Well done. Just been listening to a bit of Dire Straits....a bit of trivia....'Brothers In Arms' was the first ever DDD recording that sold over a million in the new format of CD. So just another 999,990 cassettes to go.......Brilliant achievement and a testament to your chops that no editing was done (do 'drop-ins' count as editing?).
Thanks man, and I didn’t know that Brothers in Arms was the first DDD to sell over a million copies! Good question if drop in’s count as editing, if so there were a lot of those in my album 😅.
Still cant get over a) how good the drums sound, and B) how much presence there is ! That's what I love about vinyl to be honest the high end.. and c) how good the vocals sit and meld, I guess the main secret is a good compressor?
Followed the whole process, you inspired me a long time ago. Managed to set up a whole band and we're trying to record triple a music just for fun :) Tascam 644 user haha
Thanks for following the series and really glad you found it inspiring! The Tascam 644 is a great machine so hopefully you’re a well set for your triple A album. Are you recording the band together live or tracking separately and bouncing?
@wehappyfewmusic mostly live, maybe after bouncing. Been experimenting with a 32 channel mixer and the bus channels. All quite interesting and a lot of fun
Hey, it’s the tune you made on the WS-X1! Sounds great. Your mixing skills are 💯. There are some really good dual decks that have great frequency response. I made a rig for duplication of four dual deck units and a signal duplicator, it’s been a real treat to get good with the duplication process 📼 📼 📼 📼
Hey, well done on spotting the tune I recorded on the WS-X1, I’m loving that machine at the mo. Your duplication rig sounds interesting, how do you have that setup? Many thanks for checking out my new video and kind words too! 🙌
Sooooo apparently YT censored my comment response because I’m promoting analog cassette reproduction? 😂. Hopefully the great overlords at Alphabet replace my comment so you can see the details of my rig rundown 📼
The other day i found some music i had back in the day as a teen.the years from 81 up to 88. It was out in the shed for 8 years getting cold winter than hot in summer.i test it strange they work and steel sound good..so now im like ok now i know i can get old new stock of Chrome type 2 by by nac cobot type 2 im get the real type 2. I order it at walmart site its on its way lol. I cant wait im a test my vcr when i get up. Also ty for your yt it got me to go back to the old way i dont miss the daw at all.
Thanks so much for checking it out and glad you like it, Will! ‘I’ve got a Fever’ was one of the last songs I wrote for the album so I’m pleased to hear you enjoyed that one! 🙌🙏
@@wehappyfewmusic I’m just sorry I didn’t get to it sooner! And yeah, it’s fantastic, the recording too sounds so authentically rolling stones or some classic album. Love it.
This has been a great series. Rather than boosting the high-end on the mixer, did you first try calibrating your cassette deck to the particular tapes that you’re using? I’m visually impaired, so I can’t see what cassette deck you have, but a lot of 3 head decks allow you to adjust the Bias to ensure you’re getting the most you can out of each cassette.
Hi Tim, it’s great to hear you’ve enjoyed the series and thanks for checking out the final episode! I was using a Technics RS-BX626 and does have a bias adjustment (I should of mentioned that 😊). I adjusted it off camera but it still wasn’t quite enough for my liking.
@@wehappyfewmusic sorry totally forgot to reply to this! That’s great that it has a bias adjustment. Perhaps it’s just not adjusting the bias enough to match these particular tapes. Or perhaps these tapes are just not as good quality. Ideally you shouldn’t really be able to hear a quality difference between the tape and sauce when you switch between them. Have you tried recording on a renowned ferric, even something like a TDK D and seeing how your results compare?
@@timgiebel great idea, yes that’d be a good way of checking if it’s the tapes or the machine! Unfortunately one of the tracks has stopped recording on this technics deck. One minute it was fine, then it wasn’t. 😤
Cool project, congrats! Could you please drop the links to the cassettes and also the sticker templates? Thanks in advance and much success with this album! 👍
Glad you liked the project, many thanks! I’ve just added a link to the tape sticker templates but I’m not sure where my graphic designer got the J card ones. I will ask….👍
Nice work and it sounds really good. Do you have a video on monitoring? What I'm getting at is if you inaccurately hear the source in your room with your monitoring...then the decisions you make regarding any adjustments will be ill-informed. How do you ensure that your music translates so well and sounds good on a range of playback scenarios...headphones, earbuds, cars, laptops, ipads etc?
