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Postby L~L~L » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:26 am

A Fire Inside wrote:Did any of you besides Dean REALLY honestly truly "suspect" all of this before? I find it hard to believe. It seems more likely that maybe a bunch of people heard his accusations/bootlegs and said, "Oh, hey, that makes sense since one time I saw him lower the mic but I still heard singing! Yeah, that's what I ALWAYS THOUGHT!" If people had suspected this for a long time, it would have been mentioned before now.


Someone did read on,

http://www.journeymusic.com/ontheroad/r ... ?venue=119


"My wife and I flew down from Portland for the show since I knew it would probably be a once in a lifetime type of show, and I definitely echo all the positive reviews that have been posted so far. I've been to Journey shows since the late 70's, and the highlights for me were definitely getting to see the older material played again. But I do have a question I'm curious if anyone knows the answer to, and that is why were the cd vocal tracks for "We Will Meet Again" being played over the live vocals? I'm sure other people must have noticed this. Steve was either lip-synching or was singing along to the cd vocal tracks. But additionally, the background vocal tracks were being played as well. Was it because of all the sound problems they were having on stage? It was clear throughout the show that they were having troubles with their monitors, and possibly even Steve's microphone. But to the band's credit, despite their monitor problems, the sound out in the crowd was excellent. My wife seemed to think there may have been lip-synching on more than this one song, but I only caught it for sure on "We Will Meet Again." Anyone have any other details on this?
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Postby odessa » Fri Jun 23, 2006 8:57 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:
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RossValoryRocks wrote:Well if we are "outing" people...then let me out you.

After I initially listned I have to admit it looked bad for the Journey boys.

But then I took the discrete sounds out of phase on the supposed bootleg. I stretched the sounds and slowed them down and then searched for other hidden discrete sounds, and I found it right before Steve's vocals start.

On the supposed Manchester bootleg I found where someone added the DVD vocals over the original vocal Steve Augeri sang, AFTER the original bootleg had been made. Under the overdub you can hear, very faintly, the original vocal done in Manchester.

I am still working on the other bootlegs but I am sure they are there.

So I would have to say Dean is full of it.

I wasn't even going to post this, but as you can see Dean forced my hand. I figured he had hurt himself enough with this whole thing.
But there you have it. And if I can find this stuff so can others, and I am sure they will.


Okay, so how can we explain what the sound engineer heard (and reported) that was not from a bootleg?

R Deano and the sound guy gave two different accounts. One as a fan, the other behind the scene. If there are issues with people fiddeling, then won't the orgianl tape the radio station has show that? Would you also state that based on your findings BOTH R Deano and the Sound Engineer are full of it?


I cannot comment on something I did not hear directly. ::shrug:: that is out of my purview. He says he saw it, but no tape has surfaced that proves what he saw. I am sure Svante saw or heard something, but I cannot be expected to know if he is telling the truth since I do not know the person.

Again the evidence is there if you chose to look, or in this case listen.

I gave my opinion based on my research, Dean has give his, Svante has given his perspective. Don't take any of our words for it, go search yourself.


Okay, Svante said he SAW and HEARD it and was THERE. You and Deano were not. Deano says that there is something strange going on. You talk to Deano, then you say Deano is full of it. People then believe the claim is false because you say you tested a bootleg?

However....we still have the sound guy/journalist and the fact that he says there are other (Trainned Professionals) who were there with him... behind the scenes. So if you are so strong in your convictions start your own blog, but put up the disclaimer that your findings dispute R Deano's ONLY because they can't dispute a TRAINNED PROFESSIONAL who was there and has given his full name and credentials. This man has put that on the line.

R Deano is putting his life and livelyhood on the line- to irrate fans and the bands anger.

What are you prepared to do, now that you say R Deano is "full of it"... besides posting here?

You and R Deano may cancel each others findings out because of bootlegs. However, we still have the sound engineer/journalist to think about. I think the media (and general public) will believe him and Deano over you any day. That's just my observation.... as a neutral individual/member of the general public in this whole mess.

Botton line...THE BAND NEEDS TO SAY SOMETHING This ain't about Deano and you. It's about the band's reputation, integrity and what they do (or don't) earn because they don't make any statements. That's what's at stake here...Bottom line.

