Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails loves reel to reels

[davelive]

I noticed that the last two music videos that Trent Reznor released just show a reel to reel playing for the whole length of the video. One must assume he likes reel to reels :yes:

Over one million people were not happy they were forced to watch a reel to reel playing to listen to his latest song.

http://youtu.be/TgwrxcO48N8

and his wife's band "How to destroy angels"

http://youtu.be/3uBTUMADjGk

I think the first one is a nagra and the 2nd video is an Ampex

 

[OldSch00l]

NIN is one of my favorite bands (it's either number one or two) and I think that Trent is on par with the greats, contemporary and classical, when it comes to composing and having an ear for music. So I tend to take his opinion as gospel...

 

[guitbanger]

30 ips reels still the best sound of all. LP's a close second. All down hill after that lol

 

[KentTeffeteller]

Would agree about 30 IPS on acoustic instruments, classical and jazz type sounds. I like 15 IPS better on rock and roll and for musics where bass needs to be more prominent. Each of the 2 speeds has it's sonic applications. Seconded that high speed full or half track is best of all, LP close second and 7 1/2 IPS half track at it's best a close third.

 

[kneeOhFight]

NIN is one of my favorite bands (it's either number one or two) and I think that Trent is on par with the greats, contemporary and classical, when it comes to composing and having an ear for music. So I tend to take his opinion as gospel...

It appears Adrian Belew doesn't agree

 

[Metalsmith]

Trent has always seemingly had a love affair with gear in general, and more than likely he isn't using it as intended on purpose from what I have read. I imagine NIN's early works were all reel to reel, not sure about his current work as free digital downloads are a favorite medium for him now, which I respect as he just wants people to listen.

I know many big bands in the industrial (bland broad term I know) and metal scene are buying up any pro RTRs they come across because they hate the sound of direct to digital and the labels are trying to shove it down their throat by completely removing analog from their studios. While I have no experience with recording myself I imagine its hard to keep digital recordings out of clipping when dealing with that much distortion.

 

[HeezDeadJim]

While I don't mind seeing a video of a RtR in Trent's video, half of the shots are out of focus. Sure half of them are shallow DOF and showing the reels spinning, or needles moving, but couldn't they have made the shots of the capstans and other parts IN focus?!

Maybe that's just the photographer side nit picking about focus. They could have moved the focus ring on some of the longer stationary shots so we get to see other parts of the RtR in detail instead of just the reels.

The other video was just boring (video shot, not music).