We read each and every support email that comes in. It might be interesting to work on a project just using those and see what it yields. That said, I still have a lot of my outboard gear, including an ADAT, Mackie, and a Tascam four track. However iPhone recording apps have made that a bit easier. I also found it easier to fire up a four track machine to quickly capture song ideas that would pop into my head, whereas with the computer that part is more challenging. I find that part to be largely missing now, and I sometimes wonder if that is why the "magic" seems to be missing in a lot of modern production. One thing about the limitations is that it forced me to make choices and to work creatively to find solutions. ![]() For me at least, MIDI and audio sync became the biggest headache, but even then, one could still record with a lil' bit o' drift between 'em. With the advent of the Mackie CR1604 and ADAT (even though it was digital, it still slotted easily into our systems, operated like a tape machine and was comparatively dead-silent, a major revelation for all IIRC) during the early '90s, at least the principal sources of noise were hugely ameliorated. Just a make-shift vocal booth and a guitar away from recording and mixing, then an iZotope away from polishing the resultant turds. I'm frankly fed up with it all, but I figure gettin' back into the synths and trying to work a little more on the MIDI side of things, cookin' up songs to the point that they're ready for guitar, bass and vox, will be an important catalyst to the Monkster's imminent return to gettin' lost in it all again. I envy (too strong a word, as I don't feel this "emotion" or anger for that matter) those who can compartmentalise and prioritise sufficiently well to somehow make it happen. Heck, there's more than enough going on in it to make avoiding distraction almost impossible for me. Therein lies the problem for me, hence my decision to not leap head-first into the virtual synth world. ![]() These days, it attampts to be all those things rolled into one, meaning that by definition it's necessary to spend a whole lot more time focussed on this one device. Sure, it did more than the other stuff, but its primary function was to work with it (the other stuff), and therefore it was really just a tool that was part of the "networked" system. It was truly what we want them to be now - a music-makin' machine, just like all the other gear. I know I'm not the only one who feels he was waaay more productive when the 'puter didn't provide a gateway to the internet and all its distractions, and virtually harbour every major diversion available to mankind within it. ![]() The thing I miss most, and by light years, mind you, is simply being so much more able to get things done. You can do MORE now so, there is more risk, more technology.Ĭompared to what could be done in a little room with analog, the current generation really is able to reach outer space. When one could only fly an airplane, there was a certain experience available with a certain amount of risk and technology involved.Then came space flight=more risk, more technology. Toodamnhip wrote:Reading your post made me think of the subject of flight.
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