Also, it sounds, from what you orginally said, that you only "outed" R Deano because he "outed" you. So you would have said nothing if he did not "out" you? :shock: :shock: You would have kept your findings quiet? :evil: So both sides could have kept fighting, yet you would have had evidence. :twisted: Care to expalin that or did you only talk cause Deano pissed you off? :shock::twisted:

I doesn't sound like you talked for any reason other than to help your reputation. You didn't do it for the interest of the band's defence or aid! :twisted:


I wasn't going to say anything because Dean has hurt himself enough. .


Okay, so you admit it. You would have had evidence to prove the band innocent (from Dean's claim) but would have hide it from the fans who want to clear the bands name.:shock: The only reason you gave it was because Dean pissed you off? :shock: So you ain’t a fan of the band. Frankly your reason for saying Dean hurt himself sound lack luster...at best! Sound more like revenge and emotion rather than wanting to truly resolve an issue and help the band and it’s fans. That is sad.


But yes he got me angry enough to come out with what I found. C'est La Vie![/quote]

Revenge caused this? :shock: So why should I or anyone trust what you say? I guess I shouldn't trust your opinion. Then again, you don't care about the band or the fans wanting answers, so you opinions should be considered as Null and Void. At least the people who scream do it because of the love they have for the band. Not self interest- as clearly seems to be the case here!


I don't need to defend the band, that's what they pay their attorney and management for. I am making an observation base on what I have heard.[/quote]

Ah, but Dean said you are a personal FRIEND of Ross and you called him (Ross). So you have no loyalty to your friend either ( Ross)? :shock: Maybe that's why he never called you back? :lol: I hope he reads what you said! I’d hate to have a friend who knows something that could help me. Then says that I should go to a lawyer or ask someone else to help (me) and that they are only helping themself because of a revenge issue. :? Some friend...who needs enemies. :roll:


Frankly I don't care about what you or anyone else thinks about me, so my reputation is neither here nor there.[/quote]

Yes, I think we know that, from what you said. :roll: SELF INTERST is what this is about.

You can look at the evidence, both Dean's and mine and make your own decision regard what is going on. Either way it's no skin off of my back.[/quote]

Fans have been doing that. They don't need you to tell them that. :roll:

Yes, we know you don't care about the fans, your friends or the issue. So why are you in the discussion and conducting tests if you don't care? I know, Deano outing you made you care...Don’t care but was made to care?

I guess this means that we should throw the baby out with the bath water (your statements) as you are not credible. Frankly, I don't believe anything you say based on you subsequent replies to my questions. Then again...you don't care. :roll:
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Postby Joseph Kyselak » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:12 am

RossValoryRocks wrote:Well if we are "outing" people...then let me out you.

After I initially listned I have to admit it looked bad for the Journey boys.

But then I took the discrete sounds out of phase on the supposed bootleg. I stretched the sounds and slowed them down and then searched for other hidden discrete sounds, and I found it right before Steve's vocals start.

On the supposed Manchester bootleg I found where someone added the DVD vocals over the original vocal Steve Augeri sang, AFTER the original bootleg had been made. Under the overdub you can hear, very faintly, the original vocal done in Manchester.

I am still working on the other bootlegs but I am sure they are there.

So I would have to say Dean is full of it.

I wasn't even going to post this, but as you can see Dean forced my hand. I figured he had hurt himself enough with this whole thing.
But there you have it. And if I can find this stuff so can others, and I am sure they will.


I might be missing something here but are you saying that you only bring out the "truth" about these clips being "manipulated" because he "outed" you? Then why would you even bother to go through all this work to investigate? BTW how can this software that you used PROVE (not just suspect) on a digital file what has been done in which sequence? That's sounds pretty amazing. If I have a bunch 0's and 1's in front of me I am not able to tell which one has been there first and which one has been inserted after, especially after being converted a couple of times.

Anyhow I have not formed any opinion yet since I have not reviewed all the "evidence". I guess my 20 years engineering experience just bring up questions in my head when I read statements like yours.

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Postby Rockindeano » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:13 am

Monker wrote:
Dean says it's tapes, no he says a CD skipped, then he says tape again. The sound guy says digital recorders. Make up your mind please.



Monker, I have no idea what Elson uses. I just say "tapes" or "disc", for the sake of argument, it doesn't matter what you call it. Call it a tape, digital tape, cd, live feed, pre recorded feed, I don't care. It doesn't matter. What matters is what is being done is dishonest.
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Postby Wildfire » Fri Jun 23, 2006 9:30 am

NealIsGod wrote:
ohsherrie wrote:I would like to NIG, I really would, but the people I'm talking about don't want to get involved with all this mud slinging and some of the places are private. I don't expect anyone to take my word for it though. I was just trying to point out how senseless this attack on Dean and MR is.


