Members cryptosonic Posted December 26, 2014 Members Share Posted December 26, 2014 Critical listening thread. Let us discuss the things we hear when really listening to records: engineering, instrumentation, whatever. I'll start. Wild Horses has a subtle pan on the vocals that synchs with modulation on the 12 string part. Take a close listen, it's pretty neat. Please add moar.p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StratStevo Posted December 27, 2014 Members Share Posted December 27, 2014 The Family Ties them song is dripping with Uni-Vibe (I think that's the one?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 I think this is really a great idea for a thread, but I don't even know where to begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 We were just talking about this the other day. Johnny Marr and tremolo to die for via hand synched reamped Twin Reverbs... [video=youtube;hnpILIIo9ek] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 Yeah, i love this kind of stuff but feel the topic is too broad/vast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Crypto - Can we narrow it down a bit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 @ 3:30ish, "what'd i say" turns into "day tripper" XW91zp0qNNg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 i've always dug the doors paying homage to otis redding's vocal harmonica thing end of songE2uqaO1jRyk @1:403JzqCwvn8ck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 also the changeling/tramp riff hnwsI8ZPT5g tNWSI-AP1cA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 not sure if these are the sort of things OP is looking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted December 29, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 Crypto - Can we narrow it down a bit? Aye Phil. Perhaps we could choose a song or record, analyze the living crap out of it, rinse, repeat. For example: I'd love to hear your [engineering] perspective on how everything below 400Hz could get so borked on And Justice for All. We have to be somewhat limited though, else this become a Beatles hugbox. not sure if these are the sort of things OP is looking for Exactly this sort of stuff, Honk. Copped riffs and tones, well hidden influences, recording tricks, etc. Phils sig pretty well sums it up: "It shouldn't be expected that people are necessarily doing what they appear to be doing on records." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 haha yeah, i could spend a life time doing this with beatles albums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted December 29, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 Also, I just listened to a bunch of Jimmy Smith and discovered bad assed Hammond toans. I was so lost in the music thirty seconds in that I forgot to take notes and actually listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 29, 2014 Members Share Posted December 29, 2014 also i dig gomez adams homage to marcello mastroiani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted December 30, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 also i dig gomez adams homage to marcello mastroiani I have no idea how the resemblance was lost on me. I start a critical listening thread then find out I notice very little, how appropriate. For what it's worth I use the Gomez avatar because I have crushed on Tish since my penis woke up, and because I {censored}post a bunch his expression implies that I usually shouldn't be taken seriously. Srs thread though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 30, 2014 Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 Also' date=' I just listened to a bunch of Jimmy Smith and discovered bad assed Hammond toans. I was so lost in the music thirty seconds in that I forgot to take notes and actually listen.[/quote'] i picked up this record solely for the cover art. glad i did though. side 2 is like spy music. m5rW6HDcJFQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted December 30, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 i picked up this record solely for the cover art. glad i did though. side 2 is like spy music. I like his slow stuff but as a sucker for mellow jazz organ it is to be expected. Spy music is a deep seated fetish of mine. Ever check out secret agent radio? Edit: embed related. [video=youtube;r5Q95Mcji_4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5Q95Mcji_4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 30, 2014 Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 No, never heard of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted December 30, 2014 Author Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 No' date=' never heard of it.[/quote'] It was more James Bond in the early days but still pretty good. http://somafm.com/secretagent/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 30, 2014 Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 have you ever noticed that "i want you" and "because" have the same riff? better than that is this though.cPTdqrcTWwM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted December 30, 2014 Members Share Posted December 30, 2014 I spend allot of time mixing in the studio so the last thing I prefer to do is listen to technical details when I listen to music. I instead visualize the music as though it was actually being performed by the players live. The most I may go into is studying how the musical composition blends parts together. I can listen to any single part and block everything else out. That's more of a habit you acquire learning to play music for so many years learning your parts, but I prefer to hear the music as a whole when I'm not working and just sit back and enjoy it. Some of that comes from being able to play more then one instrument too. I may listen to the entire song as if I was the drummer, or keyboard player to get a completely different perspective on the music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted December 31, 2014 Members Share Posted December 31, 2014 That's neat. I really enjoy hearing isolated tracks from songs i love, i find it interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wilsoneffectsll Posted January 1, 2015 Members Share Posted January 1, 2015 I really enjoy it when a band puts out unreleased demos of songs. You really get a real appreciation for what a good producer brings to the table when you compare demo to final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cryptosonic Posted January 14, 2015 Author Members Share Posted January 14, 2015 Listening to close to me right now and the Haas plus panning delay on the vocals is ridiculous. Posts below shall recommend albums for discussion. Spirited debate is encouraged. Let the inevitable dissent spawn new threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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