Recreate OldSchool Tape FX Using Cassettes (easy to follow)

History of Retro Studio techniques with an old Tape Recorder and DAW. Also Animations Jokes and Diagrams.

[@captivatethem]

This is probably the most useful 17 minutes I've spent all year

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words CT. I am so glad you found this info useful.

[@captivatethem]

@@heavymetalATC it connected the dots between many of the isolated crumbs of knowledge I had and added a lot of context to processes I thought I knew. Been looking at all my analog gear with fresh excitement and that's really cool cause equipment is better being used and loved instead of gathering dust in shelf purgatory. Thanks for the effort!

[@capnjames]

@@heavymetalATCI agree also

[@EpicStuffMan1000]

This is amazing, and I'm upset it doesn't have hundreds of thousands of views

[@heavymetalATC]

Wow! thank you so much Attakai. I must admit I do wish it would have gone that big. The majority of the views are from the first day. I put quite a bit of time and effort into this one but the algorithm Robots are not very kind to a channel of this size. Thanks again maybe things will start popping off I took a break for a few months and now I'm ready to hit it full steam and I just applied for monetization so maybe that will help. Thanks again.

[@neighborhoodturnt]

Really is this is acually helpfull

[@andrewgarcia3136]

@@heavymetalATC sometimes the algo picks stuff up years later, it's never too late

[@G.Man-]

@@heavymetalATC I came across this vid via the algorithm & glad i did 😃

[@RobertWrightOneManCovers]

SAME

[@mrkdosmil2879]

Damn this is really eductional and fun. Thank you for making this, I can tell from your voice that you had fun doing this.

[@heavymetalATC]

mrk dos mil Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment. lm so glad you dig it.

[@arthurmee]

Loved this. Combine education with comedy . . .a winning combo. As a Brit I particularly enjoyed your comic renditions of Lennon, Gabriel and Collins English accents. You made my day . . .oh and I learnt quite a lot too. I was born in the fifties in case you're interested. 😉

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment Arthur. Im glad you liked the impressions I had another guy from England say, Oh the impressions were terrible. LOL I guess if I had to say what I was doing wasnt actually a good impression of each person but mostly just a modified version of poking fun at my friend Craig from Essex. He sounds almost like Harry Potter Hahaha. After talking with me a lot. He has learned to do a Southern American accent Spot on. Like scary good, I would never know it wasn't authentic. Either way thanks again for the kind words and I am so happy that you enjoyed the video.

[@robotriddims]

dude, this was blahhdy fackin' awesome. eleven out of ten.

[@heavymetalATC]

Robot Riddims kick ars mate. Thanks.

[@mbg4041]

I did not know how badly I needed this channel in my life. You sir, are fucking hilarious and this channel is full of pure gold. Thank you, keep it up.

[@TayTayMakesBeats]

I love how this feels like it was made in 2009 or something. It's got that early youtube vibe.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write a kind comment Tay. Yeah I try to keep that aesthetic on all my vids after a certain point. At first it was unintentional im just an old head its my style but I started to try to buy good cameras and start editing fancy and my viewers was like NAW boi.. dont do that. Keep the Vibe. SO I try to remember to not be too flashy n stuff and I use a 60s lense on my camera to keep it looking like that but hd. KZbin a trip..

[@SIKKYBEATS]

This should absolutely have more views. I get my cassette machine soon so I can try all this out!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment Sikky. I have to say at first I really felt the same but as time is going by the view count on this video is really starting to pick up. It was basically dead in the water for over a year and then one day it just started racking up. Dang Algorithm is strange... Anyway I am so glad you found this information useful and were inspired to use the techniques from the video. Thats what its all about. Let me know how it goes and if you have any questions or get stuck on a problem feel free to drop a comment. Thanks again.

[@selahyoudidthat]

Found you sikky

[@Karydman]

This is literally some of the coolest shit i have ever seen/heard of

[@nolenfoxx8109]

This is one of the most amazing videos I've seen! I feel like I took a music class from King of the Hill. Amazing how much you can get away with when you have a lot of knowledge and a little gear.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thanks for watching and for taking the time to write such kind and supportive words, I really appreciate it brother thank you so much.