I thought as much. Anyplace besides Perryville?


Funny you single out Perryville, try Perry's Palce for the talk you want.
The talk on Perryville is quite tame compared to there.

http://xsorbit30.com/users5/perryspalace/index.php
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Postby ohsherrie » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:04 am

Val wrote:
Funny you single out Perryville, try Perry's Palce for the talk you want.
The talk on Perryville is quite tame compared to there.

http://xsorbit30.com/users5/perryspalace/index.php


I don't think this post was intended for me but I don't know anything about that place either. Thanks Val, I'll check it out.
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Postby tammy » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:33 am

A Fire Inside wrote:Did any of you besides Dean REALLY honestly truly "suspect" all of this before? I find it hard to believe. It seems more likely that maybe a bunch of people heard his accusations/bootlegs and said, "Oh, hey, that makes sense since one time I saw him lower the mic but I still heard singing! Yeah, that's what I ALWAYS THOUGHT!" If people had suspected this for a long time, it would have been mentioned before now.


I think some here suspected something awhile back:

http://www.mikeportnoy.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1304892
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Postby yak » Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:49 am

ohsherrie wrote:
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ohsherrie wrote:You know this subject is being discussed in places other than here and Dean's blog. There are other people who have bootlegs that Dean has never touched. They have made their own comparisons and come to the same conclusion Dean did. Some of them with the kind of equipment and ability to make a pretty sophisticated analysis.

Coming here trying to discredit Dean or getting this board shut down isn't going to stop this. It's too late for that. Some people are hearing about it on the radio. Why don't you just accept it and support your guy anyway if you're that enamored?


Care to share some links?


I would like to NIG, I really would, but the people I'm talking about don't want to get involved with all this mud slinging and some of the places are private. I don't expect anyone to take my word for it though. I was just trying to point out how senseless this attack on Dean and MR is.


:lol: When I read NIG's question, I knew you would say exactly what you did say....that you would "like" to get involved, (ahhh...no you wouldn't) but you can't...You never involve yourself in anything, nor did you ever do your own dirty work yourself....... You always have some excuse as to why you can't take the initial step...and your private board buddy suckers would gladly jump in and do it for you :roll: And talk has it that those boards you refer to as "private" (and that includes "Perry Palace") are the very boards you have always turned your nose up at. Except for your own infamous one, of course.

You're antics are so old...and so tired...just like you.

Have a good time sucking up to sugar ........... :lol: what a joke!
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Postby yak » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:13 am

ohsherrie wrote: If you can then you're not the Monker that I thought I sort of knew and even respected.


Sort of knew? Respected? :lol: That's funny...Got any more where that came from? :roll:
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Postby WalrusOct9 » Fri Jun 23, 2006 2:45 pm

Okay, I did my own research, with my rip of Vegas and my full bootleg of Manchester I got from dimeadozen.org. I synched up a few songs using Cakewalk Sonar, and...it's not pretty.

Seperate Ways & Stone In Love...both shows synched up with Vegas panned hard left and Manchester panned hard right so you can isolate the recordings:


Seperate Ways:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 84768ADD41

If you want a good starting point, check out the end of Neal's solo, which is different at both shows, yet when Augeri comes back in, it's identical.


Stone In Love:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... B1450814BB



You decide. I'm not on anyone's side here, but this is what I came up with simply putting one recording next to another.
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Postby Saint John » Fri Jun 23, 2006 3:01 pm

WalrusOct9 wrote:Okay, I did my own research, with my rip of Vegas and my full bootleg of Manchester I got from dimeadozen.org. I synched up a few songs using Cakewalk Sonar, and...it's not pretty.

Seperate Ways & Stone In Love...both shows synched up with Vegas panned hard left and Manchester panned hard right so you can isolate the recordings:


Seperate Ways:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 84768ADD41

If you want a good starting point, check out the end of Neal's solo, which is different at both shows, yet when Augeri comes back in, it's identical.


Stone In Love:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... B1450814BB



You decide. I'm not on anyone's side here, but this is what I came up with simply putting one recording next to another.



I just listened to both. Absolutely, positively lip-synching if what I am listening to is legit. I've gone to at least 10 of their concerts in the last 3 years and probably 20 since 98. If I wasn't so drunk and having a good time I might have noticed. I'm f#ckin' p!ssed off at these guys.
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Postby swepett » Fri Jun 23, 2006 7:43 pm

Shania wrote:Btw,I think the words "CD" and "tapes" were used to indicate the fact that they used a recorded vocal,it wasn't the exact technical description of what they actually used.


