Using The Revox a77 To Remove Annoying Digital Frequencies

After picking up a Revox a77 I have been learning how it affects music and what its limits are. I throw a couple of different tracks at varying levels to see what it comes up with. I really love this machine and what it does. Drums just sound un-believable!

[@cwtim]

Another pro tip I learned in studios was to make a sync beep on the beginneling of your song. Playback the tracks you want to taped en and recordback the tapehead immediately in the DAW. This way you will make sure your sound has all the tape features but you can sync them to your multitrack after you sync the beginning beep. You beat relativity

[@vvundertone]

Great tip! 🫡

Subscribed! Your videos are really cinematic yet real. Loving it.

[@vvundertone]

thank you fort stopping by! and a high compliment as-well! :)

[@SONWU]

Fantastic! Your channel is gonna get HUGE!

[@vvundertone]

Thanks for the motivation!

[@itsRAYLAB]

I'm in love with your content dude keep it up !!

[@vvundertone]

appreciate that 🙏🏼⚡️

[@FloydAtema]

loving the recent videos!

[@vvundertone]

Thank you! Trying to keep it up but losing my voice recently has slowed me down a bit but I shall return!

[@tyler_]

Loving this channel! Can't get enough of it. Great vibe all around. What drum samples are these? Can I get them in a specific sample back that you made? Thanks.

[@vvundertone]

Thank you! When I make music I dig thru all my packs and pick whatever one shots speak to me in a new curated folder and then give it a name. This time I was using "gallery" & "compact flash summer" on the first 3 songs. The last part of the video is from a live drum session of me improvising an I haven't completed that edit yet. If you tell me specifically what sounds you like I can upload the compact flash summer on the site?

[@EchoReverb6]

sounds gooooood!

[@benrabary]

oh man glad I found your channel 👍

[@vvundertone]

Hey! I’m glad your here :)

[@wasiuuu1]

it was fun , it was, must say i have a few of this tape baby's my self, now am thinking should i make a video like that as well, you just inspired me , thank you 🙂 ah forgot, great video to watch and fun as well 🙂

[@vvundertone]

Happy to inspire. More similar vids coming! Make music everyday!

[@wasiuuu1]

@@vvundertone i do I do , thank U 😊

[@complicity99]

that snare sound is the tastiest thing ever how'd you record it??

[@vvundertone]

At this time I was using a Electro Voice RE-18 to record. Then with processing I like to use the Sound Toys Radiator to bring in more harmonics.

[@iagol9737]

What kind/brand of tape are you using here? Sounds awesome!!!

[@vvundertone]

Thank you! This particular night it was a "Quantegy 499 Grand Master Gold Studio Master Audio Tape"

[@klinkske]

That very last part really liked it. Sounds like bauhaus intro. Bela lugusi’s dead

[@vvundertone]

Just looked up the song! Your right extremely similar groove! I been putting off chopping these loops up I just gotta get to it!

[@niklasstadler8329]

Hey Man, thanks for making this video! Do you have any issues of the tape speed not being exactly in sync with the original file? I tried to put drums thru a cassette deck but an its not in sync anymore after a couple of minutes. That means it messes with the timing and everything sounds off. Would love to work with tape but it seems not really reliable.. :(

[@vvundertone]

Ah yes this is common with certain tape devices. The more cheaper or out of maintenance the more likely to experience drift and timing problems. If you have a more professional machine this is less likely. But in the meantime I would suggest committing to the tape drums from the start. So make your drums, bounce it to tape and back to the DAW. Produce the track on top of the tape drums. It’s ok to make music off the grid sometimes in fact I highly recommend it. Give it a try at least once!

[@niklasstadler8329]

@@vvundertone Yes thank you for your response! In my case it's a live recorded Trio Setting. So it won't work. But in case anyone has the same problem I found a plugin called AutoAlign Post wich helps a lot!!

[@ronmoes42]

The problem with these kinds of tape decks is that the low end becomes crunchy and you don't have a clear and punchy low end ,you might want to low and high pass two tracks and see if that helps, anyway the good tape recorders used in studios are to maintain resolution because they go faster but also add something special. the transient are smeared in a nice way!

[@vvundertone]

Totally. With the work I do I’m not concerned with getting a mix sounding let’s say Dr Dre 2001 I’m more into Madlib style sound. So I like (some) crunchy..But I am always searching for different sounds so I may try this hipass ty!

[@Durkhead]

I would actually leave certain instruments out like drums and bass and do higher instruments like synths and guitar, or maybe just a certain instrument that you want to stand out. I also just thought of something while i was typing, it would be cool if you just did the reverb through it

[@TheWyvernGaming]

@@vvundertone this is actually such a sick way to put it madlib is more musical dr dre is more beats that are a platform for rappers

[@sr.blanco9428]

amazing bass! What is it? How did you record it?

[@vvundertone]

Different things on this video but mostly Arturia Moog synth in the V Collection I believe!

[@paullawson8610]

can you control the output of logic so your getting some sensible gain going into your tape machince

[@vvundertone]

The outputs fine. It’s just the input on the Revox that I occasionally worked too hard.

[@tiktoktrendsmusic]

Would like to know how you set this up?

[@vvundertone]

okay for sure! i'm planning another video showing behind the scenes editing of a new pack and will include steps. TY for feedback

[@bradleymasson1777]

Who's your tailor?

[@Durkhead]

I wana do this but ima just use a vcr also i just wana do guitar and vocals and leave the rest of the mix alone

[@vvundertone]

This is a highly slept on technique which is very accessible and very cool sounding. You can use a fresh stock vhs for something crispy or find some dusty 1980s horror movie and get some cool lofi warble. Although blending the vhs signal with digital maaaaay be a tad difficult. Let me know how it goes! And I might try too :)

[@Durkhead]

@@vvundertone im do what the guy in the other comment said and use sound marker ill just put some drums at the begining

[@BlancoDecazador]

What model is the the A77? mkII and two tracks?

[@vvundertone]

I'm not 100% positive but I think its a MKi (the first version) and they only continued to get bet better and better after this! And yes 2 tracks.

[@BlancoDecazador]

​@@vvundertone The machine looks incredible, but I'm afraid of its technical maintenance. Is this very complicated or expensive?

[@vvundertone]

So far so good on my part. None of my machines has had any issues. But it’s important to know someone who care repair. I live in LA and I’m sure there’s a handful of people who do this stuff I just haven’t found them yet.

[@MrKrisstain]

Good tune, mate.

[@vvundertone]

Ty so much!

[@shahruzmoshtael]

"Annoying digital frequencies" - not sure what your referring to here. Unless your sample rate is ridiculously low your digital recording will be quite literally capturing whatever you recorded in from your instruments.

[@vvundertone]

what I am referring to is your point. Its too exact. I like shooting film because it enhances the scene, adds a little magic. I feel recording to tape is the same. It gives me back something different than whats in the room. Color, texture, etc.

[@shahruzmoshtael]

@@vvundertone yeah fair enough, nothing wrong with that