Daft Punk Random Access Memories

[MylesBAstor]

Million dollar album.

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jul13/articles/daft-punk.htm

 

[rbbert]

Reading this left me both encouraged and confused. Encouraged because of the obvious care and at least to some extent some audiophile sensibilities involved in the production. Confused for any number of reasons.

Dynamic mics on the drums? I guess if your looking for a certain sound, but hardly realistic, that's for sure.

The whole analog vs. digital "thing" becomes hopelessly confused. Recording on analog tape with eventual conversion to digital, and then a variety of digital processing plug-ins (after saying Daft Punk didn't want to use a lot of plug-ins)? Preferring the sound of the analog tape but then loading into Protools (at 24/96 no less?) for a bunch of digital processing? Recording onto DSD and then loading into Protools at 24/96 for a bunch more processing?

 

[MylesBAstor]

Reading this left me both encouraged and confused. Encouraged because of the obvious care and at least to some extent some audiophile sensibilities involved in the production. Confused for any number of reasons.

Dynamic mics on the drums? I guess if your looking for a certain sound, but hardly realistic, that's for sure.

The whole analog vs. digital "thing" becomes hopelessly confused. Recording on analog tape with eventual conversion to digital, and then a variety of digital processing plug-ins (after saying Daft Punk didn't want to use a lot of plug-ins)? Preferring the sound of the analog tape but then loading into Protools (at 24/96 no less?) for a bunch of digital processing? Recording onto DSD and then loading into Protools at 24/96 for a bunch more processing?

Me too. Had to sit there with a score sheet. I think it all comes down to it being easier to edit in digital or else why not leave it in analog?

 

[GaryProtein]

I have the CD. I have mixed feeling about what is musically a great album and Daft Punk's best.

The recording in some songs leaves a lot to be desired while others are excellent. As the reviewer said, "it's a big bass record." Too much at times, although if you like the room to shake at realistic volumes, I guess it's OK. The drums do sound weird at times and there is a lot of compression despite their saying they didn't do a lot of doctoring to the recording.

 

[MylesBAstor]

I haven't heard it but it piqued my interest. Know it's generated a lot of discussion.

 

[Orb]

I have the CD. I have mixed feeling about what is musically a great album and Daft Punk's best.

The recording in some songs leaves a lot to be desired while others are excellent. As the reviewer said, "it's a big bass record." Too much at times, although if you like the room to shake at realistic volumes, I guess it's OK. The drums do sound weird at times and there is a lot of compression despite their saying they didn't do a lot of doctoring to the recording.

Interesting, I felt the same on several tracks regarding perception of compression.
In some ways I prefer the Tron Legacy album.

Cheers
Orb

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

I had heard the album before, but just listened to it again on youtube before I posted anything. Same conclusion.

I don't get it. Album of the year? Recording of the decade? Thump, thump, thump, repetition, repetition, repetition.

 

[JackD201]

I've followed them from the beginning. It is a huge departure from "One More Time" and from EDM in general. Is Daft Punk "all that"? I can think of a number of acts that would give them a serious run for their money both down tempo and balls to the wall. Beat the *(&^*(^& out of them even. What I will give them is that they actually used their clout to make something they believed in. They undoubtedly spent a lot of that good will currency. A cool Million! They have always been about fantasy. Fantasy heavy on Anime and Manga culture. I really don't think "realistic" is what they were shooting for to begin with. Kind of silly to expect the EDM equivalent of a minimally mic'ed chamber piece from Space Cowboys. Come on....

 

[GaryProtein]

Interesting, I felt the same on several tracks regarding perception of compression.
In some ways I prefer the Tron Legacy album.

Cheers
Orb

I tried, I really did, to listen to the Tron Legacy but I just couldn't do it.