Yes. If I had been close enough, I might have been able to tell you it was a "Tascam M-2 VLT SQz Deluxe beta" or something similar but I am sure that would have made no sense to most people. Or people would have accused me of using technical mumbu-jumbo no one understands to make things up.

I have been trying to find a good page with a good overview and pictures over the professional multitrack recorders available on the market because if I see one on a picture, I am sure I would recognise it. But as others have said, some of us have a life and right now I am enjoying a traditional Swedish midsummer with my family. 8)
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Postby Monker » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:00 pm

Btw,I think the words "CD" and "tapes" were used to indicate the fact that they used a recorded vocal,it wasn't the exact technical description of what they actually used.


To all of those who agree with the above -

YOU'RE WRONG. The 'idea' of a CD was brought up by Dean to explain his 'theory' of "Faithfully" *skipping*. Cd's can skip. Anybody who has used tapes or MP3's knows that tapes don't skip, and songs stored on hard drives don't skip.

It's a contradiction.

Also, Svante said NOTHING about any type of 'tapes'. He said exactly as I quoted...Being the technical guy he is, if he meant DAT tapes, he would have said DAT tapes...Which is now yet ANOTHER format tossed out on the forum to explain these contradictions. Hey, maybe they used vinyl and that's why it skipped...anybody care to mention 8 tracks?

You guys can't even come up with a consistant theory on this.
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Postby conversationpc » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:11 pm

Monker wrote:You guys can't even come up with a consistant theory on this.


For once, I agree with Monker. Wow!
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Postby WalrusOct9 » Fri Jun 23, 2006 11:16 pm

[quote="Monker]
To all of those who agree with the above -

YOU'RE WRONG. The 'idea' of a CD was brought up by Dean to explain his 'theory' of "Faithfully" *skipping*. Cd's can skip. Anybody who has used tapes or MP3's knows that tapes don't skip, and songs stored on hard drives don't skip.

It's a contradiction.

Also, Svante said NOTHING about any type of 'tapes'. He said exactly as I quoted...Being the technical guy he is, if he meant DAT tapes, he would have said DAT tapes...Which is now yet ANOTHER format tossed out on the forum to explain these contradictions. Hey, maybe they used vinyl and that's why it skipped...anybody care to mention 8 tracks?

You guys can't even come up with a consistant theory on this.[/quote]


If you actually listen to the recording, the tape didn't "skip," it just stopped, or the feed from it went out...i don't hear any abnormalities in it, just Augeri "singing" the first minute or so of the song and then his voice suddenly disappearing...then reappearing in a weaker, scratchy, cracking tone a few seconds later.
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Postby shaka » Sat Jun 24, 2006 3:48 am

Well shoot, time to weigh in again.

If Journey is guilty they probably didn't use tape, cd, DAT, or vinyl. Typically artists that use pre-recorded backing tracks use some sort of sequencer. A sequencer can play multiple tracks of audio and midi and allows tracks to be added or removed depending on the needs of a gig.

Another job of the sequencer is to provide a click track. Typically the click is fed into the drummers monitors so that he can keep everyone else in time. This makes it so any pre-recorded effects are triggered at the correct time.

Sequencers are digital so the audio playback would be like that of computer or hard disk based recorder. Monker is both right and wrong. Tape will not skip period. However Vinyl, CD and hard disk recorders can all skip.

Hard disk systems use buffers to cue the audio. If there is a buffer underrun or a glitch in the operating system the device could hang for a moment causing a skip. A more serious error could cause the audio to hang up and repeat a certain sequence much like a scratched record or cd. Typically this type of error requires a reboot of the system.

As for Svante. He's a technical fellow and I'd wager that most of the people on this board would not understand if he explained things in a technical way. I'm sure his post was dumbed down so the layman could understand his points.

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Postby TRAGChick » Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:01 am

WalrusOct9 wrote:Okay, I did my own research, with my rip of Vegas and my full bootleg of Manchester I got from dimeadozen.org. I synched up a few songs using Cakewalk Sonar, and...it's not pretty.

Seperate Ways & Stone In Love...both shows synched up with Vegas panned hard left and Manchester panned hard right so you can isolate the recordings:


Seperate Ways:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... 84768ADD41

If you want a good starting point, check out the end of Neal's solo, which is different at both shows, yet when Augeri comes back in, it's identical.


