{"id":2537,"date":"2025-09-22T00:19:50","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=2537"},"modified":"2025-09-22T00:19:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T04:19:50","slug":"the-raw-sound-of-older-recordings-deftones-adrenaline-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=2537","title":{"rendered":"The Raw Sound of Older Recordings: Deftones Adrenaline Album"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of the differences between older music and modern music is the overall sound quality shaped by recording technology. Music recorded in the mid-20th century and even into the 1990s often has a grittier, less polished feel compared to contemporary tracks. This is typically  because the equipment available for recording, mixing, and mastering was more limited, but in some cases, it can be a stylistic choice. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Minus Blindfold\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fdfXcNCQjf4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Deftones&#8217; debut album <em>Adrenaline<\/em> (1995) is a clear example of this older, grittier sound. According to the album&#8217;s producer, Terry Dates, the songs were recorded live using a Shure SM57 mic. He wanted to focus on the character of the instruments, rather than &#8220;get too fancy with microphones,&#8221; he said. Lead singer, Chino Moreno, also used the mic to create certain sounds by cupping it or holding it different ways. The recording style creates a very raw soundscape that adds texture to the songs, contributing to the bands nu-metal energy. It lets me imagine the band performing live in a basement venue to a small audience, just as they started. Compared to their later albums, which make greater use of layering and digital polishing, <em>Adrenaline<\/em> portrays a raw quality that aided in formulating the bands identity. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the differences between older music and modern music is the overall sound quality shaped by recording technology. Music recorded in the mid-20th century and even into the 1990s often has a grittier, less polished feel compared to contemporary tracks. This is typically because the equipment available for recording, mixing, and mastering was more&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=2537\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Raw Sound of Older Recordings: Deftones Adrenaline Album<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":139,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/139"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2537"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2539,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2537\/revisions\/2539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}