Recording and Mixing Mono Drums on Cassette Portastudio

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  • Опубліковано 20 чер 2024
  • Listen to me process mono drums by Nahshon Seville onto cassette…then mix them with the DBX 560 compressor and the DBX 510 Subharmonic Synthesizer…
    …that’s a lot of nerdy words.
    "It Doesn't Need It"
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    00:00 Intro
    01:22 Listen to Raw Drums
    01:59 Drum Recording Setup
    03:27 Processing Mono Drums
    05:58 DBX 560 compression
    08:47 DBX 510 Subharmonic Synth
    11:11 Quick Context
    12:00 Thoughts?

КОМЕНТАРІ • 61

  • @thenksbrand8423
    @thenksbrand8423 Рік тому +9

    Maaaannn I really appreciate all the love you’re sending my way bro!! This was such a fun project. I can’t wait for all of the other tracks to come out. Chris you’re a mad scientist!! Lolol and a freakin genius 👏🏿

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      you, sir, are the drum genius. you built the canvas i just splattered some paint on it 😂

  • @craigsanderson4330
    @craigsanderson4330 5 місяців тому +1

    Brings joy to my heart to see young engineers realising that Pro Fools is not where the magic is.

  • @jocknarn3225
    @jocknarn3225 Рік тому +1

    love all the vintage low budget analogue gear. love that 3440 open reel machine. not a bloody computer in sight .. lovely! my mixer-recorder is a tascam 246. mastering cassette is tascam-122.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      ooooh I want a TASCAM 122 one day! have fun!

  • @ACURAOCULTA
    @ACURAOCULTA Рік тому +1

    Very good

  • @red_apple
    @red_apple 3 місяці тому

    Dude those drums sound amaziiiiing

  • @BluesBrethrenofPolishPeoplesR
    @BluesBrethrenofPolishPeoplesR Рік тому +1

    Very cool song and sound 👏👏👏👏

  • @harrisfrankou2368
    @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +1

    Im up early!
    Ill check this at home later!

  • @Mark761966
    @Mark761966 Рік тому +1

    YESSS!!!!!

  • @marcdanielnelson317
    @marcdanielnelson317 Рік тому +1

    this is even more RRAAAADDD Thats a great drum sound!

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      Marc you’re the best and i love recording drums cuz i’m a bassist 😂

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      in fact, I believe it was Warren where I first heard about the DBX subharmonic synth!

  • @donjoefonzarelli9785
    @donjoefonzarelli9785 Рік тому +1

    Really like the sound of that bass drum.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      me too! That's mostly Nahshon and the drum itself... the RE20 has an unhyped kick drum sound, usually, but I find it takes EQ really well

  • @harrisfrankou2368
    @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +1

    I gotta Post Again I have never used my tape out on my 688.
    It's secret sauce and you even break down the cables and adapters!!
    And was thinking about the whole hybrid deal. And this is such a great video for me, that I can do that and do also it in reverse send my Daw Wavs and Midi drums out to tape to the eight tracks tape out into my Hardware effects.
    And later back to the DAW.
    One of your best videos so far, thanks always.
    Great Drummer, tell him he impressed down under!

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +1

      you have 8 tracks! could definitely be fun to bring in a DAW recording onto cassette.... I do have something like that planned soon hahaha

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +1

      @@MadeOnTape Hahaha yeah I want to play with both tape to daw and daw to tape.
      Midi drums...frozen rendered and sent to tape for one of your "Parrallel Tricks"
      Or just run the midi out straight to Tape and back to the daw.
      Definitley a day of kicking back making beats and having fun with the options.

  • @TheGarageRecordingSC
    @TheGarageRecordingSC Рік тому +1

    Sounds great brother!! Great drum beats!! Definitely do a mix breakdown. 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Drivebyedesign
    @Drivebyedesign Рік тому +1

    You’re awesome dude

  • @sunhillsband
    @sunhillsband Рік тому +2

    Amazing sounds brother!!! Educational, inspirational and so entertaining to watch. Would love a mix breakdown video too!!

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      more music from this session forthcoming! will definitely have mix breakdowns. thanks for watching!

  • @juniorvicepresidentofzimba4946

    I really enjoy your videos, and appreciate the effort you put into them to broadcast them on the interwebbage cabbage. I wish we lived in a time when I wasn't looking at a screen and everyone in this comment section was just a bunch of bros IRL.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      yes that would be the best...perhaps a dream for a future for all of us, tho? TapeCon 😂

    • @juniorvicepresidentofzimba4946
      @juniorvicepresidentofzimba4946 Рік тому +1

      @@MadeOnTape If you do the US one I'll do the UK one. Only mutants and freaks.

  • @Psionetics
    @Psionetics Рік тому +1

    Funky

  • @YoMyNamesJakeG
    @YoMyNamesJakeG Рік тому +1

    Love the 635a in crotch position. Currently working on a hip hop project where all the drums are recorded through cassette tape with just that mic. Got the idea from your one mic video. Great stuff man!

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +1

      so glad that worked out! It's the VIBE

    • @YoMyNamesJakeG
      @YoMyNamesJakeG Рік тому

      @@MadeOnTape I would love a video on your full workflow man. That mixer looks cool as hell.