Stone In Love:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?a ... B1450814BB



You decide. I'm not on anyone's side here, but this is what I came up with simply putting one recording next to another.


Do they think we're q&^%$ing STUPID?!

Basically, I'm listening - ONCE AGAIN - to the end of the Journey BTM When they played the "live" clip - and they're STILL USING IT!:

1. Vocal inflection on the 2nd "two" - "too-whoo".

2. Drawn-out pronounciation of the 3rd "you" - "yeeeeeeeeew".

3. Drawn-out pronounciation of "ways" - "whaeeeeeze".

I heard the same damn thing on Deano's site...
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Postby swepett » Sat Jun 24, 2006 4:21 am

Monker wrote:Also, Svante said NOTHING about any type of 'tapes'. He said exactly as I quoted...Being the technical guy he is, if he meant DAT tapes, he would have said DAT tapes...Which is now yet ANOTHER format tossed out on the forum to explain these contradictions. Hey, maybe they used vinyl and that's why it skipped...anybody care to mention 8 tracks?



8-track is probably closer than you know. People who use this use some kind of multi-track solution. I've looked around now and it looks (I'm not sure) like there were two Tascam DA-88 in that rack. A DA-88 is a digital 8 track multitrack recorder. It uses hi-8 tapes. One track would be used for the click, so people have something to follow, and then you can put whatever you want on the other tracks. Maybe backing vocals in stereo on two tracks, that's three used. Then maybe keyboards in stereo on two tracks, that's five used. Then maybe a lead vocal on a sixth track. And then you still have two to go.

Queenrÿcke also used backing tracks, for sound effects. they used a Mac laptop with Pro Tools, another digital multi-track solution.

You could do this with a CD or DAT but that would be, like, "so last century". And it would be a more complicated solution.

This is how a DA-88 looks: http://www.retrosynth.com/gear/da88/index.html
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Postby Jeremey » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:14 am

swepett wrote:8-track is probably closer than you know. People who use this use some kind of multi-track solution. I've looked around now and it looks (I'm not sure) like there were two Tascam DA-88 in that rack. A DA-88 is a digital 8 track multitrack recorder. It uses hi-8 tapes. One track would be used for the click, so people have something to follow, and then you can put whatever you want on the other tracks. Maybe backing vocals in stereo on two tracks, that's three used. Then maybe keyboards in stereo on two tracks, that's five used. Then maybe a lead vocal on a sixth track. And then you still have two to go.

Queenrÿcke also used backing tracks, for sound effects. they used a Mac laptop with Pro Tools, another digital multi-track solution.

You could do this with a CD or DAT but that would be, like, "so last century". And it would be a more complicated solution.

This is how a DA-88 looks: http://www.retrosynth.com/gear/da88/index.html


Svante,
I am not on the scene like you, but I do know that in a Keyboard magazine interview back in 2000 maybe, Jonathan's equipment was profiled and he was indeed using a Mac PowerBook back then, which stated clearly in the article that the PowerBook was used for filling out the sound with additional MIDI sequencing, audio triggers, background vocals, and rhythm guitar tracks. Jonathan mixed this out of the PowerBook via a Firewire interface that went into a Mackie 16 channel mixer for monitoring and then split to the other places they would need this signal. I'm willing to bet that the PowerBook would be judged as too risky for running the entire sequence show, so I am betting that it is triggering the multitrack recorders which are storing the audio. I am also willing to bet that they are using something along the lines of a Mackie HDR-24, as the DA-88 and ADAT solutions are WAY too tempramental and the tech would have to change out ADAT tapes every other song or so. They could easily store an entire set on hard drive, and have the ability to create songlists from the hard drive and cue them up, while just having the tech babysit the machine.

Just another option out there I guess....

For those of you that are getting caught up in the definitions of things, and saying "First it's tapes, now it's CDs, now it's hard drives," please understand that these terms are all thrown around to mean the same thing. You can record an entire CD onto a laptop computer, and the engineers are still going to call the recordings "tapes."
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Postby swepett » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:47 am

Jeremey wrote:and the tech would have to change out ADAT tapes every other song or so.


That's what I saw a guy do. But it wasn't ADAT tapes, they were smaller, like Hi-8 tapes.
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Postby Jeremey » Sat Jun 24, 2006 6:57 am

Geez, that is messed up. That would explain it going out every now and then I guess. I hear those tape machines are a bitch to maintain.
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Postby JrnySuxBalls » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:04 am

swepett wrote:
Jeremey wrote:and the tech would have to change out ADAT tapes every other song or so.