[@CarrotDugTooDeep]

I love watching these videos. You're a wealth of knowledge and you put things into perspective using everyday, ordinary things to get real-world results. It goes to show that you don't need a multi-million dollar mixing board or studio to produce fantastic music. Thank you!!!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thanks bro you are one kind and dedicated viewer I appreciate it greatly.

[@bioquery]

i lost it at the hair metal voice incredibly good vid

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words BioQuery. I had to pour some sugar on everybody. It was required.

[@just_nate_a]

amazing description of compression.

[@nathanialmartinez250]

The knowledge and diagrams you shared were super helpful! Also that shoutout to LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER was especially cool because I had actually discovered him before I discovered this video. Small world

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a kind comment Nathanial. Yeah, I like Sams content a ton. It especially seems like a small world in the synth and music space you will see several names that come up again and again.

[@selahyoudidthat]

This Was Very Informational Thanks Bro

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment Selah and you are very much welcome.

[@cjgoeson]

I think every time you say “side chain” you mean parallel.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write a comment CJ. You are absolutely right, I said it wrong several times.

[@TheBoboMaker]

That was awesome. Knew all of it except for the Phil Collins part. Still it was a great and entertaining watch.

[@barden6275]

Super cool! One little nitpick, though - that's technically parallel processing and not sidechain processing.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to write a comment Barden. I suppose you are right. Its not like the first track is actually controlling the compression on the second. Well kinda since its the same source but not in real time so you are correct. Its not side chain processing. The guitar isn't controlling the drums or vice versa. Thank you for the correction and kind words. I guess I just had a brain fart on that one. I'm glad you liked the video.

[@sam-dbsmusicbristol4909]

This information is priceless! you're a true legend. thank you.

[@RaquelFoster]

14:08 OMG that guy from LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER is the most annoying person on YT. It's so frustrating because I always like the subject of what he's going on about, but he takes interesting stuff and makes it super annoying and it feels abusive. He's like the opposite of the Cuckoo guy who takes cool stuff and makes it boring but in a nice chill way, like you can just play his latest 5-hour Volca Suppository masterclass video and leave it on in the background like it was Bob Ross or Joe Pera or whatever.

[@scbret]

This was entertaining and informative as heck, and it earned you another subscriber. Keep up the great work!

[@thedaphnethree]

One of the greatest videos on KZbin

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a kind comment Daphne Three. I appreciate the kind words and I'm glad you like the video. I hope you found the info useful in some way.

[@thedaphnethree]

heavymetalATC I found it very useful! I am going to try some of these techniques. I have a question. Can I still get the tape compressed sound if I run 2 cables, 1 in and 1 out of the machine in real time?

[@TheopticnerveX]

Great Video. Thank you! Also, Elvis was from Mississippi but whatever.

[@germona]

Very educational and funny. Thanks Clementine.

[@JonSmithsVoyages]

I love how informative and experimental this was. The cartoons were excellent visualizations. The mix of using analog and digital gear to make it all come together was super cool!

[@dannydrivethru]

Great vid and inspiring stuff BUT you're saying sidechain compression when I think you mean parallel? Mixing the dry with the wet is parallel, whereas triggering your compressor with a different signal source is sidechaining

[@flippedmep8267]

Ive tried this worked great!! Thank you so much. You are so talented and explained very well

[@theelectricsplash7384]

