Aenima recorded on 8 Tracks?
Marc Girard
I was listening to the Tool webcast the other day. I freaked out when I learnt
that Aenima was indeed recorded on 8 Tracks. I fell off my chair because I
think it's the best sounding CD I got in my collection you see! :)
If anyone would have more information on that matter, it would be really
appreciated. (What machine? DA-88? ADAT? How did they organize the
tracks? Did they mixed down the drums at first or they used like 3 or 4
microphones? etc..etc..)
Meanwhile, I'll keep digging... :D
*Cheers*
Marc G.
elvisonit
that, as he is often in interviews. it was not recording using an 8-track.
it was probably more like 48 tracks and it wasn't digital. it was an analog
reel-to-reel. you should know that being a tool fan almost requires you to
take what they say tongue-in-cheek almost all of the time.
--
Elvis is on it
"Marc Girard" <zap...@sympatico.ca> wrote
geekrock
news:3b322f00$1...@news.toolband.com...
> whatever....are you kidding? maynard was completely kidding when he said
> that, as he is often in interviews. it was not recording using an 8-track.
> it was probably more like 48 tracks and it wasn't digital. it was an
analog
> reel-to-reel. you should know that being a tool fan almost requires you to
> take what they say tongue-in-cheek almost all of the time.
It WAS reported as fact in several trade mags, to be fair to the guy.
I also thought that it was true for a while.
Marc, there was a post here about the recording of Aenima if you're
interested - the only thing I recall specifically about it was that each
drum was individually mic'ed with two additional overheads and played back
through a PA in real time, so that the entire kit must've taken more than 10
channels on its own.
Hope this helps,
-b.
--
"The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench,
a long, plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free,
and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side."
---Hunter S. Thompson
ryan lund
don`t bother.
notice
A) they are an accomplished and commercially sucsessful band
B) the size of danny`s drum kit
C) the studio where they recorded Ænima
and you can determine that there`s no way they used 8 tracks. probably 48 or 96.
depending on the song.
-ominous
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elvisonit
send you off to read about where they recorded the album. the studio (Ocean
Way) is considered to be one of the most advanced and best atmosphered
studios in north america, if not the world. it was considered in the same
league as Abbey Road or something. i learned about this by just doing a
simple search at google or wherever. believing something like that (8 tracks
haha) is just preposterous, sorry. like you said, at LEAST ten mics were
used for just the drums, and any person in their right mind would put each
drum on its own track. hell, on the black album, Lars had three mics on just
the snare drum alone, each with their own track.
--
Elvis is on it
"geekrock" <disappo...@NOSPAMbtinternet.com> wrote
geekrock
> just the smallest amount of detective work (reading the liner notes) would
> send you off to read about where they recorded the album. the studio
(Ocean
> Way) is considered to be one of the most advanced and best atmosphered
> studios in north america, if not the world. it was considered in the same
> league as Abbey Road or something.
Even if a studio has the most advanced technology, it doesn't have to follow
that the band USE it.
> i learned about this by just doing a
> simple search at google or wherever. believing something like that (8
tracks
> haha) is just preposterous, sorry.
I dunno - we always like to believe our favorite musicians can do the
impossible. And I've heard 8 tracks sound awesome (maybe not as good as
Aenima); remember that the Beatles work at Abbey Rd was done in the main on
less than four tracks.
> like you said, at LEAST ten mics were
> used for just the drums, and any person in their right mind would put each
> drum on its own track. hell, on the black album, Lars had three mics on
just
> the snare drum alone, each with their own track.
Yeah, overcompensation is always a bitch though. Hehh. I wish that Lars
would just listen to a James Brown record sometimes, y'know? =)
-b,
TheGreatWent
news:jnh4jts5psr9u6h0d...@4ax.com:
> notice
> A) they are an accomplished and commercially sucsessful band
> B) the size of danny`s drum kit
> C) the studio where they recorded Ænima
> and you can determine that there`s no way they used 8 tracks. probably
> 48 or 96. depending on the song.
Heh, they used 46 tracks for audio and an extra 2 tracks for smpte sync ;)
All this time we thought 46&2 was some deep insight to evolving genetics!
Later,
Danny
Oo aENiMa oo
>All this time we thought 46&2 was some deep insight to evolving genetics!
>
>Later,
>Danny
>
hahahahah!!
nice one.
zæck
Oo aENiMa oo
>the snare drum alone, each with their own track.
first of all, i can't decide if that's a really cool idea or a really dumb
idea.
but anyways, speaking of black albums.... awe, hell, i'm just gonna start a new
thread.
zæck