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Bill, mono doesn't necessarily mean lo-fi! I know our recordings are
a bit lo-fi but that couldn't be avoided when trying to obtain the
very important overall sound we were looking for.
Klas / The Surfites
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Klas, One of our tracks on our album is in mono. If I could do it
> over again I'd do the whole thing lo-fi lol.
>
> Bill
> www.reluctantaquanauts.com
>
> --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > I do like the Lively Ones although I've always found them a bit
> > overrated. They wouldn't qualify in my top 5 (maybe not even in
my
> top
> > 10) of the 1st wave bands who managed an album or more. Sure they
> have
> > some great songs but I just find the majority of their stuff not
> that
> > exiting (and some of the sax lead songs are down right horrible).
> I
> > also think many of their cover versions are better done by others.
> >
> > As for their lead guitar tone, I think it sometimes (e.g.
on "Surf
> > Beat") suffers due to a terrible stereo mix, where the guitar is
> too
> > low in volume and only present in one channel, while the drums in
> the
> > other channel are way too loud. I bet it would sound much better
> in a
> > proper mono mix.
> >
> > Speaking of mono mixes, I wonder if we are the only band
recording
> in
> > mono these days?
> >
> > Klas / The Surfites
> >
> >
Didn't mean that Klas... I'm saying I would have liked to do OUR
album in lo-fi (just for kicks) and I know mono isn't lo-fi. We did
do a song in mono.
Bill
--- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
<surfites@b...> wrote:
> Bill, mono doesn't necessarily mean lo-fi! I know our recordings
are
> a bit lo-fi but that couldn't be avoided when trying to obtain the
> very important overall sound we were looking for.
>
> Klas / The Surfites
>
>
>
>
> --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
>
> > Klas, One of our tracks on our album is in mono. If I could do
it
> > over again I'd do the whole thing lo-fi lol.
> >
> > Bill
> > www.reluctantaquanauts.com
> >
>
> > --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> > <surfites@b...> wrote:
>
> > > I do like the Lively Ones although I've always found them a
bit
> > > overrated. They wouldn't qualify in my top 5 (maybe not even
in
> my
> > top
> > > 10) of the 1st wave bands who managed an album or more. Sure
they
> > have
> > > some great songs but I just find the majority of their stuff
not
> > that
> > > exiting (and some of the sax lead songs are down right
horrible).
> > I
> > > also think many of their cover versions are better done by
others.
> > >
> > > As for their lead guitar tone, I think it sometimes (e.g.
> on "Surf
> > > Beat") suffers due to a terrible stereo mix, where the guitar
is
> > too
> > > low in volume and only present in one channel, while the drums
in
> > the
> > > other channel are way too loud. I bet it would sound much
better
> > in a
> > > proper mono mix.
> > >
> > > Speaking of mono mixes, I wonder if we are the only band
> recording
> > in
> > > mono these days?
> > >
> > > Klas / The Surfites
> > >
> > >
No problem Bill, I understood what you meant in the first place.
Sorry that my post was a bit confusing.
/ Klas
--- In , "supertwangreverb"
<supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> Didn't mean that Klas... I'm saying I would have liked to do OUR
> album in lo-fi (just for kicks) and I know mono isn't lo-fi. We
did
> do a song in mono.
> Bill
>
> --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> <surfites@b...> wrote:
> > Bill, mono doesn't necessarily mean lo-fi! I know our recordings
> are
> > a bit lo-fi but that couldn't be avoided when trying to obtain
the
> > very important overall sound we were looking for.
> >
> > Klas / The Surfites
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In , "supertwangreverb"
> > <supertwangreverb@y...> wrote:
> >
> > > Klas, One of our tracks on our album is in mono. If I could do
> it
> > > over again I'd do the whole thing lo-fi lol.
> > >
> > > Bill
> > > www.reluctantaquanauts.com
> > >
> >
> > > --- In , "Klas Fjellgren"
> > > <surfites@b...> wrote:
> >
> > > > I do like the Lively Ones although I've always found them a
> bit
> > > > overrated. They wouldn't qualify in my top 5 (maybe not even
> in
> > my
> > > top
> > > > 10) of the 1st wave bands who managed an album or more. Sure
> they
> > > have
> > > > some great songs but I just find the majority of their stuff
> not
> > > that
> > > > exiting (and some of the sax lead songs are down right
> horrible).
> > > I
> > > > also think many of their cover versions are better done by
> others.
> > > >
> > > > As for their lead guitar tone, I think it sometimes (e.g.
> > on "Surf
> > > > Beat") suffers due to a terrible stereo mix, where the guitar
> is
> > > too
> > > > low in volume and only present in one channel, while the
drums
> in
> > > the
> > > > other channel are way too loud. I bet it would sound much
> better
> > > in a
> > > > proper mono mix.
> > > >
> > > > Speaking of mono mixes, I wonder if we are the only band
> > recording
> > > in
> > > > mono these days?
> > > >
> > > > Klas / The Surfites
> > > >
> > > >
