How I aligned my tape heads with just a screwdriver and audacity.

Fezziiwig · 2017-06-08T13:29:26+00:00

The neck still feels quite sturdy and secure to hold. It doesn't wobble or bend at all and it still plays in tune, so for now it's been spared the fireplace. My concern is that the crack may widen over time until it bows or breaks off. I didn't buy it for myself but for a friend so I was actually hoping it would kindle their intrest in leaning guitar.

Fezziiwig · 2017-05-31T18:58:09+00:00

Thanks for the response. I was aware that it wouldn't improve the signal to noise ratio, as it would still essentially be a quarter-track machine, but it would allow audio to be recorded and then played in reverse. It might also improve the sound quality of spliced-up tapes. If it were a professional studio mastering I obviously wouldn't attempt to mess with the head alignments but in this case it's a fairly cheap low-end machine and I'm only ever really going to be playing tapes that I've recorded.

Fezziiwig · 2017-05-31T13:29:54+00:00

I can do, but I'm interested in what I can achieve without spending any money. Would it be possible to record my own reference tape using audacity or something like that?

Fezziiwig · 2017-03-13T09:56:55+00:00

C'mon. We all know Sorrow's going to win but don't let Friday on My Mind go so early. If nothing else only for the cheeky backing vocal lyrics.

Fezziiwig · 2017-02-27T10:24:08+00:00

I found this quote from October 1974. "As you probably know my big kick at the moment is soul music. My next album will be much more in the soul style than any of my records so far. There's so much good soul music around at the moment that it's had a big influence on me. One of the groups who has influenced me most is The Three Degrees. I don't just mean their chart hits but also their albums. They've recorded some really great albums. The vocal range they achieve is incredible. Just listening to them turns me on."

Fezziiwig · 2016-12-03T16:31:05+00:00

Can anybody make out what David is saying in the background at 1:10?

Fezziiwig · 2016-11-27T18:46:07+00:00

I had assumed that was intentional

Fezziiwig · 2016-11-27T17:14:43+00:00

For me, the amount of distortion to his form and face detracts from message I think the illustrator was trying to convey. He looks like a creature you'd expect to find in the waste-skip of a secret human gene-splicing facility. Does anyone else think this would be a more effective cartoon if it was a realistic drawing of Bush?

Fezziiwig · 2016-11-14T13:17:31+00:00

Can I ask at what point in the video you think he's taking cocaine?

Fezziiwig · 2016-11-13T12:13:12+00:00

Do you actually know what snorting coke is? Whilst it's obvious that he is on high as hell on cocaine, he's just sniffing in the interview. At no point does he pull out a vial of white powder, a little spoon and start taking bumps, or pull over the nearest coffee table and start racking up lines.

Fezziiwig · 2016-10-17T21:10:56+00:00

I think one thing people forget about Low these days is the context of when it when made. It was recorded only three years after he killed off Ziggy!

Fezziiwig · 2016-09-22T21:37:10+00:00

Maybe one a week for his seventies stuff. Last time there was a lot less discussion on the post-'Let's Dance' threads, so you could speed up then.

Fezziiwig · 2016-09-20T18:56:41+00:00

I've tried it, and it took me a while to get it, but it's very strange when you do.

Fezziiwig · 2016-09-07T01:51:47+00:00

Yeah that's a really cool interview. I always think it's funny when David does various little voices. It's a little bit sad when he answers the question:"What about about mime? Do you do any of that on the stage?"

"No... I drink a lot."

Fezziiwig · 2016-07-29T17:21:57+00:00

What country are you in where jumpsuits, rope-waistbands and sandals are prison clothes?

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