  • @johnkaplun9619
    @johnkaplun9619 Рік тому +1

    Can't believe I've never heard of that synth unit, that thing is insanely cool and just like a really good idea. As someone recording drums with not the best mics in a terrible room that interests me a lot.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      it’s old school and most older engineers would put it on sources like the isolated kick drum mic. i’m finding it awesome on mono drum tracks 🤘

    • @johnkaplun9619
      @johnkaplun9619 Рік тому +1

      @@MadeOnTape I have a Tascam 58 (8 track 1/2inch) and do a lot of mono drums with two tracks, one kick the other everything else. I'm also in the midst of putting together a 500 rack so this is pretty appealing. I will say though, it seems like a bit of a unitasker. I couldn't think of a single other use, but it does sound dope. A lot like mixing in a same in protools with a trigger which is popular now.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      @@johnkaplun9619 believe me it sounds amazing on other sources. bass guitar, guitar. you can use it subtly on sources to thicken up the bottom. (especially with that low end knob which is about 120Hz)

    • @johnkaplun9619
      @johnkaplun9619 Рік тому

      @@MadeOnTape I guess I was thinking it would be an issue with pinch instruments but I guess not! Very cool!

  • @red_apple
    @red_apple 3 місяці тому

    Make a T-SHIRT that says: "WE LIKE NOISE IN TAPE-LAND"

  • @ritofuturito
    @ritofuturito Рік тому +4

    I just listened to the track on Spotify, I’d like to hear more about how you achieved that great bass tone. Also, it would be amazing if you could share your approach when you started the project: Did you go to the studio with some ideas for the drummer, or you just wanted him to have complete freedom for those 45 min you recorded?

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +2

      thanks for listening! I think i’ll make a video on the tones of the other instruments. should be easy to share…
      We didn’t have any defined ideas going in, but once we were in the studio we worked together. For instance, Nahshon played that rhythmic figure once, and then we said “that’s a rhythmic hook”…

    • @ritofuturito
      @ritofuturito Рік тому +1

      @@MadeOnTape Nice one! Looking forward to hearing other tracks with Nahshon’s drums on them.

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +2

      100% thought that immediately... it's like a classic 70's album well produced and mixed.

  • @harrisfrankou2368
    @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому +1

    I'll add this to my Spotify...Dude you MUST do a breakdown on your Bass recording as well.
    What and if you cut frequencies. My PC sits between my KRK's with zero EQ straight out of my Audient Sound Card and that Bass sounds awesome.
    Nice heads up on DBX!
    Edit The Spotify Link is off with a dot in the middle Champ.
    Edit...Hearing it now, awesome very 70's fusion prog Funk Vibe...some nice temporary modulations and love your Bass slides.. fat as a Moog actually.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +1

      will do! Bit.ly shortened the link, but it was actually spotify that was jacked on the link... try this one! (updated in description)
      spoti.fi/3xnuZg7

    • @harrisfrankou2368
      @harrisfrankou2368 Рік тому

      @@MadeOnTape I sub you on spotify I punched the title in search all good great track and recording.
      It's something "my head hears" sitting in my sweet spot cranked a bit...some madness Mike Patton would layer over the top of as well very evocative for any vocal guru.
      This vid could warrant a mini series btw.

  • @retropeanutlad
    @retropeanutlad Рік тому +1

    Great drum sound! What cables did you use to plug the mics into the mixer? It looks like XLR with a 1/4" adapter? If so, what type of adapter/cable are you using? I also have a little vintage mixer, but it's only got 1/4" inputs and I wanna record drums to tape as well!

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +2

      great question, Dalton! I was using two types of adapters:
      1) D'addario XLR to 1/4"
      2) the Little IMP impedance transformer
      the little IMP helps me plug mic signals into guitar pedals and the portastudio itself.

    • @retropeanutlad
      @retropeanutlad Рік тому

      @@MadeOnTape Awesome! Thanks so much for the info 🙂

  • @ralphups7782
    @ralphups7782 Рік тому +1

    I am not fantastic, with my Porto studio or even good. but I noticed you were not running at a high speed. you were going really lo fi, that is also cool as you were explaining that depending on the sound you want.

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +1

      ah yes. My portastudio only has one speed, regular 1 7/8 IPS. That indeed plays a factor in the vibe, thanks for noticing and listening!

  • @jantaras7186
    @jantaras7186 Рік тому +1

    Hi man, I love your videos :) :) and I'm an owner of Tascam ministudio porta two aswell. But - one question has been eluding me for a long time: would it be possible and worth it to try rebuild this Porta to 2-speed beast..?? What do U think about this? I greet you warmly, let the tape fly !! Jay

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      hmmm. that would be very cool. I'm not much of a circuit bender myself, so you'd have to consult someone like Tetrakan. Check out his channel!

    • @jantaras7186
      @jantaras7186 Рік тому +1

      @@MadeOnTape I've tried it before, but his answer was rather terse, but I understand that he has a lot of other work...

  • @tbluedogproject
    @tbluedogproject Рік тому +1

    Good day. Where can I buy such a device?

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому

      hi there! which device? the cassette portastudio? These can be found on Ebay or anywhere like FB Marketplace or garage sales! Happy hunting!

  • @chrisw5742
    @chrisw5742 Рік тому +1

    Did you know sunglasses aren't really good for your eyes? Take in all the light you possibly can in this lifetime bro..........

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  Рік тому +2

      i have to edit these videos, and i can’t look at myself 😂

  • @patrickpowell5430
    @patrickpowell5430 3 місяці тому +1

    Why are you wearing sunglasses?

    • @MadeOnTape
      @MadeOnTape  3 місяці тому +1

      i have to edit these videos and i can’t look at myself in the 👁️ 👁️
      …i should probably see a therapist 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @patrickpowell5430
      @patrickpowell5430 3 місяці тому +1

      Fair enough.
      @@MadeOnTape