That's what I saw a guy do. But it wasn't ADAT tapes, they were smaller, like Hi-8 tapes.

In this day & age, even that is like a decade old. They now have hard disc recorders U can put in a rack. But I guess even THEY crash sometimes.
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Postby Joseph Kyselak » Sat Jun 24, 2006 7:24 am

Jeremey wrote:
swepett wrote:8-track is probably closer than you know. People who use this use some kind of multi-track solution. I've looked around now and it looks (I'm not sure) like there were two Tascam DA-88 in that rack. A DA-88 is a digital 8 track multitrack recorder. It uses hi-8 tapes. One track would be used for the click, so people have something to follow, and then you can put whatever you want on the other tracks. Maybe backing vocals in stereo on two tracks, that's three used. Then maybe keyboards in stereo on two tracks, that's five used. Then maybe a lead vocal on a sixth track. And then you still have two to go.

Queenrÿcke also used backing tracks, for sound effects. they used a Mac laptop with Pro Tools, another digital multi-track solution.

You could do this with a CD or DAT but that would be, like, "so last century". And it would be a more complicated solution.

This is how a DA-88 looks: http://www.retrosynth.com/gear/da88/index.html


Svante,
I am not on the scene like you, but I do know that in a Keyboard magazine interview back in 2000 maybe, Jonathan's equipment was profiled and he was indeed using a Mac PowerBook back then, which stated clearly in the article that the PowerBook was used for filling out the sound with additional MIDI sequencing, audio triggers, background vocals, and rhythm guitar tracks. Jonathan mixed this out of the PowerBook via a Firewire interface that went into a Mackie 16 channel mixer for monitoring and then split to the other places they would need this signal. I'm willing to bet that the PowerBook would be judged as too risky for running the entire sequence show, so I am betting that it is triggering the multitrack recorders which are storing the audio. I am also willing to bet that they are using something along the lines of a Mackie HDR-24, as the DA-88 and ADAT solutions are WAY too tempramental and the tech would have to change out ADAT tapes every other song or so. They could easily store an entire set on hard drive, and have the ability to create songlists from the hard drive and cue them up, while just having the tech babysit the machine.

Just another option out there I guess....

For those of you that are getting caught up in the definitions of things, and saying "First it's tapes, now it's CDs, now it's hard drives," please understand that these terms are all thrown around to mean the same thing. You can record an entire CD onto a laptop computer, and the engineers are still going to call the recordings "tapes."


Finally some things that make sense to me. In regards to reliability I guess one would try to run redundant to overcome any potential equipment "hick-ups".

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Postby shaka » Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:16 am

swepett wrote:
Monker wrote:Also, Svante said NOTHING about any type of 'tapes'. He said exactly as I quoted...Being the technical guy he is, if he meant DAT tapes, he would have said DAT tapes...Which is now yet ANOTHER format tossed out on the forum to explain these contradictions. Hey, maybe they used vinyl and that's why it skipped...anybody care to mention 8 tracks?



8-track is probably closer than you know. People who use this use some kind of multi-track solution. I've looked around now and it looks (I'm not sure) like there were two Tascam DA-88 in that rack. A DA-88 is a digital 8 track multitrack recorder. It uses hi-8 tapes. One track would be used for the click, so people have something to follow, and then you can put whatever you want on the other tracks. Maybe backing vocals in stereo on two tracks, that's three used. Then maybe keyboards in stereo on two tracks, that's five used. Then maybe a lead vocal on a sixth track. And then you still have two to go.

Queenrÿcke also used backing tracks, for sound effects. they used a Mac laptop with Pro Tools, another digital multi-track solution.

You could do this with a CD or DAT but that would be, like, "so last century". And it would be a more complicated solution.

This is how a DA-88 looks: http://www.retrosynth.com/gear/da88/index.html


I doubt that in this day and age te are using a DA-88 for anything other than making multitrack recordings from the mixing bus. Those things are quite old and require too much maintenance.

Using a laptop to do the sequencing is quite common.
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Postby junky » Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:25 am

swepett wrote:
Jeremey wrote:and the tech would have to change out ADAT tapes every other song or so.


That's what I saw a guy do. But it wasn't ADAT tapes, they were smaller, like Hi-8 tapes.



We use to use the Quantegy DA8 tapes in the Tascam DA-88, which are the same size as Hi-8, but those machines don't travel well, unless they rented them.
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