OT: Big Favor

[Dave Labrecque]

Still the poster boy in my book!

Who's that? Boy Carl? Or Boy Dave?

[bcorkery]

Boy Dave, naturally!

[Carl G.]

Yep. That sounds right. SAW Plus was my first step into the dark side.

I remember seeing the original SAW (four-channels, I think) being demo'd, but I had just bought into my TASCAM TRS-8 (1/2-inch, 8-track reel-to-reel) at that point, so I was loath to pay for a four-track "machine," even a virtual one. The EDitor/Fast Eddie and the CardD were all the digital excitement I needed at the time.

But when SAW Plus came on the scene (I think I saw an actual magazine ad for it), I was all in.

Similar here Dave. I had previously had an 8 track Otari, several 2 tracks, and a couple of 1/4 tracks... not to mention a couple of QRKs and a pile of rack gear with a large Teac console (later a 32x8 Mackie). Then Life was became semi-better in the early 90's when I added 16 tracks of ADATs... but what a pain to edit with while BCR E-Proms were so buggy.

Then I saw SAW 4track-- wow! When SAWPlus came out - that was awesome - fast, high quality audio wysiwyg! A dream come true. And the CardD sounded great for the day! From the day I got SawPlus I abandoned a good successful 25 year career in linear tape based production to propel my creativity in the digital realm.... now 20 years later... it's SAWStudio as the method of the magic!

[Sean McCoy]

Similar here Dave. I had previously had an 8 track Otari, several 2 tracks, and a couple of 1/4 tracks... not to mention a couple of QRKs and a pile of rack gear with a large Teac console (later a 32x8 Mackie). Then Life was became semi-better in the early 90's when I added 16 tracks of ADATs... but what a pain to edit with while BCR E-Proms were so buggy.

Then I saw SAW 4track-- wow! When SAWPlus came out - that was awesome - fast, high quality audio wysiwyg! A dream come true. And the CardD sounded great for the day! From the day I got SawPlus I abandoned a good successful 25 year career in linear tape based production to propel my creativity in the digital realm.... now 20 years later... it's SAWStudio as the method of the magic!

My studio was 2" 24-track based, then adding ADATS (which I always hated), and I, too, took the non-linear digital plunge with a CardD. I added SAW Classic (not 'classic' yet, of course ) and later SAWPlus and a 20-bit Tango. I still remember my very first multi-track computer session, recording drums for a jingle, and I was scared to death. I stayed hybrid for several years before improved computer reliability and the formidable cost of tape finally retired my Otari. Still miss the sound, but nothing else about it. Well, maybe the smell of a new reel of tape...

Isn't it weird to be talking about this stuff in such nostalgic terms? We should all get together and start an audio history channel.

[Ian Alexander]

Isn't it weird to be talking about this stuff in such nostalgic terms? We should all get together and start an audio history channel.

Yes, tens of people would watch.

[Sean McCoy]

Yes, tens of people would watch.

Glass half-full kinda guy, huh?

[bcorkery]

Future of Audio channel???

[Steve L]

Card D SAWClassic and these. 1995

S. Lewis
Mountain View Recording
Richmond, KY

[Carl G.]

My studio was 2" 24-track based, then adding ADATS (which I always hated), and I, too, took the non-linear digital plunge with a CardD. I added SAW Classic (not 'classic' yet, of course ) and later SAWPlus and a 20-bit Tango. I still remember my very first multi-track computer session, recording drums for a jingle, and I was scared to death. I stayed hybrid for several years before improved computer reliability and the formidable cost of tape finally retired my Otari. Still miss the sound, but nothing else about it. Well, maybe the smell of a new reel of tape...

Isn't it weird to be talking about this stuff in such nostalgic terms? We should all get together and start an audio history channel.

While tens of people are listening () I remember in the 60's getting an FCC 1st class license based solely around tube technology, and in the 70's playing records on spinning turntables at K101, San Francisco, and razor blading tape edits on Ampex's & Scully's at KYA, SF. Now the only 'smell' of tape is from the oven while baking for playback. I remember once in the production room, envisioning something similar to non-linear editing - then only a dream. I'm sure glad it's been a reality for the last 20 years especially with Bob's ingenuous products.

[Dave Labrecque]

Card D SAWClassic and these. 1995

S. Lewis
Mountain View Recording
Richmond, KY

SAWEET!