About this Event
A primer on magnetic tape, no-input mixing techniques, tape loops, and analog tape echo. How it works, how to set it up, how to play with it. We'll build a cassette loop and jam with reel-to-reel- and cassette-based echo systems. We'll show how to extend those techniques further with additional digital loopers and feedback systems.
This is for:
* Anyone (not just musicians) who is curious about incorporating analog tape equipment into their adventures in audio
* Anyone interested in analog electronics and music technology
* Musicians looking to experiment with strange, non-linear processing and recording techniques
A few items are essential:
* something to record (an instrument, a microphone, a recording, another cassette)
* any cables and adapters you might need for any equipment you bringing
A few items are nice-to-have:
* a blank cassette or two
* a tape deck (ideally a three-head, stereo cassette deck but any will do)
* headphones (this and the mixer only if the participant is interested in setting up their own recording environment)
* a small mixer with a couple of channels and an aux send
Absolute non-essentials, but if you have them lying around:
* a tape splicing block
* splicing tape for 1/8" tape
New York native Nat Homer is an experimental electronic musician focusing on analog feedback systems and composition tools. Ambient, drone, noise, minimalism, psychedelia, and rock. 15+ years of recording and performing experience.
This is a masks optional event.
As with all NYC Resistor events, this class is 18+ and governed by our Code of Conduct. The Code of Conduct, as well as accessibility information, can be found at www.nycresistor.com/participate/.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
NYCResistor, 87 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, United States
USD 35.00