Cool video. How do you synch your tape drums to your DAW drums? I tried running one of our song's DAW drums into the Tascam 424 Portastudio. No problem with the transfer, sounds cool on tape. Then when I re-import the tape tracks into the DAW the tape speeds up quite a bit before the end of a 3-minute song creating this delay that is pretty unpleasant. Unless I run the entire track into the tape machine and then back into the DAW, I don't know if there's a way to fix this.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to type out such a detailed and intelligent comment. As you saw in the video it was a decently short clip so it just lined up but... I would think maybe you could record the drum track onto tape 4-8 bars at a time maybe even with over lap and peice it together with fading if needed but im sure that could leave some artifacts either desirable or not? also you may be able to use your daw to time stretch the drums in 1-4-8 bar sections or as a whole. Ive never really ran a full drum track on tape and back? I usually work from in the box well for the last 10-12 years no live drums so I do a lot of stretching and jogging and copy paste? I see how this could be a problem, im sure you can find a way to jog/shuffle in the daw but outside of that maybe changing the cap,resistor on the motor in the tape player which is kinda crazy and would take extreme math or an adjustment pot and trial and error... or maybe the same thing done with a variac? I hope that gives you some types of ideas but I would probably try to do it in the DAW.

[@myNoiseDotNet]

Excellent!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much Mynoise. Im glad you found it entertaining.

[@waxpiscarr]

you are so awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@frederickbaugher8361]

I have over 40 years of experience as a recording engineer. I have to admit I learned some new things from this video. Well done, my friend!

[@boombap28]

Thank you for sharing this!! A good friend gave me two Slim Line decks and I intend to use them like this. Thanks for the in depth lesson!!

[@jwoah7753]

wanted to make sure i left a comment letting you know how charismatic, and well put this was, you also dip your toes into so many fun, yet pertinent things. thanks for sharing your knowledge, dont go changing.

[@grungepants]

Also you can use a tape recorder as a lofi sampler by recording a single kick, snare, hi hat, synth note, guitar note or bass note into the tape player. Then you record that note back into your daw. You can use this effect to dirty up a keyboard sound that's too digital or give some gain to your drum kits.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a detailed and useful comment Desperadow. Great tip absolutely useful. I have also found that letting something play out into the room and rerecording it just like a simple cheezy reamp and then fading it in with the original will also help a lot on digital sounding synths. I heard that Depeche Mode used to play their synths through old tube guitar amps like fender twin reverb way across the room for this reason. Thanks again bro great tip.

[@MusicianParadise]

Great video man! Those cassette recorders will disappear from flea markets all other the world!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment MP. I'm sure a couple of them got snatched up due to this video. LOL Maybe more came out of boxes in closets and attics. Thanks again.

[@StevenzTaylor]

This is really useful information for amateur porducers like me. I hope to test some of this out before school starts next month. Thanks!

[@connorpursell1228]

How are your tape tracks perfectly in time with the daw recording ? When i try this everyhings out of time

[@deanwolfechannel]

didn't know gated reverb was a happy accident. Great video my friend! Never considered using one of those old single track tape recorders, brilliant .

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment Dean. I figured this video may save a few old tape machines from living the closet or the attic.

[@outaspaceman]

Excellent tutorial…👍

[@someoneoutthere1686]

Great content! Would have loved to have a full song at the end using all the effects, but I'm still satisfied with the drums and guitar.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Jeffery. I really should have done a full song but this video took SOOO long to record and edit. I was pretty burned out by the end of the whole deal. I am so happy to see it is finally getting some decent views and nice meaningful comments from people such as yourself. It started off with a bang and then just creeped along. I do hope you found this information useful in some way. Thanks again.

[@sailingshadowfax7518]

How this doesn't have 100k views is beyond me.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment Shadowfox. I must admit I think much the same but maybe it will get there. I def. put the time in on this video and for the first day it blew up and then it kinda just sat for a long time but one day the YT robot decided to show it around and it started growing and getting views and now I get to read awesome kind and inspiring comments from nice people such as yourself. Thanks again I am so glad you found this info to be of such value.

[@joelgrant7803]

This was hilarious and informative at the same time, pity more ppl haven’t found it. Great video

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and for leaving this awesome comment Joel. It has gained quite a few more views in the last few months.. very good for this small channel. I really appreciate the kind words and sentiment... thanks again.

[@yohna33]

you are hilarious 😂thanks for the laugh and such great info!!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words 윤하. I'm glad you enjoyed my sideways sense of humor and I hope you can find the information useful.

[@highpctshooting5660]

Like this video really informative without being boring

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words Tevv. Im so glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you found the info useful.

