Vestax MR44 recording #2 – now with DBX

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• By god! Those two pieces recorded on the Vestax are AMAZING. I'm actually a newbie here, on your blog, but this is just incredible. I'd definitely listen to a whole album of this. Really well thought out and panned. Can't think of anything more to praise but trust me, there's a lot. You actually made me look for 4-track recorders to buy, there's clearly something in this workflow that induces such creative composing. Working with vintage equipment myself, recently I used transistor organ on a heavy metal album i produced. The reviewer said it was the best track on the album, just for the organ parts ;) I WAS SO PROUD :D

  • Thanks Tom. 4 track is awesome. It's been a huge benefit to me lately. Get one!

• Yeah! Great stuff. I want to know more about how you replaced the power adapter for it. I had the chance to pick one of these up but didn't because it didn't have the adapter and I knew I'd never find one for it. Could you possibly write a blog post about that? If so I'll buy it and follow yr instructions. I loved the phone ringing towards the end of the track haha. Happened to me a couple times too and I just left it in. That's what a real pro does!

• Love this site/blog.... This piece on the Vestax with the wah guitar is fantastic! : ) Great work.

• The previous recording was nice but this one is a killer! It sounds like a professionally mixed and mastered album already. Could you share your experience with listening to the original analog sound compared to the digital transfer and could you share what ADC and settings did you use for the transfer? Looking forward to your full album! :-)