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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:	* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Moderator:	DYPSS1::SCHAFER

Created:	Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:	Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2852
Total number of notes:	33157

1106.0. "Bizarre Recording Techniques" by MTBLUE::BOTTOM_DAVID (Fat man in the tub w/da bluz) Tue Dec 29 1987 12:45

    I was browsing the liner notes on Hoy! Hoy! a Little Feat rarities
    album the other night and came accross a gem
    
    Seems that when Feat recorded rocket in my pocket the entire studio
    was empty, Lowell George wanted a differnt sound on the guitar track
    so they mike'd the git, played this out through all the monitors
    in the studio loud, and then mike'd the hallways and mixed it down
    to a single track for the record....
    
    Now that seems a bit bizzarre but interesting...
    
    Another...King Crimsom used a slightly different technique for the
    guitar solo on, ah dumshit attack!, the first song on Islands I
    think, anyway they pumped it down a long hallway with mikes at three
    different intervals and used it as a primative delay system...this
    sounds real bizzarre as there is no reverb sound just raw guitar
    with three distinct 'hits'
    
    So what bizzarre techniques have you heard of or tried yourselves?
    
    dbII

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1106.1	batteries not included	CNTROL::GEORGE		`Wed Dec 30 1987 12:31`	8
	There's a VERY long (half mile?) abandoned railroad tunnel near Clinton. We've used it as a low-budget analog reverb for a few tunes. Gotta keep the arrangements simple, though. The intro probably won't die down until the middle of the last chorus. Dave
1106.2	Reverb-a-matic	DREGS::BLICKSTEIN	Dave	`Wed Dec 30 1987 14:35`	7
	I've discovered that reverse gating reverb (or whatever it's called) can produce neat sounds on a lot more than just drums. I've tried it on vocals, keyboards, guitar, you name it, and it always produces something interesting and "different" sounding. db
1106.3	MVII, II!	ECADSR::SHERMAN	I have an M.S. - in SCIENCE!	`Wed Dec 30 1987 16:49`	4
	Don't forget the bizarre little presets on the MVII, like simulated reverse reverb, multitapping and blooming. Steve
1106.4		BAXTA::BOTTOM_DAVID	a promise your body can't fill	`Mon Jan 04 1988 08:26`	7
	Hmm I used a reverse gated reverb for a slide solo on one of my submissions to CM IV...sounded great... I like the bloom preset #45 on the MV II...I've been using it all weekend trying to get a solo down on a tape.... dave
1106.5	Reverrrrrrrbbbbbbbb	SRFSUP::MORRIS	Curves and a screwball	`Mon Jan 04 1988 12:09`	8
	I took my drumset and set it up in the entrance to a mall. The entrance was about a 200 foot long concrete hall. There were outlets on the walls, so my friend held the mics in different positions, I hit each drum several times, and then played the whole set. Of course, when you do this at 3:00 on Sunday morning, be prepared for the security guard to run you off when he finds you. Ashley