[@codelicious6590]

This is hilarious man! Really cool and easy to understand too!

[@theace9000]

this was a total joy to watch, really appreciate the history lessons and all the information given. thanks for the abundantly clear effort that was put into this one. awesome work :)

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so very much for watching and taking the time to type out such a kind and thoughtful comment Arron. I am so glad you enjoyed the video. Yes it was quite an undertaking to edit this one but I am so pleased with the amount of people that enjoyed it and found the info useful or helpful. Thanks again truly.

[@tecesphere]

so glad i found this video straight to the point great info great great great❤

[@Windowserrorsong]

Very nice video but just to help anyone out it’s parallel compression you are doing. Not side chain.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment Crab Flag. Yes you are absolutely correct it is parallel, I almost typed side chain then LOL I just get so used to saying it.

[@Sunn_on_my_D]

KZbin algorithm! Why did you make search for this? Should be in everyone's reccomended.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave this awesome comment Jakavosolo. Gave me a good chuckle. Thanks again bro very kind.

[@107-c4l]

billy corgen and norm macdonald have an alarming resemblance that only just yesterday i discovered this.... .. billy macdonald... thanbks man great vid solid insight... the more you know!m its been a reading rainbow! Stay noisy!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to write a kind although rather random comment 10 7... your YT name is rather random to I recon. Hahaha But yeah on Howard Stern He was looking quite a bit like Norm. I think Norm McDonald was Hilarious but Billy thinking Yellow paint makes the guitar sound better is kinda sad... Look that one up if you hadn't heard it. He literally said that.. he can hear the color of the guitar paint. :(

[@kadenshoemaker6669]

Is their a way to do this stuff without a daw or mixing board

[@PoipleBabby]

This was informative and helpful. Many tutorial videos on a topic fail to give context to the subject, this does that and demonstrates the effects really well. Thank you, stay based.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words Poiple. I try to keep my videos on a level that will interest a pro but still be easy to understand for anyone. I see no reason to leave out 1/2 the info and use big words to try to look cool or smart. F-that I want to educate and inspire people on all skill levels especially those who are just starting out and looking for information. They are the ones who will invent the next new thing. Thank you again and you are very welcome.

[@georgewhite1972]

Informative and funny with some very fackin' terrible British accents too :D

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment George. Are you from the UK? I have a friend "Craig" from Essex and I can do that accent quite a bit better and in talking with me so much he can do the "Alabama" accent to an almost scary degree of accuracy. He is ready to buy him a mustang GT and move into a trailer park and get him some girl with a fat booty in some daisy dukes... I'm afraid and literally I think he does want all that at this point LOL! Thanks bruv I'm so glad you liked the video and found thr info of some use or entertainment value! Thanks bruv!

[@guitargeek6182]

farts in a tunnel!

[@heavymetalATC]

LOL Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment GuitarGeek. I found that quite comical, I just kinda blurted it out and then went yep... that's staying hahaha.

[@howardgilbert5008]

Great vid! Very interesting entertaining and informative.

[@garrybroad8748]

The first example, sounds like 2 guitars ,but is just the 1 guitar take,,then fk year the sam 2 reel t reel players ,Wooo,.hey get the raw 1st take ,eq it as sweet as it could be th the ok best track ,listen, experiment blend in the tape .get ya head set off ,stand back, n diddle the front house till it feels good, n fk what the robot meters display .make it take it as master ,with you're unchangeable stamp, producers with ballsy conviction know this ,not scared, cause they've stood back n listened in the real ambience, blasting ,no head set .

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment Garry. Hell yeah bro, I feel like people are too uptight and try to do everything by the book. A hot mix is often just the ticket, especially when printing to tape its like an auto limiter. I watched an interview where Andrew Scheps said when he was recording 99 problems for Jay-Z he took a screw driver and opened the tape machine and turned the bias pot up so he could hit the tape even louder. Thanks again Garry. I love studio talk and anyone who isn't afraid to break some rules for a result.

