Songs I have recorded with my daughters

PelliX said:
Very nice, always cool to hear an inter-generational thing! :)

It sounds pretty heavily downsampled, though, something the production process not quite right? The guitar would really benefit from better sound, her vocals kind of work with it.
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Downsampled is an understatement. We recorded (36 years ago) to an Akai gx-4000d 4 track reel to reel. And over the course of time I've become quite successful and proficient at digital destruction. :2Thumbs:
 
Oh, you mean one of these (roughly)?

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True, it's in the storage space right now and doesn't get any action, but I still have it and serviced + calibrated it before I put it away. I have a modest Studer for the studio, but that doesn't get much use either to be honest.

Anyhow, it sounds more like a poor digital conversion than ropy tape or bad head alignment, dirt, etc. Shame, I really dig the guitar on the last track. :yesway:
 
PelliX said:
Oh, you mean one of these (roughly)?

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True, it's in the storage space right now and doesn't get any action, but I still have it and serviced + calibrated it before I put it away. I have a modest Studer for the studio, but that doesn't get much use either to be honest.

Anyhow, it sounds more like a poor digital conversion than ropy tape or bad head alignment, dirt, etc. Shame, I really dig the guitar on the last track. :yesway:
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My Akai looks exactly like this
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Believe it or not, it still remains in perfect working condition. It's not for sale, BTW.
Ropy tape? Is that the same thing as "Sticky Shed"?
Thanks for listening!
 
Oh yes, very nice!

Sargeant Preston said:
Ropy tape? Is that the same thing as "Sticky Shed"?
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Collective term for anything wrong with it; shedding, stretched, sticky, snapped. Knackered, in some cases buggered which means terminally stuffed.


Stuffed A description of an item of equipment indicating that it does not work quite as well as when it was new. This situation is not expected to change in the near future.
F*ckedTerminally stuffed.
F*ck me deadA technical expression meaning that after you have totally stripped an assembly you didn't really need to, you have read the manual to discover a major warning in bold type saying never to touch that part under any circumstances whatsoever, as it requires factory (overseas) realignment.
F*ck it all An expression that follows the tinging sound of a miniature spring or circlip bouncing off something on the other side of the room. Unfortunately, you didn't see where it came from, where it went to, and have no idea what it looks like.
F*cking bloody sh*t An expression used after 2 full days reassembling and mechanical aligning to find that an extremely fundamental part is still sitting under the workshop bench.
Holy bloody sh*tThe expression used immediately after stripping the thread or hexagon off a small bolt and remembering that it had a left hand thread.
Sh*t, sh*t, shi*tThe technical expression denoting full understanding that the thing you have just dropped into the bowels of the machine is not only critically important to the machines operation, but is completely beyond retrieval.
F*ck, f*ck, f*ckSomething weighing 400kg is sitting on my finger.
F*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck, f*ck...Something hot weighing 400 kg is sitting on my finger.
How the f*ck... Often used to indicate that in your opinion the designers of the machine might have done something a bit differently.
Bloody sh*tSomebody will have to find a first aid kit.
Holy f*cking sh*tThis is a 440 volt circuit, and I think I've forgotten to isolate it.
Bugger bloody f*ck You see a severed 200 cable wiring harness and reach an immediate understanding of why the equipment rack required extra force to close it. NOTE: If the word 'Holy' is used in conjunction with this expression, it means that all 200 wires in the harness are the same colour.
F*cking damn sh*t I have just picked up the wrong end of a soldering iron.
F*cking bloody damn A general phrase indicating minor irritation.
Holy bloody sh*t My tie is caught by something being driven by a 200 horsepower motor and I can't reach the power switch.
Bugger, f*ck, damnAn indication of full acceptance that the final, binding quote given to the customer omitted the $1800 parts content of the job.
I don't talk to dorks like you An expression that initiates many long and meaningful meetings between your management and the customer, where your manager desperately tries to persuade the customer that something you passionately believe in has never entered your head.
If you're such a clever dick, why don't you fix the bloody thing A phrase which precedes an unusually long period before the next salary increase. Can be effective at getting you on a Customer Relations course.
Bugger off syphillis face A phrase used with customers upon being asked how much bloody longer you intend to be.
If you don't like the way I'm f*cking fixing it... I was taught that a screwdriver also doubles as a cold chisel, a putty knife, a tyre lever, a door jam, a paint stirrer, a big nail, an emergency fuse link, something to lean under the tyre of your managers car, or a tool to wake snoozing apprentices (when sharpened).
Why don't you f*cking buy another one If you persist in using something built during the Crimean War, of course it will sometimes break down.
 
No, not the last time I fired it up. I bought it in a rather poor state and did a fairly comprehensive restoration on it. Why?
 
Equipment of mine is generally in reasonably good shape as I enjoy fixing gear up and I'm more than comfortable servicing all I have. In fact I have quite a track record of buying stuff broken or in need of service cheap and scoring some pretty good deals that way.
 
PelliX said:
Equipment of mine is generally in reasonably good shape as I enjoy fixing gear up and I'm more than comfortable servicing all I have. In fact I have quite a track record of buying stuff broken or in need of service cheap and scoring some pretty good deals that way.
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No offense intended, but I think its time for you create a thread of your own to talk about your gear and how you go about fixing broken equipment.
 
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