Craig Anderton's Sound, Studio, and Stage

[Jimbroni]

2012 was a period of rebuilding for me personally. And all in all, have to say I feel like I made major strides to get back on track not only with music by my life.

Thru 2008 to 10, I managed to lose everything. My house, my gf, my job, my studio. And even myself.. I unwittingly allowed someone the power to control me. I had no confidence, I felt like a leaf in the wind just floundering around.

2011 I walked away from it all. Found myself alone and depressed, but eventually landed a rewarding job.

2012 I woke up and realized, everything is now under my control. So I started working out again (kickboxing) and then reconnected with old friends and family. Also was very happy to meet several new friends.

I bought a used piano and started learning to play the keys better than I ever have.

I also formed a new band with a unique sound (fuzz bass, harmonica, drums and vox) a mix of sexy style funk and hardcore. I jokingly call it sex metal.

And Tidied up some old projects as well.

A productive year, in terms of creation, we've written about 10 new songs. I am very proud of them. We played a handful of successful gigs, no money of course but very positive feedback. We just wrapped up some minor construction to create a couple of sonic spaces, one lively room and one dry room. We plan to kick in the new year with some recording, then on to some spring and summer shows.

Now that I'm back amongst the living and on stable ground, I fully intend to kick 2013 right in the ass.

[roomjello]

I am abandoning digital to as much a degree as possible without hurting my self as a marketable studio from here on out.
Digital sucks, it sounds like shit.
Also it causes more headaches, detours and distractions to making good music than anything else there is.
I'm out.

[roomjello]

I am abandoning digital to as much a degree as possible without hurting my self as a marketable studio from here on out.
Digital sucks, it sounds like shit.
Also it causes more headaches, detours and distractions to making good music than anything else there is.
I'm out.

[Anderton]

Originally Posted by roomjello

I am abandoning digital to as much a degree as possible without hurting my self as a marketable studio from here on out.
Digital sucks, it sounds like shit.
Also it causes more headaches, detours and distractions to making good music than anything else there is.
I'm out.

Just outta curiosity, have you tried recording at really high sample rates, like 192kHz? Some smart people I know were on the "digital is crap" side of the fence, but have been swearing to me that recording at 192kHz makes a significant difference - far more than the difference between 96 and 44.1. They say it has nothing to do with frequency response, but the ability to reproduce phase angles properly

[Anderton]

Originally Posted by roomjello

I am abandoning digital to as much a degree as possible without hurting my self as a marketable studio from here on out.
Digital sucks, it sounds like shit.
Also it causes more headaches, detours and distractions to making good music than anything else there is.
I'm out.

Just outta curiosity, have you tried recording at really high sample rates, like 192kHz? Some smart people I know were on the "digital is crap" side of the fence, but have been swearing to me that recording at 192kHz makes a significant difference - far more than the difference between 96 and 44.1. They say it has nothing to do with frequency response, but the ability to reproduce phase angles properly

[Anderton]

Originally Posted by Jimbroni

Now that I'm back amongst the living and on stable ground, I fully intend to kick 2013 right in the ass.

I don't even know you, but damn, your post made me feel really good. Congratulations!!

[Anderton]

Originally Posted by Jimbroni

Now that I'm back amongst the living and on stable ground, I fully intend to kick 2013 right in the ass.

I don't even know you, but damn, your post made me feel really good. Congratulations!!

[roomjello]

Originally Posted by Anderton

Just outta curiosity, have you tried recording at really high sample rates, like 192kHz? Some smart people I know were on the "digital is crap" side of the fence, but have been swearing to me that recording at 192kHz makes a significant difference - far more than the difference between 96 and 44.1. They say it has nothing to do with frequency response, but the ability to reproduce phase angles properly

Phase angles, sounds important!
Interestingly i have been reading some posts stating that the user dislikes 192 very much and claims it is inherently broken!
I have never used it. Perhaps i will try it soon.
Btw i will still track to digital but in a Radar, just no more DAW nonsense except for specific editing and processing tasks.

[roomjello]

Originally Posted by Anderton

Just outta curiosity, have you tried recording at really high sample rates, like 192kHz? Some smart people I know were on the "digital is crap" side of the fence, but have been swearing to me that recording at 192kHz makes a significant difference - far more than the difference between 96 and 44.1. They say it has nothing to do with frequency response, but the ability to reproduce phase angles properly

Phase angles, sounds important!
Interestingly i have been reading some posts stating that the user dislikes 192 very much and claims it is inherently broken!
I have never used it. Perhaps i will try it soon.
Btw i will still track to digital but in a Radar, just no more DAW nonsense except for specific editing and processing tasks.

