagree, I'm just putting my thoughts out there. Cheers xx
@iseeolly99595 жыл бұрын
@WillMansell Sir...that is a brilliant response, I take my hat off to you. I will do some youtubing and reading up on Brian. Bless your hear for not getting angry and being nasty to me. Peace and love to you mate.
@tommytwomommy5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think you’ve listened to their music
@iseeolly99595 жыл бұрын
@@tommytwomommy I will revisit them ASAP.
@DrProctorDoesCoke5 жыл бұрын
Listen to "Cabin Essence"
@tommytwomommy5 жыл бұрын
DrProctorDoesCoke the banjo makes that song
@apolloroma67835 жыл бұрын
the music sounded so much better on tape and in mono.. digital is fake and your brain picks up on that..
@cabben73105 жыл бұрын
Not true at all
@apolloroma67835 жыл бұрын
Cabben I guess it depends on sound taste. sound reproduced from microphone to tape is far superior to digital in realistic quality.. digital is an artificial sound you're hearing made up of microchips , your brain detects it it knows what's real and what is its real , but for most people if something sounds somewhat good they don't question it
@cabben73105 жыл бұрын
@@apolloroma6783 Actually, it's a myth that tape/vinyl sounds better than digital/cds. Look it up.
@apolloroma67835 жыл бұрын
Cabben, something is not a myth when you can hear it with your own ears, people hearing vinyl for the first time cannot believe how good it sounds because they are hearing actual sound, the music finally for the first time, and their buying records again, Where Have You Been ,look it up
@cabben73105 жыл бұрын
@@apolloroma6783 I have been listening to records for years. Vinyl has limitations that digital music does not have. It is a myth. Do some research.
@bgbstrm23523 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!! Thank you for your excellent work! 🙂👍
@ThomasDeLello3 жыл бұрын
I read somewhere that in the Capitol Records tower they have kept and catalogued all of their obsolete recording equipment and keep it in storage. There must be some interesting reasons why somebody there made that decision.