Back in 2002 I recorded Built4comfort tracks on a fostex VF-80 digital studio and the results were quite acceptable (even if my sound engineer / producer skills were marginal!). In 2018, I was able to buy a little used example of its more expensive brother - the 16 track VF-160 - for a little over £100 (it would have cost upwards of £1000 back then). I also bought a couple of good condensor microphones and I had a Zoom 123 bass and drum machine for creating those parts. I've just bought a Roland E-09 keyboard which will hopefully expand the arrangements I can bring to a song.
Update - December 2018
and I've added a Yamaha bass guitar, Line 6 Variax guitar, Line 6 Pod HD500, and Presonus Eris 5 reference speakers to the kit. Things are smokin' :-)
So, its my time. Time to try writing and recording my own compositions and perhaps more importantly, to do my imaginings of a wide range of songs from the past that I'd always loved. Over the winter of 2017~2018 I set down a good number of tracks. Bob Dylan featured strongly, but I like a wide range of songs and I like great harmonies also. As 2019 started, I moved over to recording using Digital Audio Workshop software on a PC (Reaper, to be precise) which has taken me into a whole new world of learning and recording possibilities: I think its as much work learning it as doing an OU degree but hey!
Introducing The Mob:
Drums: Larry Zoom, Manda Powers
Bass: Yama Hactive
Acoustic guitars: Pa Lor, Fret Atkins, Taka Mines, Simon and Patrick, Pinky
Electric guitars: Telly Fen-Der, Pa Cifica, Vari Axe
Keyboards: Roland Keys
Percussion: Backoff Bodys, Ian Eggman, ‘Cow’ Bell
Harmonica: Rusty Reeds
All tracks recorded at Fostex & Reaper Bedroom Studios.
Engineer and Producer: Miki Vada (don't ask!)