[@raindogred]

i got a radioshack dictaphone on ebay the other day. on my daw interface it has these "insert" channels. What would happen if I use a insert with a split cable and patch the out from reaper using reainsert to the tape recorder input, and the output from the tape recorder back to inseert return. I know that the tape has the ability to monitor while recording. am I even getting the tape sound doing that or just running my signal through the the tapes mic preamp??? haven't tried it yet, but thinking about it,,probably just the pre?? Tried recording to tape and it does make a dry guitar signal way more interesting..kinda worked good with a cab sim on the end too..funky sounding. nice vid cheers

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to write this detailed and articulate comment Raindogred. I am almost completely sure that would just be using the preamp inside the tape player. Which could also be useful Im sure if you played around with it maybe send drums into it very hot and turn the volume down on the out and saturate that transistor or opamp in there it might be the magic box, the cab sim idea on the out is pretty awesome too. I have put some thought into maybe using a guitar pedal on the way end and blending the tape with maybe a delay, reverb or chorus on it back into the signal for lo-fi effects send. But yes I think the live monitor is just the preamp. Great thinking though, you obviously put some thought into this. Hey its been ages, Id loveto know what kind of results you got using the tape deck with your music?

[@treaverhargis2946]

Hey, do you have any sources for the thing you mentioned about the radio plays using phone lines as a delay? I'd love to read more about that. It's fascinating!

[@heavymetalATC]

Unfortunately I dont remember exactly where I saw that I think it was some old black and white documentary about radio on the BBC or something?

[@richardriemersma]

Yeck yeck blah blah! Love this video

[@CatFish107]

Nah that phasing example sounded way too metallic and tinny. Had to turn it way down. Didn’t notice any phasing.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment catfish. I dont know exactly which part you are referring to but Im sure if the phasing made it quiet and tinny thats because it was out of phase HAhaha!

[@markerspaintsand808s]

This video is a gem. Great work and thank you! I’ve been recording to a cassette 4 track for tape saturation on drums and guitar, and using a digital four track and a DAW. The adjustments and tweaks you demonstrated have helped me to understand how to bring it all back together. You explain complex topics simply and make them fun to learn. You rock! 🤘🏼

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a kind comment MP&808s That is awesome bro! I had some people ask me over time how to keep it lined up and im like cut it on beat and jog it back or cross fade it. Its work but it sounds kick@ss vaporwave hipster cool.

[@guitarman_3693]

sorry to break in. but the 4 track cassette recorder & the great sound that i get when i run my guiar thru the dedicated guitar only input jack. our host with the most & you both know why that happened. you referenced in above text & clem. said it. i was 12yrs old in 1980 when it seemed a lot of artist from most genre's were all on the same lyrical topic. not all the artist , though... one of my fav. bands was dealing with a band mate's death & was coming back to work in thier funeral clothes. and john anderson was clearly , but prolly not safe, was checking charlette's oil right there on the porch swing, and joan jett was composing love songs about her job.but these other guys were all into self pleasure. michael jackson was "beating it".. our not so Quiet riot rockers was banging thier heads. jagger & keith was shaking it up. john waite had to of been doing something he wrote his ex that he wasnt missing here. duran duran wrote, prolly later on, talking about edging. with the reflex. cindy lauper wasnt into headbanging.... so she just bop , bop , ohhhh, shebop. british bill idol, just listen to his record collection & dance with his self.. it was crazy. my mom had just moved us to the bottom half of our state closer to her sisters and mom. and i lived within range of a clear FM signal that was strong enough that it came in in stereo. our state bigges Rock station. but it was static'y and crackily like the south of the state needed to de-oxit thier pot.'s. i miss the rockers, tom petty, styx, floyd, kiss, uncle ted. the freaking eagles, paul rodgers and his company , i could still hear foreiner but they started playing love songs , and brian may was making great sounds every 5th song they released, areosmith had took a break or something, really. steve perry made a love song, who else, floyd had not put anything new, my young cousin was all into this one song that was great. but bocephus wasnt rocking then he was surving new york city & the mississippi river water level disappering. willie made millions & became ledgend with a song about his job & he loved it.. kida like joan did. i literally heard like from 50% of the songs from my home northward in 1979. were new release material. yeah i know we had the disco.. but naww. funkytown ??? the bee gees. that had groovey bass lines and the had the vocal harmony this down. then maurice is hitting the high "c" soprano notes. but .. naw. bob seger and his coors lite band great music. good for road trip until you take one down lower state and the year numbers on paper chart on wall & everyone took a break .. some made love song or two by themself. ohh. it was a shock. it changed quickly, malcolm and his small brother had another friend that could sing. and he could work with them , but be respectful. . and they came back and rock bands started showing up . british deaf predator cats brought on the heartache. the ratt's showed us how to lay it down & round and round. kevin bacon learned to dance as did the flashdancer . ole jackson boy got some more scarier songs and knocked a girl up or she just claimed he did but it still unknown. the eagles made it back from thier long run but they didnt hang out. so it was a good thing that they were a supergroup & smuggled some dirty laundry the rocky mountian way. and hey. we had the cars ! we had a group that i never heard in my life an dont care if i ever again do. thier singer really tries . just watch his neck tendons and he really tries... but all i can see in my mind is a boomstand for him trying to help an extra large loaf that had became un malleable. help it with vocal vibrations & i think it musta worked. his large colon would contract on time to emphasize key words .... i was (cramp) BOOOOORRRRNN . in the yus ahh. . yeah. this took way to long to tel why im a 80's fan motley, poison, jovi, twisted snider, tom kiefer, tesla, and on and on. zackwylde. helped oz into the new .aerosmith resurfaced. tom petty . scorpions, disco duck died, paul simon helped do much he had the world focus on a video game. and we all was glad to be lied to by madonna . 1st time my ass. lol hey im out gotta go. latter. 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻

