Welcome!

My rediscovered love for A Cappella music was apparent after working on a project for the Yale WhiffenPoofs recently.  The amount of dedication and vocal work that goes into pulling off a successful live concert (or a studio recording) is very rewarding.  The particular record was a compilation of studio and live recordings from the early 1970's.  The quest for the original master tapes is "on" but who knows if they are in working condition.  Tapes not stored in a nice cool, dry place can cause some serious repercussions.  With the digital age now on us full tilt, recording to multitrack tape is not as popular as it once was.  It sure does have it's own unique sound and I still like to use 2 inch tape when the project calls for it.   There is a process called baking where in order to get a single pass at restoring older master tapes that have been exposed to heat (or sun) you actually "bake" tapes in an oven and after the one pass, the tapes may turn into scrap city, but hopefully this is not the case for most recordings out there in storage and this is part of the reason for starting A Cappella Nation.  We need to protect and archive our history in the audio world for future generations to appreciate. There are engineers out there right now whom are trying to restore older recordings every single day and at the rate they are going and considering the amount of recordings that were made; it has become very difficult for them to keep up.  We are here to help and offer a bunch of great services.  For those interested in our Recording/Audio Production studio, you can visit it at Chill House Studios

Thanks and feel free to contribute posts,

Eric