And thanks for listening, this has been my most popular album, according to the stats my friend sent me. Strange, the two tracks that Joe likes were the ones I was apprehensive about including on the album, I also thought "William Morris music" but they seem to work, as I have said, I don...

That's what I mean by this situation being 'bigger on the inside'. It could involve a technician at some point. I don't mind casual DIY, but this might easily be beyond my skillset. Which means asking the question: 'So, how important is the digitization of two dozen cassettes?' What an adventure!

Well, there's no need for anxiety on behalf of the depth - it knows what it's doing, and it's reliable. It's *me* I have the anxiety about - will I be able to hold up my end? Of course, being able to put trust in that depth reduces stress levels dramatically! (I'm talking about pushing the 'record' ...

It both helps and astounds. I knew it was a world that I know nothing about, but I didn't know it was such a *big* world. It's like stepping into a Tardis.

Thanks, all.

nathanscribe wrote: ↑Tue Aug 27, 2024 7:26 pm
Technics probably would do a better job.

Because of the signal-to-noise and wow/flutter specs chiefly?

I have in my possession (acquired through no fault or merit of my own) two cassette decks: Akai GXC-310D Technics M229X They're both old, and I have no familiarity with this technology. My aim is to convert some cassette recordings to digital using one of these devices for playback. I'm inclined to ...

I just listened again a second time to the whole thing and I just realized this is really, really good. I had to slow down enough to get it. If you're moving too fast, it comes across as William Morris music. But slow down, and the feeling can land. Very good work. Proud to know you.

Started before and finished tonight. My favorite's 'Look Away Now'. 'A Title That Is Unrelated' is a close second. From the man who loves Lightnin' Hopkins.

Yeah, that's the good stuff. Really enjoyed it.

I've just been setting up a Soundcloud for us and realised that I've not really shared any of our original songs - possibly because I keep feeling that they aren't quite finished... So here's something very reflective https://soundcloud.com/cuttingroom-961385704/softly-spoken/s-xDXX0tL0j3W?utm_sour...

Good, useful thread for me - thanks all. After reading through it a few times, the conclusions I've drawn are approximately these: * It depends on the genre. (Thank God I'm Americana.) * "The perfect is the enemy of the good." (This plays into my inherent bias, but it still rings true.) * ...

Ha! I find that impossible! Only two things help - time and a shift of focus, or outgrowing where I'm at (slow and painful, but a 'higher' more inclusive perspective, so to speak).

For me, what helps me a lot is if I don’t try to make things right, but just make them better. So if there is a section in a tune that isn’t working, it can be impossible to get right and daunting to even try. But if I ask myself - ‘is there something I can do to make it better?’, there almost alwa...

The word "perfect" was redefined, when Steely Dan started. Rolling Stone rock critic geekery, but good. They compare Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman to the Dan. They also say that by 'Gaucho', they were too perfect. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/steely-dan-quantum-crimi...

Around 10 years ago the sub-genre known as Hyper pop got going , one of its key drivers is AG Cook, also one of the key producers for Charlie XCX, she of global Brat fame. This group of people came up with the mantra for the TikTok generation ….if the music doesn’t change every 4 bars, the kids wil...

@ amanise & Drew: It's really helpful sometimes to knock ideas around - sometimes something emerges. I think I need to aim at 'polished lo-fi' with my stuff. Thanks.

One of the Tibetan Buddhist practices that really impresses is their highly-skilled and very beautiful construction of sand mandalas, and after the ritual's done, they just sweep the whole thing up. I'm happy to let time take care of the phonorecords I make (I'll do my job, time. You do yours.) In t...

Background item #1: I'm a home recordist, not a professional. Background item #2: When I was a kid and Playboy magazine was a thing, I heard a story (which I believed then and still do) that before photographing the pretty girls, they would do a lot of cosmetic touching-up (ahem) and airbrushing to ...

My stupid - the prices I sourced are per monitor, not per pair. The real figures are 3675 (your setup) vs 6700. Sort of one month's salary vs two months if you've got a semi-decent job here. Cash flow issues, indeed.

I have a pair of the KH80s that I've been happy with for a few years but I recently added a KH750 sub... Having checked that combo out (2975 local units of currency), I'm wondering why not just plump for something like the KH 310s (3250 units) right out of the gate? Was it a 'If I'd known then' thi...

Thanks all. I like it too. But I just wrote the words and sang it. Tjarko gave it the oomph. He has chops others dream of. Big arranging skills, plus tasty light touches. Notice how he feathered in a second layer of sax for a brief moment in the intro? I don't know if it's a game with him, but he p-...

There's history here. Years ago, I sent my buddy Tjarko a vocal, no instruments, and he added the rest. Years later, he redid everything but the sax part, so I redid the vocal and rewrote the lyrics and here you have the reborn version. https://on.soundcloud.com/PU282pbhdkaEnyvF6 Tjarko Busink: bass...

It's called 'Taking Flight', but it felt more aquatic with the background sounds. So I pictured manta rays. They sort of fly in the water lol.

Good tuneage.

Your music is often like meditation or a drink. 'Yeah, I needed that,' gets invoked. (Unlike the pandemic lol.) Good work.

"Dancing With Life and Death"