The Almost Cool Recorder
Recorder sampled close and run through an amp.
ByJoshua Meltzer
The story
Yes, The Recorder. Some call it the “gateway instrument”, as it will hopefully lead the budding music maker off to more exciting sonic landscapes. But few recover from hearing 20 kids playing in unison all in their own respective key! Nonetheless I thought I would pay my respect to it as it may have gotten a bad rap. I recorded up close with a 57 through a Neve 1073. I re-amped through an old Fender Princeton and a Tube Screamer and an Electro Harmonix Memory Man. Kind of a primitive approach… almost cool.
Reviews
Another warm pad
I like this for a unique delay! I could not tell it was a recorder, can be used as an ambient pad.
Shiny shiny !
In the highest notes, this instrument will give your song a real shiny layer, like crystal do. I use it with violins to get some high harmonics and make my mix brighter, love it.
Not cool, but very warm instead!
The title of the instrument is misleading. I wouldn't call this cool either, but I would call it very damn warm. Whatever you play with it creates a very wholesome feeling that will do justice to your soundscapes.
Opening the instrument will only show you an image of a recorder in a halftone cover. Other than that, it's pretty barebones, but very joyful to play, with a nice sound quality to it. You might be able to listen some veeery low overtones, but I bet that's something that can be removed with some slight EQ.