i bought a tascam dp 008 because i can not stand to hang at the computer for recording anymore. it feels a lot like a beefed up 4-tacker.
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Posted on Mar 01 2011 01:48 PM
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Posted on Mar 02 2011 09:42 AM
I have the little brother to Eddie's, the Tascam DP-004, and love it. It's immediately become indispensable for our rehearsals and writing, as I can sit at home and loop sections to write over. Very cool, very cheap. The built-in reverb on the DP-008 could come in handy, though! — |
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Posted on Oct 19 2011 02:55 AM
Tascam 424 MKII over here. We'd mix it down to MiniDisc (remember those?) then convert it to CD. —I want to hear Caravan with a drum solo. |
Joined: Apr 17, 2012 Posts: 30 Cleveland, Ohio |
Posted on Apr 27 2012 03:16 PM
I have a computer that I began building for recording, but the idea of working with a portable four-track really appeals to me. Still thinking of picking up an old Portastudio or one of the new four or eight-track models. —-Cam |
Joined: Nov 28, 2011 Posts: 795 Prescott Valley, AZ
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Posted on Apr 28 2012 01:30 AM
Yamaha MT120 4 track here. Haven't used it for a few years. It is surprisingly warm sounding with higher tape speed and noise reduction, it really sounds pretty good. I need to dig it out and see if it's useful for warming up mixes... But I've got a 2 track reel to reel deck for that... |
Joined: Apr 27, 2012 Posts: 5 Orange County, CA |
Posted on May 01 2012 12:55 AM
I bought an old Tascam Porta02mkII cassette 4-track of ebay several years ago and loved it. I bought it to record band rehearsals with the intention of having something cheap and fairly replaceable if it were to get stolen or something. Little did I know it would inspire some new sounds. I use Pro Tools regularly and having to take a step backwards from a technological standpoint really got the creative juices flowing. Not to mention, seeing those little reels turning was a welcome change to watching a cursor move across the screen! I found switching to another recording device can have a similar effect to switching guitars or amps when trying to write. Different gear, new ideas. Plus mixing down to a cassette 4-track from your DAW can add some nice lo-fi glue to your mix. |
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Posted on Jun 26 2012 07:30 PM
I used to use a Tascam cassette 4-track (no idea what model) at college, and even back then was looking forward to someone making a digital, non-destructive version. |
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Posted on Jun 26 2012 07:50 PM
funny you should mention the Tascam cassette machine. I bought mine in the 1980's and used it quite often. But after not using it for quite some time. I went to use it and pressed record and got stuck in that position. Tried to fix it and wouldn't budge. Had someone look at it and nothing Out it went. |
Joined: Oct 14, 2011 Posts: 31 Wichita, Ks USA |
Posted on Nov 08 2012 07:29 PM
I've used Fostex and Tascam 4-tracks, but still love the sound of an old desktop tape recorder. Placement and levels are the trick to that kind of recording. I usually make the recording on a Panasonic, drop it into my Technics deck, run it through an EQ and then add some reverb/delay/chorus and onto CD. |
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Posted on Nov 20 2012 03:03 PM
MF-P01 or die; it's the only Tascam that matters. |
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Posted on Nov 20 2012 03:14 PM
Back in the 80's I cut hundreds of demos and recorded a few bands on a Tascam 246. Between the high speed and 6 channels it was amazing what you could pull off, then again I learned a lot from the Beatles. Fast forward 20 some odd years and I still have the machine. Last year I dug it out (original Box!) and tried to play some old stuff for my wife to get a laugh out of....capstans would not spin, opened it up and the belts had turned to mush, goo. Got online, found and ordered belts, installed them and presto.....tons of bad 80's original music to listen to! LOL http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
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Posted on Nov 20 2012 05:58 PM
I too used my Tascam Porta-1 throughout the 80's until it got stolen. When I got back to music I got one of the standalone Tascam digital recorders. It has one feature that pushes it heads and shoulders above the old cassette machine - the UNDO button! —Danny Snyder Playing keys and guitar with Combo Tezeta Formerly a guitarist in The TomorrowMen and Meshugga Beach Party Latest surf project - Now That's What I Call SURF |
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Posted on Dec 02 2012 10:56 AM
eddiewagner wrote:
I just bought one of those last week for the same reasons, awaiting its delivery. I had Fostex XR-30 4-track cassette recorder back in the late 80's and 90's. Did a lot of recording on it. Got tired of bouncing tracks, with only four. It finally got to where one track seemed misaligned. Really looking forward to this Tascam DP-008. —If only my playing skills were somewhat equal to my 50 plus years of experience playing guitar! Last edited: Dec 02, 2012 11:22:09 |
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Posted on Dec 05 2012 02:26 AM
It might not be anyone's cup of tea, but all this stuff was done on cassette. Still have a Tascam 134 and 238 in the rack, but also use Cubase and a laptop these days. Last edited: Dec 05, 2012 02:27:40 |
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Posted on Dec 05 2012 09:25 AM
I still like to track drums on my Tascam 4-track. It can record 4 tracks simultaneously, so I put the kick and snare on individual tracks and a submix of toms and overheads on the remaining two tracks as a stereo mix. Then I mix the whole thing down to stereo and digitize for transfer to my digital 8-track. I have to be really careful about that toms/overheads submix, but with practice I've gotten some good results. That's how we recorded the drums for our CD. —http://www.aquatudes.com |
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Posted on Dec 05 2012 10:23 AM
I used to record on ADAT back in the late 90s, early 00s. I've had about 18 ADAT tapes in the top of my closet sitting there collecting dust since 2004 when the machine bit the dust. I found out a buddy of mine has 2 ADATs, so we spent some time a few weeks back going through 8 - 15 year old tapes to see if anything was worth archiving. Surprisingly, most of it sounds really good. From what I gather after that day of mixing, the only significant difference between the terrible/embarrassing mixes I made originally (when the recordings were new) & the mixes today was that I had a terrible mixing environment & zero talent at mixing back then. A lot of it comes down to the mixing & mastering, as long as you have a halfway decent recording. Those early Ween tracks sound like they were recorded on a 4 track cassette, but they still sound really good. I actually used to record drums through a 4 track reel-to-reel & then bounce them down to a stereo track on ADAT to save tracks & get an analog sound. But that was something I figured out after several years of dissatisfaction with the ADAT. If I had a little better setup (monitors, mostly) & understood compression a little better, I would've been much more pleased with the results of that humble little home studio. —Wake the Kraken! https://www.facebook.com/wakethekraken Last edited: Dec 05, 2012 10:24:47 |
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Posted on Dec 11 2012 12:34 AM
I had two Tascam 4-tracks and worked them beyond their poor capabilities until they shuffled off their mortal coils in a puff of ghost smoke. I agree with DP's first post about 'simplicity' in that I found the limitations of a 4 track made me think hard about what I was actually recording. Like others have already stated - great memories for me too. I still have one of them sitting in the shed and I don't have the heart to throw it out Tim O |
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