chrismuzz Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1390562795' post='2346817'] Also, what about? "Plays like butter" = [/quote] I think that means that it melts on a hot stage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='tonyf' timestamp='1390562795' post='2346817'] Also, what about? "Plays like butter" = [/quote] [attachment=153074:Bull_Butt.jpg] Ignore it, it's a load of bull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1390564886' post='2346870'] Why is recording an instrument sometimes called tracking? [/quote] Simply because the recording is referred to as a "bass track" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norris Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1390564886' post='2346870'] Why is recording an instrument sometimes called tracking? [/quote] Back in days of yore, a recording was usually made to magnetic tape, divided up into several tracks - typically 4, 8, 16, etc. Each track would hold a single instrument/voice, or possibly a sub-mix of several instruments. The tracks can all be recorded at once, or separately. So "tracking" is the act of recording one or more tracks onto the tape, as opposed to "mixing" which is setting the relative volumes of each track after they have been recorded. The name has carried over into the modern digital world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenitram Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Right, yes, I knew that, but why call it tracking instead of recording? There isn't any difference, that I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skankdelvar Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Monckyman' timestamp='1390561272' post='2346785'] Borked.....(face palm) [/quote] Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like Sara Lee. Edited January 31, 2014 by skankdelvar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monckyman Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Completely true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1390568575' post='2346945'] Right, yes, I knew that, but why call it tracking instead of recording? There isn't any difference, that I can see. [/quote] Tracking because you are recording tracks as opposed to a whole piece. The tracks are then mixed down into a mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 OHSC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1390587058' post='2347342'] OHSC? [/quote] [b]O[/b]riginal [b]H[/b]ard [b]S[/b]hell [b]C[/b]ase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Dad3353' timestamp='1390587277' post='2347345'] [b]O[/b]riginal [b]H[/b]ard [b]S[/b]hell [b]C[/b]ase [/quote] Makes sense, thanks :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1390587471' post='2347349'] Makes sense, thanks :-) [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1390545641' post='2346559'] DP...... [size=4]Digital Performer...... [/size] [/quote] Not in my world it isn't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1390589829' post='2347397'] Not in my world it isn't [/quote] [size=4] I am Googling Le Creuse as we speak... [/size] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Vincent Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1390513932' post='2346388'] Use this thread! Anything you don't understand, post it here and you can bet you'll have an explanation in a jiffy [/quote] Although it might be stuff we made up.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1390592549' post='2347446'] [size=4]I am Googling Le Creuse as we speak... [/size] [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='lowdown' timestamp='1390592549' post='2347446'] [size=4]I am Googling Le Creuse as we speak... [/size] [/quote] You may be disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Zenitram' timestamp='1390568575' post='2346945'] Right, yes, I knew that, but why call it tracking instead of recording? There isn't any difference, that I can see. [/quote] Tracking is putting signal to tape. Mixing is playing the tape back through the mixer and applying effects and so on, then recording the results down to stereo. Both are different aspects of recording. Both are elements of production. [quote name='Norris' timestamp='1390567952' post='2346934'] Back in days of yore, a recording was usually made to magnetic tape, divided up into several tracks... [/quote] What do you mean 'days of yore'? We recorded on 8-track analogue tape only last year! Not a computer in sight. Beautiful. Edited January 25, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subrob Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 What is 'growl'? I thought I knew but I probably don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) DFA switch, DFA button: A control, button or switch that doesn't actually do anything that gets pressed or turned in response to a request for a change in sound or tone from someone who doesn't know what the hell they're talking about. Always gets the response, 'that's much better, thanks'. DFA = Does F*ck All. Edited January 25, 2014 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvia Bluejay Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1390642972' post='2347784'] DFA switch, DFA button: A control, button or switch that doesn't actually do anything that gets pressed or turned in response to a request for a change in sound or tone from someone who doesn't know what the hell they're talking about. Always gets the response, 'that's much better, thanks'. DFA = Does F*ck All. [/quote] HAHAHA!! Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1390642972' post='2347784'] DFA switch, DFA button: A control, button or switch that doesn't actually do anything that gets pressed or turned in response to a request for a change in sound or tone from someone who doesn't know what the hell they're talking about. Always gets the response, 'that's much better, thanks'. DFA = Does F*ck All. [/quote] I heard a lovely story once about an engineer who'd worked on a Jeff Beck recording session. Another time perhaps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I have a nasty feeling that this thread could wind up deconstructing the entire English language. Well, not nasty exactly.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 [quote name='subrob' timestamp='1390639062' post='2347738'] What is 'growl'? I thought I knew but I probably don't [/quote] Growl = The tone a bass gives when trying to sound like a baritone sax, a burping, rasping light distortion over a bass fundamental. ...or... Sound emitted by a drummer if anyone touches his cymbals. ...or... a mushroom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 This thread ought to be a sticky but only if someone knows what that means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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