[@kristiannordeide7175]

Damn I love this video! My old crappy, fluttery Sony Casette-Corder TCM-459V just made it down from the attic and was put to "good" use. Thank YOOOOOU :-D

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a nice comment Kristian... That's my name too. Clemintine is just a "stage name" I'm so glad you were inspired to try some experiments after watching. Flutter is a great thing when blended into a track so It should be perfect for that. Thanks again.

[@paulleftwick7782]

the dictaphone by sony with half speed switch use switch as a clutch and superglue a zippo flint plastic wheel on the pitch knob you can change people talking make them sound sarcastic when serious or mix like a record player cheers for video great explanations

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to write a comment Paul. I have been wanting to put a speed control on one of these for a long while but I can't find one at a thrift store that works well and that I also have the heart to hack up... I wanted to put cv control to one and a keyboard and use it like a mono chamberlain or melotron. I love watching the guys that scratch tape decks like records.. that is a trip.

[@j.thorgard]

As entertaining as it was informative. Now I'm buying a cassette player.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write a kind and inspiring message John. I would love to hear what kind of results you got with the experiments.

[@dyxonelgeniomusical5864]

¿Can i use a analog mixer in the aux in from the tape recorder, and use it to mix the tracks sounds?

[@heavymetalATC]

If I understand you correctly then yes, you can just make sure you dont have a loop set up any where so it starts feeding back when you raise the fader.

[@waynemasters8673]

I came I saw I gobsmacked myself on delay in the mirror phasing.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much Wayne. This video was a lot of work but it was fun and the views have just been snowballing on it in the last year. I love your sense of humor man, you have quite a way with words.

[@mikestckl6939]

holy fudge those tricks are amazing ! anyone else noticed how good it sounded together without any eq or in DAW processing ? defnetly gonna try that stoff maself ! thx man and gobbless !

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such a kind comment Mike. I hope the tricks gave you the effect you were looking for and that you had fun.

[@mikestckl6939]

@@heavymetalATC i tried it but all my tape devices were too crappy and unstable speedwise haha , but i´m currently fixing my reel to reel in the hopes of trying it again with the results you got ! :)

[@peteytwofinger]

your john lennon imression is SPOT On ! lol enjoyed the video quite a bit

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you Petey some British guy said the accents were terrible.. Hahaha.

[@flippedmep8267]

Amazing

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment MEP.

