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From an interview with Metal Chuch founder Kurdt Vanderhoof about his side-project Presto Ballet:


Besides using a mass amount of analog synths, the album was recorded using analog tape, no Pro-tools or any digital medium used, making the album a true-to-life rock record. "Oh, it went great," says Vanderhoof, explaining the recording process, "it was really good, especially in the world of cut-and-paste editing and Pro-tools, to not take the easy way out in the playing thing and make sure we all played our parts rather than doing midi and all those kinds of things. The challenge is really fun."

Vanderhoof also extends his opinions on digital recording, explaining that when it comes to making records, it really boils down to the musicianship and warm sound. "Oh yeah, it's cheating, especially for rock oriented music. Pro-tools and that stuff almost sounds like crap. The bottom line is that guitars and drums sound better on tape," elaborates Vanderhoof..."

http://www.prestoballet.com/interview.asp


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I am listening right now to "Liquid Tension Experiment Volume 2": if you are into progressive metal (VERY progressive, not much metal) I suggest you give it a try. Most of it was recorded "the old way", as seamless "jamming sessions" with almost no studio tinkering, and it sounds great!

Very good stuff, and it couldn't be otherwise since the band is the actual lineup of Dream Theater minus the singer (it's an instrumental album only) and the bass player (replaced by the excellent Tony Levin, who previously had played with Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and King Crimson).

And, by the way, my SRG Solo after 11 days from purchase really shines: Portnoy's drumming sounds so bombastic, clean and precise!


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On the topic of heavy metal and sound quality, I have another explanation for why the sound of most metal has so drastically declined in the past 15 or 20 years. In the 1980s and up to a certain point in the 1990s, the recording and mixing process was left entirely in the hands of the recording and mixing engineers. They had full control of the studio process. At some point the bands and musicians themselves decided to get involved in the recording process, bands and musicians who after sitting in the studio next to the engineers during the mixing process for a couple of albums, now thought they were fully qualified to do everything themselves. The result? Worsening sound.

Iron Maiden is a great example. The Maiden albums their long-time producer and engineer Martin Birch worked on from 1981 to 1992, are some of the best-sounding titles in the genre of heavy metal. As soon as Martin Birch left and bassist Steve Harris decided to take over in the studio, the sound took a dive down. Listen to Iron Maiden albums "The X Factor" from 1995 and "Virtual XI" from 1998 and compare them to the old albums Martin Birch worked on. There is no comparison. The old albums sound infinitely better. The new ones sound thin, shrill and bright and are ear-fatiguingly bad.
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