[sdiy] Should I repair my Fostex, or should I go HD recording?

[Rude 66]

actually, i really liked what was said yesterday.. Recording music is about
creating a soundscape.

 the song is involved, yes of course. but the recording process, actually
since sgt pepper, the wall of sound and joe meek, became an integrated part
in songwriting..

i hear a lot of dance music. now you may think of that what you want, but
i've often wondered what it was that makes some songs with .'boom boom' and
'bleep bleep' work, and others not. i think especially there, the recording
process is vital..

r../



> Oh, and how about Little Richard's incredible "Tutti Frutti"?  The lead
vocal
> is recorded so hot and distorted that it may as well have been recorded
> through a Z-Vex Fuzz Factory (it sounds like tape distortion to me..).
Did that
> stop it from being one of the greatest rock records ever made?  No, that
> distorted vocal probably actually helped it achieve that status!
>
> The inverse is true, also.  That is, one can make incredibly beautiful (or
> incredibly horrible) recordings on high quality modern digital equipment.
It's
> never about the gear -- It's all about THE SONGS, baby.  You want to make
a
> better recording?  Write a better song.
>
>