species compatibility is irrelevant. there is a distinct social construct based on race and the physical attributes thereof. Social situations deal with how humans interact, and race often dictates how well or how poorly people treat each other. This is undeniable. There is still a stigma involved ...

I haven’t noticed the width condition you’re describing, but I did have a problem recently editing some GP9. While attempting to scrub the tape slowly and mark my edit point, the guides on the 827 would wobble, causing the tape to output a warbling sound, making it difficult to fine tune the edit po...

I haven't reasoned-out why I prefer the company of cats to dogs, but I do. I find myself happier when I share time with a cat, even though my life hasn't improved any. I like dogs just fine, but sometimes their behavior patterns remind me of certain types of people whom I dislike, which bugs me a l...

I find this to be somewhat challenging from an engineering standpoint. That is, it can be difficult to get the voice sounding good without fucking up the guitar sound, or vice versa. Assuming I’m using two mics, I invariably get into phase issues in this situation, especially when I try to use some ...

I've discovered that a lot of the music that I listen to actually becomes unpleasant when heard through through a good system. People's voices sound obviously boosted, compressed and chorus-addled. It's great for "analyzing" music. But sometimes I just want to listen to the music as it was intended...

I’ll second the list of Crazy Horse nominees and add to it the double live album “Weld” recorded during the first Gulf War. This album somehow redefined the limits of their own sound, although it might have been more palatable at half the length. Apparently Neil Young’s Fender Deluxe goes up to 11. ...

and incidentally i don't just check in here to check that thread, i also keep hoping that someone will let me play softball with them, but i keep getting turned down. Did someone say softball? All I've heard about on this site has been baseball and wiffleball. Here's who's on our side: Russ John Gr...

It's interesting that this came up, because I found a similar error in statements on the TapeOp board yesterday. These are great comments, but I have to take exception with the statement that phase issues only occur with two mics (or audio sources). Phase cancellation is an acoustic phenomenon and ...

I get why it's a good idea to do this. Here's my question: How do people do this? Do you just listen to two (or more) sources independently and together? Is there a phase checking tool that you keep by the console? Is it a matter of trusting your ears, or are there more quantitative ways of doing t...

True all-analog cutting is becoming rare, but there are still places like Abbey Road that can do it without any fuss. Steve, I know a lot of your earlier records were pressed at Europadisk, which also seems to be the only company I can find in the US that does DMM. Just wondering what led you to sw...