[@amplifier2]

Brilliant. I‘m setting up my Revox now again. The gated drums story actually started with a Peter Gabriel solo album.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much amp2. that is awesome to hear, Ahhh so it was a solo album I appreciate the info thats cool.

[@jdelfresco1634]

holy shit i just learned so much and i definitely wasnt expecting to many thanks to you king

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words J. I appreciate it bro.

[@paulwood4142]

Awesome I got a tape recorder on the way!

[@pimas11]

What’s the song at 10:06? Is it yours?

[@TheBeltwayBandits]

Keep Spreading The Love ❤

[@clayton3066]

Awesome video man just bought a cassette player lol

[@heavymetalATC]

Thanks for watching and leaving such kind words Clayton. If you decided to go for it let me know what kind of results you got.

[@christdolphin69]

this is gold dude. you should be bigger than andrew huang/kush audio/any of those dudes

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a kind comment Christdolphin. Ah, I think I have more of a niche style to the channel especially in the DIY music and guitars built from scraps and trash area. LOL I do seem to have some of the best and kindest most helpful viewers and subscribers though so I'm ok with that. I appreciate the kind words and I wouldnt mind it if the channel took of big time but I am very pleased with all the kind feedback I get. Thanks again bro truly.

[@Rockin23]

Well this ticks all the boxes!

[@timswanson8980]

How do you record the track onto tape with a Scarlet 2i2 using Reaper?

[@heavymetalATC]

Youll have to route the sound out of one of the outputs in your daw or in the scarlet software that looks like a mixer and has routing for outputs... you can use like the headphone or monitor out since you only have 2 channels and plug that into the tape player. I hope that helps its hard as heck to explain some of this stuff halfway coherently. hahahaha!

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

I hope that wasn't your own personal 'authentic' broken Les Paul. The vid was great, but I couldn't get that sorry Paul out my head

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment Bring MeSunshine. It was not my guitar. I am a bit too cheap to buy a Les Paul. I do find it unfortunate that players are so stuck in the past that Gibson cannot offer a version of the guitar without that design flaw. It is an artifact left over from the days of the lute when you needed the angle to keep wooden peg tuners from slipping. I do have an 80s Epiphone S-310 Strat style guitar that came with the Explorer style headstock and it broke just like that. I replaced it with a vintage fender neck and now its good to travel and survive the occasional slide down the wall or amp and bounce off the floor... and has. Thanks again.

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

@@heavymetalATC Ha ha. I've never had a Les paul, either. A few years back I had a job where I had enough money to buy one, but stopped myself at the last minute and bought something just as playable for a fraction of the price. And knowing my luck with toppling guitars, I made the right decision. Good luck with the channel, man

[@gstube1]

Entertaining as it is informative!

[@GioMilko]

Three semesters of music technology flushed in a video

[@heavymetalATC]

Hahahaha Naw bro not exactly but thats a good one. thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such an awesome comment.

[@quantumcadillac4748]

Hilarious. Informative. Great video dude.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to write a comment Quantum Caddy. Im glad you enjoy the unorthodox style and strange anecdotes or antidotes LOLs

[@Rolf_Golfball]

This video is to good to be free

[@clinclin1240]

Final product sounds almost like a late Zeppelin demo! Actually, like The Firm!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much Colin to have gotten names like that dropped from using a thrift store tape deck is a heartwarming feeling. I must apologize for the late response I was on a YT break but I'm back and If you have any questions about the techniques in the video feel free to comment on them and I will try to get back to you in a more timely manner.

[@jackstargazer5976]

You are fantastic!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much Jack. I am so glad you enjoyed the video. This one took a while to get traction but all of the sudden one day the YT robot started putting it out and nice people like you just keep making my day. Thanks again.

[@jackstargazer5976]

@@heavymetalATC haha that’s so cool and you deserve it!

[@sundaecrew.]

Awesome video. The full mix sounded more organic. Thanks.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment Kristian.. you are the second comment I have replied to on this video with that first name today and that is my name as well. Clemintine is a "stage name" I'm glad you liked the video and I hope you found the information useful in some way. Thanks again... Tape is not a dead audio medium after all. LOL

[@masterofreality230]

Awesome, I got a Strymon Deco for this sort of thing, might be my absolute favorite pedal.

