Jeremy Bender
Platinum Member
I hope to still be around when the term "old school" is an old school expression.
How do you define "Old School" ?
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Anthony Amodeo
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considering the term "old school" has been being used since the 1800s....in print at least .... probably longer in speech
I would say that your hope just came true
mikeyhanson
Silver Member
has it? weird...I should'a looked that up.
Forget what I said about it's lasting value....
inneedofgrace
Platinum Member
anything without Autotune
groove1
Silver Member
Depends on your age. For me it was "trapset" when I started and I got used to calling what's
now called "drumkit" a trapset. It took some adjusting but I then became used to calling the
drums a "drumset" which was vogue until sometime in the 1960's it became a "kit". I still
find calling it a "drumkit" awkward and for me it will always be a "drumset". That's what
I grew up with. In Wikipedia the word "trapset" is defined as being an "archaic term. Dang,
I really still feel young though. Playing the trapset, drumset, drumkit has helped with this.
For me, old school is...well, you know..the guys who were ahead of me...
now called "drumkit" a trapset. It took some adjusting but I then became used to calling the
drums a "drumset" which was vogue until sometime in the 1960's it became a "kit". I still
find calling it a "drumkit" awkward and for me it will always be a "drumset". That's what
I grew up with. In Wikipedia the word "trapset" is defined as being an "archaic term. Dang,
I really still feel young though. Playing the trapset, drumset, drumkit has helped with this.
For me, old school is...well, you know..the guys who were ahead of me...
ROCKDRUMMERZERO
Member
I have a singer who records at my studio, anything with faders or knobs she looks and says 'Wow that looks really Old School', I just smile and nod.
With regard to drums, I guess WMP with a Consollette Rail would do it for me, Ludwig have just released a 'retro' kit I think, rather cool I think.
Anon La Ply
Diamond Member
Midnite Zephyr
Platinum Member
Exactly. That's my understanding of the term. Like instead of using digital technology to record a song, you can go "old school" and record it with analog technology. Or, playing your vinyl records instead of using iTunes. Using a hand saw to cut wood instead of a skill saw. That would be Old School.Going with a 14, 12, 13, 16 snare and toms might be considered Old School, or just using standard 5A sticks that have been around forever and ever might be Old School. Maybe even just using the good old Remo Ambassador batter on your snare when there seems to be a hundred other choices.
Anon La Ply
Diamond Member
Nicely captured, Bon. Resonates with me. All of the old school things you mentioned have certain positive qualities that are not present to the same extent in newer, more efficient technologies.
Speaking as someone in a retro band, for me retro is all about rediscovering "the babies in the bathwater".
Speaking as someone in a retro band, for me retro is all about rediscovering "the babies in the bathwater".
Midnite Zephyr
Platinum Member
True. Going retro is like recreating or rediscovering or revisiting the past, whereas one can record cutting edge new music using analog, old school methods.
oldrockdrummer
Senior Member
saving up money to buy a new drum. "old school"
buying a whole new kit with a credit card. "not old school"
buying a whole new kit with a credit card. "not old school"
Anon La Ply
Diamond Member
Yeah, if you go back to that Hal Galper video, he talks about how you will hear music differently in 10 years' time to today - nothing stays the same.
A good example is Steampunk, which Martin wised me up about - the futurism of the nineteenth century, like the aesthetic of the movie, Brazil.
Mad About Drums
Pollyanna's Agent
I agree, and since I joined this forum I had a very healthy dose of music links for "Old School" recordings, some just revisiting and some... discovering (not that often though)