What are your recording roots?

[joyfrost]

Since I'm a 90's kid and therefore a bit of a baby here on the forum, my recording roots are sadly a tad less analog.. (I was already in a purely digital recording world when I was 13) but I still at least got to play with cassette tapes. My favorite gift Santa ever brought me was my pink and purple TalkGirl cassette recorder..

I couldn't have been older than 7 or 8. I would either use it to record my kiddy original songs or document my coolest dreams. The coolest part was the varispeed option for playback and recording so I could use it as a voice changer Such fond memories

[elser]

For my instruments I had my dad's Hammond organ, an upright piano tuned to Bb, and a Wurlitzer Electric Piano.
Russell

Lol! everyone should have an upright piano tuned to Bb. That would shake things up!

[elser]

Since I'm a 90's kid and therefore a bit of a baby here on the forum, my recording roots are sadly a tad less analog.. (I was already in a purely digital recording world when I was 13) but I still at least got to play with cassette tapes. My favorite gift Santa ever brought me was my pink and purple TalkGirl cassette recorder..

I couldn't have been older than 7 or 8. I would either use it to record my kiddy original songs or document my coolest dreams. The coolest part was the varispeed option for playback and recording so I could use it as a voice changer Such fond memories

Don't feel bad about it. I've always thought analog was over rated. Digital is here to stay and it will continue to get better and better sounding.

[ComposerLDG]

For my instruments I had my dad's Hammond organ, an upright piano tuned to Bb, and a Wurlitzer Electric Piano.
Russell

Lol! everyone should have an upright piano tuned to Bb. That would shake things up!

I tuned pianos full time for 30 years, and I swear, there were times when I thought everyone DID have an upright piano tuned to Bb! I would go for periods where every single one of them that I was called to service was at least 1/2 step or a full step flat. With few exceptions, always succeeded in bringing them up to 440, though there were ones that were designed for A435, which I left at that pitch. Thanks for the memory!

[ComposerLDG]

Since I'm a 90's kid and therefore a bit of a baby here on the forum, my recording roots are sadly a tad less analog.. (I was already in a purely digital recording world when I was 13) but I still at least got to play with cassette tapes. My favorite gift Santa ever brought me was my pink and purple TalkGirl cassette recorder..

I couldn't have been older than 7 or 8. I would either use it to record my kiddy original songs or document my coolest dreams. The coolest part was the varispeed option for playback and recording so I could use it as a voice changer Such fond memories

That is so cool! Yeah, manipulating the sound was always fun.

[ochaim]

My first sampler:



My first (and only) 4 track:



My first DAW:



My first mixer:

[mojobone]

My first sampler:



My first (and only) 4 track:



My first DAW:



My first mixer:

So cool, that you have screenshots! I'll have to post pics of the PDC-100 and PocketSync...I actually have two generations of the Tascam 424, the last one was a Mk III, with another Tascam 2-track for mixdown. The PDC-100 was driving a Yamaha DX100, a Kawai GMega and a Korg X5, all of which I still own and occasionally use, though the old hardware sequencer is mostly gathering dust.

[ochaim]

sorry mojo, didnt mean yo mislead you. those are just pics i found of what used. i have no idea where those pieces went. except for the 4 track, someone borrowed it and never gave it back.

did you have the tascam portastudio? my friend had one, it was built like a tank! i think it might have been the mk1.

[Russell Landwehr]

For my instruments I had my dad's Hammond organ, an upright piano tuned to Bb, and a Wurlitzer Electric Piano.
Russell

Lol! everyone should have an upright piano tuned to Bb. That would shake things up!

I tuned pianos full time for 30 years, and I swear, there were times when I thought everyone DID have an upright piano tuned to Bb! I would go for periods where every single one of them that I was called to service was at least 1/2 step or a full step flat. With few exceptions, always succeeded in bringing them up to 440, though there were ones that were designed for A435, which I left at that pitch. Thanks for the memory!

The piano tuner said the sound board would likely crack if he tuned it to C. It made things interesting learning songs by ear. I played in some pretty strange keys. Also, when I would play with dad on the organ, he would call out chords... The ones HE was playing on the organ... And I would transpose in my head on the fly.

[KenSmith]

Back in the 80's !!!



Started out with the Tascam 234 4 track Cassette, then added the Tascam TSR8 reel to reel, the mixer was a seck which I loved, and Alesis MMT8 sequencer, all of this was in our Bedroom, we got married when i was 20 and we used our bedroom to record in, the double bed was in two halves so each half would stand on end to make a little booth and the mattress was put against the wall for very cool sound treatment. When the band or solo muso left we put it all back together and got to go to sleep. And yes I am still married to the same amazing woman who put up with this !