[@heavymetalATC]

Yes, that syrup drip warble sparkles "thing?" Strymon is good stuff.

[@masterofreality230]

@@heavymetalATC Buying a $3-400 pedal is a big deal to me, so I do a ton of research, I have a Deco and a Volante, those are the only 2 Strymons I own, and they are 2 of my best pedals!

[@travisraab]

I like cartoons.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you such for watching and taking the time to leave a kind comment. Yeah I had to do something to break up what could have easily been a very boring video. Hahaha. Thanks again bro

[@GroupieImp64]

"hair-spray-mullet-ballad" I love it!!!

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and for taking the time to write such an awesome and kind comment Groupie. Hahaha I thought somebody might like that. Those were the Coke.. I aint talking Pepsi and aqua-net days. LOL Mork and Mendy on the tv and an 8 ball on the table. Miami Vice and I want my MTV. Thanks again bro, I appreciate the viewership and sense of humor.

[@sharonlee4773]

Excellent,Informative and helpful! (and that UK impersonation was so terribble it was brilliant!)

[@robinsutcliffe-video_art]

Yes! Another great video - thanks ! I enjoy your accent loads as well, you can say anything and it's amusing!

[@heavymetalATC]

Robin Sutcliffe Thank you so much. Also I don't have no accent I speak Murican LOL!

[@vexivoia8063]

Love this content, Clementine ol' boy. You deserve more views // subs.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for taking the time to watch and leave such a kind comment Vexi. I must admit I did expect this video to blow up I put the time in on it for sure and for the first day it did then it kinda went stagnant but one day out of nowhere the algorithm decided it was worthy and it started growing again and now I get to see all these awesome inspiring words from nice people such as yourself. Thanks again, I am glad you found the info to be of such value I appreciate it truly.

[@xisotopex]

"farts in a tunnel" is the name of my ambient project...

[@heavymetalATC]

Hahahaha Perfect. I think I would have to listen to that if I saw it. "Refrigerator with bad compressor under florescent lamp in 5000 gallon water tank in e minor (reprise: f sharp)"

[@lexrex3]

I love the guitar tune.

[@timswanson8980]

What kind of mixing board are you using?

[@heavymetalATC]

Its a beringer 502q just a little usb i/o.

[@tleaves915]

Loved this so much, brilliant work dude, thank you so much.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such kind words. you are very much welcome. I am so glad this video is finally starting to get some views and nice comments. It was a good bit of work and it didn't do much at first but out of nowhere I guess the YT robots found out it was worth watching? Thanks again.

[@martinreim4805]

Wow, i got some awesome insights into how those FX actually work. Thank's a lot.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write such a kind comment Martin. I am so glad you enjoyed the video and found the info to be interesting. Thanks again and you are welcome.

[@suedelacy]

This was soooooooo informative and entertaining!

[@heavymetalATC]

Wow! thank you so much Suede. I hope you have been inspired to buy a tape deck or download some tape vsts. If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment. Sorry it took so long to get back to you I took a break from youtube but I'm back fresh and ready to work.

[@Renamoose]

Man that guitar track got me thinking about Bauhaus

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment RenTec. I had never heard of that band but I looked it up and enjoyed it thoroughly. Very cool oldschool effects and sound as well as the cheeky horror vibe. Thanks for mentioning that. I love to find cool music off the mainstream beaten path.

[@Renamoose]

@@heavymetalATC of course glad I could introduce you to them I found out about them growing up since my parents would play their old '80s and '90s mixtapes in the car on long road trips. your video was very informative I've shared it around already to a couple of my friends who are into music production, great tips! I especially like tape phasing. Think I might head over to my local pawn shop and browns around for an old school tape deck.

[@eagleloid]

Underrated video. You know your shit, my dude.

[@heavymetalATC]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to write this awesome comment Loid. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Its comments like these that keep me going and make my day. Thanks