Thanks very much, glad you like how it turned out! Monitoring can be tricky in a home studio and can involve some work arounds. My main approach is to compare my mixes to professionally finished tracks that I know well. This acts as a good benchmark to help inform the decisions I make with my set up. I also do the other techniques you mentioned, including using a couple of different grotbox speakers. I haven’t covered this on the channel yet, but it could make an interesting video. 👍
@@Sean-uo5ef really pleased to hear you enjoyed the series, much appreciated! I’ll make a few more copies and pop them on our bandcamp page in the next week or so. 🙌👍
I’d recommend you look out for a 3 head cassette deck by one of the big manufacturers like Sony, Technics, Yamaha or Denon. You can get some great units for around the £100 mark on the 2nd hand market.
Or even something like a Yamaha KX393 will give good results, although it’s not a three head model, depends what you want to do with it mostly though, play, or record, or both.
It was when I started the project, but I’ve recently got hold of a high speed Revox A77. I’m looking forward to properly testing out on my future projects.
A one-man creative machine! Love the cassette artwork too. ❤
Haha, that’s very kind! Glad you like the cassette artwork too, the graphic designer did a great job of bringing it all together. 👌
Well done. Just been listening to a bit of Dire Straits....a bit of trivia....'Brothers In Arms' was the first ever DDD recording that sold over a million in the new format of CD. So just another 999,990 cassettes to go.......Brilliant achievement and a testament to your chops that no editing was done (do 'drop-ins' count as editing?).
Thanks man, and I didn’t know that Brothers in Arms was the first DDD to sell over a million copies! Good question if drop in’s count as editing, if so there were a lot of those in my album 😅.
Still cant get over a) how good the drums sound, and B) how much presence there is ! That's what I love about vinyl to be honest the high end.. and c) how good the vocals sit and meld, I guess the main secret is a good compressor?
Many thanks for watching, the eq and compressor certainly make a big difference.
Followed the whole process, you inspired me a long time ago. Managed to set up a whole band and we're trying to record triple a music just for fun :) Tascam 644 user haha
Thanks for following the series and really glad you found it inspiring! The Tascam 644 is a great machine so hopefully you’re a well set for your triple A album. Are you recording the band together live or tracking separately and bouncing?
@wehappyfewmusic mostly live, maybe after bouncing. Been experimenting with a 32 channel mixer and the bus channels. All quite interesting and a lot of fun
@@kurtiuscobainius1581 cool, that does sound like fun! 🙌
@@wehappyfewmusic it is, keep the great work up!!
Hey, it’s the tune you made on the WS-X1! Sounds great. Your mixing skills are 💯. There are some really good dual decks that have great frequency response. I made a rig for duplication of four dual deck units and a signal duplicator, it’s been a real treat to get good with the duplication process 📼 📼 📼 📼
Hey, well done on spotting the tune I recorded on the WS-X1, I’m loving that machine at the mo. Your duplication rig sounds interesting, how do you have that setup? Many thanks for checking out my new video and kind words too! 🙌
Sooooo apparently YT censored my comment response because I’m promoting analog cassette reproduction? 😂. Hopefully the great overlords at Alphabet replace my comment so you can see the details of my rig rundown 📼
@@ericvannielsen how funny! 😅 It must of triggered/confused the wrong algorithms? I
Great sound! ✌️❤️
Cheers man, glad you like it! 🙌
Just got a message from Royal Mail coming Tuesday, I hope it's what I think it is 🤞😁
Brilliant, I sent it last week so it may well be from us! Thanks again for ordering one 🤩🤘
The other day i found some music i had back in the day as a teen.the years from 81 up to 88. It was out in the shed for 8 years getting cold winter than hot in summer.i test it strange they work and steel sound good..so now im like ok now i know i can get old new stock of Chrome type 2 by by nac cobot type 2 im get the real type 2. I order it at walmart site its on its way lol. I cant wait im a test my vcr when i get up. Also ty for your yt it got me to go back to the old way i dont miss the daw at all.
Hey thanks for watching and good luck with your new analog recordings👍
This was a great series! Thanks for sharing.
Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it!
