Re: Gaffa

[Anders Hultman <anders.hultman@unisource.se>]

chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (Chris Williams) wrote:

>    Duct tape *is* a tool of the stage performer (which Kate hadn't been
> in years) and the film maker (which Kate was not yet) but is not a "tool"
> of the recording artist. The studios I worked in only used duct tape
> for killing the sound of drums, taping stuff to cymbals and snares to
> get that nasty '70's "tubbo" drum sound. Most studios I've been in forbid
> the stuff, as it's a pain to get off of cables and near impossible
> to get out of carpets. Hardly what I'd term a vitally important tool.

Well, it's frequently used in broadcasting applications, like the outdoor 
tv and radio shows I've engineered. Sometimes it's used in the studio too, 
when building more temporary setups.
 
anders