Tom Scholz Quotes

It doesn't matter if you record with a microphone on a laptop or at a friend's house. Now it's more of a danger of things sounding too high-fi than sounding too low-fi.

I'm a huge fan of home recording. I think it levels the playing field. You don't need $100,000 to record a studio CD.

Yes, we record practically everything on Pro Tools.

The good thing about Pro Tools is you can actually hear what you're working on, so it doesn't just become this intellectual idea. But Pro Tools can be dangerous, too. It can make things sterile.

My music sounds different because the techniques are archaic, seeing as most people only record digitally.

I was born in the overdub years. I wish there wasn't such a thing as a multitrack tape player, because what you heard would be the record.

I'm always looking for older equipment and ways of recording, but you can't escape the fact that it's all going to be digitized and reduced. I do think music sounds better when it's on tape and more simply recorded. I've been arguing with people for 10 years about tape versus digital, and I believe tape is absolutely essential in getting the sound that's conducive to the enjoyment of music. I wonder if it's going to go back to that. Sometimes I think it has to. As music becomes more computer-based, it's lost some emotional impact.

No, I don't like recording. It's a bore.

When digital recording came in about '84, everything started to follow into digital. Now, you've got the best recording media in the world, but it's not very pleasing to the ear.

I think the whole obsession with old gear is completely overblown. You don't need old-fashioned gear to make a great-sounding record. You don't even need [analog] tape.

When you use some of the more modern recording devices and Pro Tools, when you get into the technology, you are aching to get into some territory.

What we really believe in is high design at a low cost.

Quality napkins are made in villages at a cost of just Rs 2 per piece with my simple and cost-effective machines.

'Brace the Wave' is an acoustic-electric record recorded with electricity on analog-digital and digitally-analog equipment.

When I was, like, 16 or 17, I was just finding out about this YouTube thing. Then I saved a bit and asked my parents for some help to get the recording software and equipment.

You can use cheap technology to get a great look.

You can get really great reflective screens that rival e-paper at really amazing price points and with fantastic ultra-low-power capabilities.

It was frustrating that young people, through no fault of their own, were listening to terrible $2 ear buds. You can't get good sound out of those.

What do I think of digital recording? Well, it's all right. But those old thorn needles, now, that was a sound.

My studio was built with a team of experts to record the sitar at the highest level possible, and I'm very happy with the results.

After 'Maryada Ramanna,' I wanted to make a quick film on a shoestring budget.

It's easier to record because technology is advanced. That's why there is a spurt in the number of new singers.

Vocally, I don't think analogue makes that much difference, but with guitars, it definitely makes some difference. With drums and bass, absolutely.

I swear, there is Capitol Studios and then there's every other studio on the planet Earth. It is the ultimate, paramount of sound in the United States of America. It is a magical place.

When The B-52s started in the late '70s, music and the business was totally different. Obviously, it's easier for everyone to be able to work with music, record, and get good quality.