Very creative 👍👍👍❤️
Many thanks! 🙏 🙌
@wehappyfewmusic Ur so welcome 👍🙂
I'm so impressed with the final result. I've Got A Fever blew my mind, it sounds absolutely stunning. Way to perfect the craft *round of applause*
Thanks so much for checking it out and glad you like it, Will! ‘I’ve got a Fever’ was one of the last songs I wrote for the album so I’m pleased to hear you enjoyed that one! 🙌🙏
@@wehappyfewmusic I’m just sorry I didn’t get to it sooner! And yeah, it’s fantastic, the recording too sounds so authentically rolling stones or some classic album. Love it.
@@SleepingOrchard Ah thanks man, that’s the best compliment ever!
This has been a great series. Rather than boosting the high-end on the mixer, did you first try calibrating your cassette deck to the particular tapes that you’re using? I’m visually impaired, so I can’t see what cassette deck you have, but a lot of 3 head decks allow you to adjust the Bias to ensure you’re getting the most you can out of each cassette.
Hi Tim, it’s great to hear you’ve enjoyed the series and thanks for checking out the final episode! I was using a Technics RS-BX626 and does have a bias adjustment (I should of mentioned that 😊). I adjusted it off camera but it still wasn’t quite enough for my liking.
@@wehappyfewmusic sorry totally forgot to reply to this! That’s great that it has a bias adjustment. Perhaps it’s just not adjusting the bias enough to match these particular tapes. Or perhaps these tapes are just not as good quality. Ideally you shouldn’t really be able to hear a quality difference between the tape and sauce when you switch between them. Have you tried recording on a renowned ferric, even something like a TDK D and seeing how your results compare?
@@timgiebel great idea, yes that’d be a good way of checking if it’s the tapes or the machine! Unfortunately one of the tracks has stopped recording on this technics deck. One minute it was fine, then it wasn’t. 😤
Cool project, congrats! Could you please drop the links to the cassettes and also the sticker templates? Thanks in advance and much success with this album! 👍
Glad you liked the project, many thanks! I’ve just added a link to the tape sticker templates but I’m not sure where my graphic designer got the J card ones. I will ask….👍
This is truly amazing , thanks for sharing. Sadly I can’t find a good analog tascam in Chile
Thanks very much, and I hope you manage to find a good Tascam tape machine soon!
@@wehappyfewmusic Thanks. By the way, the album More Empty Boxes was recorded with analogue gear too?
@@guslopezr More Empty Boxes was a mix of analog and digital. Our 2011 album On Low Down Track was all analog until the mastering stage.
@@wehappyfewmusic oh wowww!!!! I will listen to it and share to my friends
@@guslopezr many thanks 🙏
Nice work and it sounds really good. Do you have a video on monitoring? What I'm getting at is if you inaccurately hear the source in your room with your monitoring...then the decisions you make regarding any adjustments will be ill-informed. How do you ensure that your music translates so well and sounds good on a range of playback scenarios...headphones, earbuds, cars, laptops, ipads etc?
Thanks very much, glad you like how it turned out!
Monitoring can be tricky in a home studio and can involve some work arounds. My main approach is to compare my mixes to professionally finished tracks that I know well. This acts as a good benchmark to help inform the decisions I make with my set up. I also do the other techniques you mentioned, including using a couple of different grotbox speakers.
I haven’t covered this on the channel yet, but it could make an interesting video. 👍
Any chance you're going to make more cassette available for sale?
Hi I could do another limited edition if there’s demand.
@@wehappyfewmusic I'm in for a copy if you do. I really enjoyed your 4 part documentary series on the making of the album, and loved what I heard.
@@Sean-uo5ef really pleased to hear you enjoyed the series, much appreciated! I’ll make a few more copies and pop them on our bandcamp page in the next week or so. 🙌👍
@@wehappyfewmusic awesome! Looking forward to it!
If I wanted to start collecting tapes, what would be a good starter tape deck to buy?
I’d recommend you look out for a 3 head cassette deck by one of the big manufacturers like Sony, Technics, Yamaha or Denon. You can get some great units for around the £100 mark on the 2nd hand market.
Or even something like a Yamaha KX393 will give good results, although it’s not a three head model, depends what you want to do with it mostly though, play, or record, or both.
a VCR is the best analogue master source you can conjure up?
It was when I started the project, but I’ve recently got hold of a high speed Revox A77. I’m looking forward to properly testing out on my future projects.