Producing Music (in Analog)

Travis Raab Guitar
Travis Raab Guitar
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I'm going to break down my mix on the Tascam 388. I listened to my subscribers, and made music according to their suggestions! I produced Hip Hop, Neo Soul, Analog Music on reel to reel tape exactly according to subscriber specifications. Recorded on tape! You spoke and I listened!

The previous video:
   • The Best Kick Drum Ever.  

My Music Theory Cheat Sheet:
tinyurl.com/7wj3cjmj

My Gear:
Clarett 4Pre - imp.i114863.net/Jr0brE
Danelectro Honeytone - imp.i114863.net/RyXzkv
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Warm Audio tb12 tonebeast preamp - imp.i114863.net/ZdD2Zz
SM7B Dynamic Mic - imp.i114863.net/WDLb1e
SM57 Dynamic Mic - imp.i114863.net/Eajk3D
MXL 990 Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.net/Xxq6V3
MXL v67g Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.net/BXQj6J
Audio Technica AT2020 Condenser Mic - imp.i114863.net/zakW7G
Mogami Guitar Cable - imp.i114863.net/KeAV1e
Mogami Mic Cable - imp.i114863.net/mgBeAO

Alright well I had the best of intentions. I definitely wanted to make the music that people wanted to hear, but turns out that's hard. I guess it kinda has a neo soul vibe, i just think the rhythm section could be better. Maybe a drum machine next time? I didn't even use the casio synth, what the heck. I got too wrapped up in spectral analysis of an tape eq'd cymbal.

But hey we got to hear this floor tom kick in action, in a song. I think people were pretty divided over it. Some liked it, some hated, most said I used too much muting. I actually like a lot of muting. I honestly still haven't gotten close the sound I'm looking for. I'm gonna try a different better, different mic, different drum, different room, different drummer, different cable computer, and see if that fixes it.

#recording #producing #analog
Studio Guitarist & Virtual Guitar Teacher
www.TravisRaab.com/
コメント (21)
  • @gabe2951
    Interesting that the analog engineers of the old times were happy to move to digital, but a ton of people now are going back to analog despite all the inconveniences. Myself included...
  • @alexanderdragiev2050
    The "Not following my assignment" thing happens to me constantly. When I have a particular style/idea in mind and I want to execute it, I always end up with something completely different. But that's the beauty of it I think. I let the song guide me and take me where it wants to be. I like where this song took you and itself.
  • @appleslayer3337
    good lord you talk like you failed the assignment there at first but you have created the grooviest warm jazzy jam I've heard in a long long while lol. that was epic.
  • @nataliecovers__
    Analog is this great black box to me so thanks for the breakdown 🎉🎉🎉
  • @ChameleoKing
    You've pulled from the audio library in the sky and made a dope track. And it's definitely hip hop. It pulls from different genres and creates it's own. Outstanding!
  • @littlevibetown
    Love watching these Travis, I hope you can make a living on this and keep it going. Everyone can see how much energy is put into each one.
  • @definitelyjustcj4148
    dude this is absolutely amazing and any hip hop song would absolutely be a billboard top 100 hit if this was the track they would sample from
  • @mone4
    ANALOG WILL ALWAYS WIN!!.. love these vids. Taking us back to the vintage world again. Keep it up brotha
  • @user-ys3hz3cn5k
    I miss analog, I started out with the 4 track Tascam, JV-110, JV-880, JV-1080, XP-80 DDD1 Drum machine and 8 second food sampler. Thank you for the memories.💯
  • @billyrayvalentine7972
    The battle to get highs back as the highs are rolling off each time the tape gets played. Then the journey of the analog mix. I spent the entire 1980s analog. It sure is a journey. Your new genre was strangely soothing. Elevator Ska
  • @Netm8kr
    Bro, I'm loving the journey. You surely have immersed yourself in these creative waters. The YT algorithm doesn't always put your current vids in front of me. But always great when I make an effort to stay current. Pretty soon, Peeps will pay you to engineer for them. As to catch a bit of that "sound" your developing in that space. Keep em coming.
  • @ThatBonsaipanda
    My first experience in music production was working in a studio that was just doing the transition to digital (this was way back in 1998ish). I almost lost my marbles with the analog gear with the exact same issues you were facing. We used a ton of expanders and whatnot to artificially stretch the range but you can only go so far. Once it started to move into digital, it just fealt so freeing, but we were having a lot of issues with the AD/DA blocks and the computers struggling to keep up etc. When I left, I woved to never work with analog gear again, but I still do come back to it even today. :D