Indie Rock2014Salad Days
Chamber of Reflection Amp Settings
by Mac DeMarco
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Original Recording Settings
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Original Gear
- Guitar
- 1960s Japanese Teisco/Heit Electric (minimal on this synth-driven track). Primary: Roland JX-3P, Yamaha DX7, Korg Microsampler
- Pickups
- Teisco single-coil neck pickup (neck)
- Amplifier
- Fender Vibro Champ (~1960s, 5W)
- Channel
- Single channel
- Tuning
- standard
- Pickup Selector
- neck
- Strings
- [ESTIMATED] 10-46
Grandmother's amp used on every album. Synths recorded direct to Fostex A-8 reel-to-reel tape machine.
Amp Settings
Volume
5.0
Volume estimated at 4-6. Vibro Champ is a simple single-knob-style amp. Synth-driven track — guitar minimal.
Effects Chain
→
Alesis MicroVerb 4 (rack unit)
chorus/flanger
→
Boss CE-2 Chorus
chorus
→
→Alesis Micro Limiter
compressor/limiter
1.Alesis MicroVerb 4 (rack unit) — Rack unit used for chorus/flanger presets.
2.Boss CE-2 Chorus — Additional chorus modulation.
3.Alesis Micro Limiter — Across mix bus — compresses into cohesive lo-fi warmth.
Playing Technique
Synth-driven track. Tape varispeed — adjusts pitch control on Fostex A-8 reel-to-reel to warp recordings. Guitar is minimal/absent.
Sources+
- Reverb Machine 'Mac DeMarco Synth Sounds'
- Happy Mag 'Engineering the Sound: Salad Days'
- Tape Op #120
- Reverb.com video interview
- Equipboard
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