is it really from a cassette-tape?
That must have been quite a high-end machine.
I remember well that rhythm-machines
Thanks kindly! Yes, it really is and in it's day it was a pretty advanced unit for a home studio setup.
Today I am still surprised at how good analog recordings can be. This is my dad's fault, he started me off in the early 70's by getting a reel to reel and recording some of our concerts when I was in the accordion orchestra.
I also still have this one today, and it works well except for one bulb that burnt out in the meter.
I used both while making an educational video series about my Mackie firewire mixer (yeah, another piece of legacy equipment that works as good as new
).
Rhythm machines (or arrangers today) are much improved. In the 80's lots of people were impressed when I showed up to a venue setup and sounded like a one-man-band. Today, well, they sound cheesy, as Jozz says... lol
That sounds great! Amazing that the cassette tape has preserved its sound for so long. And the sound of that Morino is as lovely as ever.
Thanks Paul, high praise coming from you. Oh, and that's not the Morino, it was actually all done on the Elkavox... it's no Morino, but does have Cassotto and a mano reeds.
if you can lose the cheesy backing intro + fills, get it to a pro masterer and onto Spotify
Thanks Jozz... and you know, I did NOT think about it, but I could do that, couldn't I? Awesome idea for a future project!
I wonder how the BK7 would come out? Maybe if I found an amateur drummer, that's another possibility!
About Spotify... a very interesting thought, but part of their process is asking for a social insurance number, and that's not something that I would share with anyone except a government entity... very easy to use that for identity theft... but you did give me something to think about for sure!
I like that! Interesting to see you're using Reaper as well. I've used Logic Pro for the last couple of years, but next year at uni. I have to use Reaper and I've installed it just this week... I may as well get used to it ahead of the course starting.
Thanks Rosie! Since I am a PC kinda guy, I've been using Reaper for around 7 years. They have a MAC version too and that sits on my M1 Mac Mini upstairs if I want to make recordings or capture Zoom sessions in stereo when I bring the accordions upstairs for those rare occasions (ok, so I am a PC/MAC kinda guy... lol).
Today, DAWs are DAWs, they are all so advanced and capable, but LOGIC PRO is like $200US per year and Reaper is $60 for 2 versions (2-3 years?) and does it all plus they have updates all the time (sometimes 2-3 a week when fixing something or adding a new feature). I am not a big apps purchaser, so when I pay for something, it has to really make me happy. I've paid the $60US for Reaper because it is just so good. Also they have an amazing support structure, TONs of excellent YouTube videos that are super well made and fun to watch/learn from.
Super cool Jerry!!!! Cool to hear your early playing. I recognize this song, but don’t ask me the name of it….. Ah, I should have kept that old 4 track recorder….
Thanks Tom! By that point I was almost done playing... it wasn't too long after this that I dropped the accordion altogether. If I push hard in 2025, I will be back to that level that I was at that point in my life, and that is enough to satisfy and make me happy.
Don't ask me the name of that tune either (
if anyone knows, please post here!).
Today 4-track cassette recorders from Tascam, Yamaha, Fostex and others are often found for next to nothing on marketplaces, but the tapes are surprisingly expensive and getting harder to find new. Today, digital is the cheapest, easy way to go for a higher quality sound. Any kind of PC with USB, any DAW, an audio interface, a couple of mics and cables... and "Bob's your mother's brother!"
