Toss a coin. Does this belong in tape? Or music? Since it's about both. I don't know.
So a neighbor of mine is having a big 60th birthday bash coming up soon. And I've volunteered and been tasked with providing the soundtrack. I figure two full 10" tapes ought to provide ample play time for the event. I have finished Side One (of four). The theme is 60's and 70's Rock music. On a subsequent side, I may interject some disco into it because, well...never mind. I'm pretty sure that given the nature of the expected crowd, it will be a welcome addition.
So anyway, I figured this will be a chance to let the much maligned PYRAL LPR35 tape finally shine. As that's the one I chose for this project. It's the same roll I outlined not long ago and have now elected to put it to use. I already must say that as I had the monitor going during recording, I did hear some momentary, transitory brief spikes of distortion. Even though I was only recording at a sustained 0dB with peaks up to about 3. It may have just been my overactive imagination, but overall didn't sound too bad. I'm just hoping I'm not going to second guess myself and have to recreate this tape. Especially since I nailed it down right to the nub.
And here's the lineup.
1. Eric Clapton ~"Cocaine"
2. ELO ~"Do Ya"
3. AC/DC ~"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
4. Tom Petty ~"You Got Lucky"
5. ZZ Top ~"LaGrange"
6. Journey ~"Don't Stop Believin"
7. Doobie Bros ~"China Grove"
8. Peter Frampton ~"Show Me The Way"
9. Rush ~"Limelight"
10. David Bowie ~"Changes"
11. Mountain ~"Mississippi Queen"
12. The Eagles ~"One Of These Nights"
13. Fleetwood Mac ~"Monday Morning"
14. Steve Miller ~"Rock-N-Me"
15. Don McLean ~"American Pie"
16. The Stones ~"Jumping Jack Flash"
17. Led Zeppelin ~"The Immigrant Song"
18. Deep Purple ~"Hush"
19. Dave Edmunds ~"I Hear You Knocking"
20. Queen ~"We Will Rock You"
21. Rick Derringer ~"Rock And Roll Hootchie Koo"
22. Foreigner ~"Double Vision"
23. Journey ~"Wheel In The Sky"
24. Simon And Garfunkel ~"I Am A Rock"
25. Bob Seger ~"Against The Wind"
Total Time: 1:37:25
So a neighbor of mine is having a big 60th birthday bash coming up soon. And I've volunteered and been tasked with providing the soundtrack. I figure two full 10" tapes ought to provide ample play time for the event. I have finished Side One (of four). The theme is 60's and 70's Rock music. On a subsequent side, I may interject some disco into it because, well...never mind. I'm pretty sure that given the nature of the expected crowd, it will be a welcome addition.
So anyway, I figured this will be a chance to let the much maligned PYRAL LPR35 tape finally shine. As that's the one I chose for this project. It's the same roll I outlined not long ago and have now elected to put it to use. I already must say that as I had the monitor going during recording, I did hear some momentary, transitory brief spikes of distortion. Even though I was only recording at a sustained 0dB with peaks up to about 3. It may have just been my overactive imagination, but overall didn't sound too bad. I'm just hoping I'm not going to second guess myself and have to recreate this tape. Especially since I nailed it down right to the nub.
And here's the lineup.
1. Eric Clapton ~"Cocaine"
2. ELO ~"Do Ya"
3. AC/DC ~"Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"
4. Tom Petty ~"You Got Lucky"
5. ZZ Top ~"LaGrange"
6. Journey ~"Don't Stop Believin"
7. Doobie Bros ~"China Grove"
8. Peter Frampton ~"Show Me The Way"
9. Rush ~"Limelight"
10. David Bowie ~"Changes"
11. Mountain ~"Mississippi Queen"
12. The Eagles ~"One Of These Nights"
13. Fleetwood Mac ~"Monday Morning"
14. Steve Miller ~"Rock-N-Me"
15. Don McLean ~"American Pie"
16. The Stones ~"Jumping Jack Flash"
17. Led Zeppelin ~"The Immigrant Song"
18. Deep Purple ~"Hush"
19. Dave Edmunds ~"I Hear You Knocking"
20. Queen ~"We Will Rock You"
21. Rick Derringer ~"Rock And Roll Hootchie Koo"
22. Foreigner ~"Double Vision"
23. Journey ~"Wheel In The Sky"
24. Simon And Garfunkel ~"I Am A Rock"
25. Bob Seger ~"Against The Wind"
Total Time: 1:37:25