[UstadKhanAli]

I've got my DAW running quite well, thankfully, thankfully, but I know all too well about the headaches, constant maintenance, problems, etc. that roomjello mentions. I love the editing, the automation for sure, a lot of the tools at my disposal, and some of the work flow, but dayam, it can be a royal-sized pain in the rear. I'm going to probably more or less "freeze" what I have and run it for hopefully a few more years until I absolutely have to get something else, and then I'll re-evaluate what I need to get. I keep hearing that RADAR sounds good.

[UstadKhanAli]

I've got my DAW running quite well, thankfully, thankfully, but I know all too well about the headaches, constant maintenance, problems, etc. that roomjello mentions. I love the editing, the automation for sure, a lot of the tools at my disposal, and some of the work flow, but dayam, it can be a royal-sized pain in the rear. I'm going to probably more or less "freeze" what I have and run it for hopefully a few more years until I absolutely have to get something else, and then I'll re-evaluate what I need to get. I keep hearing that RADAR sounds good.

[Mats Nermark]

Hi,

A few things happened to make 2012 a good musical year for me.

At NAMM I got to hang with Craig A, Jon C, Phil O'Keefe and Chris L which was fun. My son was with me and that was a great experience.

I tried a Collings I-35LC and decided to buy one which ended my very long search for a good 335-type guitar.

Recorded my CD, also together with my son Christoffer who is a very good drummer.

Cheers,

Mats N

[Mats Nermark]

Hi,

A few things happened to make 2012 a good musical year for me.

At NAMM I got to hang with Craig A, Jon C, Phil O'Keefe and Chris L which was fun. My son was with me and that was a great experience.

I tried a Collings I-35LC and decided to buy one which ended my very long search for a good 335-type guitar.

Recorded my CD, also together with my son Christoffer who is a very good drummer.

Cheers,

Mats N

[Goobers]

i got to perform with some great musicians.

Made me feel good, for the opportunity, and bad, by comparison to how good they were.

I'm going into 2013 charged up, but also feeling like I've got my work cut out for me.

[Goobers]

i got to perform with some great musicians.

Made me feel good, for the opportunity, and bad, by comparison to how good they were.

I'm going into 2013 charged up, but also feeling like I've got my work cut out for me.

[roomjello]

I'll keep you posted on how the journey goes.
I just know i cannot go on with the sound of the DAW the way i am presently using it.
Perhaps i am pinpointing with too large a percent in one area or the other but i am changing EVERYTHING and starting from another angle.
I look at it as growth.

[roomjello]

I'll keep you posted on how the journey goes.
I just know i cannot go on with the sound of the DAW the way i am presently using it.
Perhaps i am pinpointing with too large a percent in one area or the other but i am changing EVERYTHING and starting from another angle.
I look at it as growth.

[roomjello]

I'll keep you posted on how the journey goes.
I just know i cannot go on with the sound of the DAW the way i am presently using it.
Perhaps i am pinpointing with too large a percent in one area or the other but i am changing EVERYTHING and starting from another angle.
I look at it as growth.

[roomjello]

I'll keep you posted on how the journey goes.
I just know i cannot go on with the sound of the DAW the way i am presently using it.
Perhaps i am pinpointing with too large a percent in one area or the other but i am changing EVERYTHING and starting from another angle.
I look at it as growth.

[Jimbroni]

If your not a computer person DAW's can be a royal pita for maintenance type stuff. Once they're running tho its pretty sweet, I think. Its best a lot of times to leave them alone when they're working.

My main problem is not hardware and software issues or crappy sound. Digital sounding "crappy" can come from so many sources its really tough to say what the issue is without knowing the details of your equipment and setup, I certainly can't believe its a general truth. You maybe missing some analog distortion that you had from the past, which you can obtain by sending out to analog stuff and resampling.

Anyway my biggest concern with the digital world is that there can be a stifling effect of having all those in the box fx and plugins. It can be really difficult to apply the kiss method when you have all that power at your finger tips. A lot of times less is more when it comes to fx. But then you sit there and cycle thru 20 different convolutions reverbs and its easy to lose sight of the original inspiration.