frunobulax
Gak Pernah Cukup!
They any good?
Anyone use one of those little Tascam 8 track recorders?
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frunobulax
Gak Pernah Cukup!
Digital. Sweetwater is running a special.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
I used an earlier edition of those and found I like it better than going direct to computer. I since switched to Zoom recorders; the 12 track model allows you to record more than two racks at a time. It is quite a bit more money though, and the Tascam may meet you needs.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/L12--zoom-livetrak-l-12-12-channel-digital-mixer-recorder
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/L12--zoom-livetrak-l-12-12-channel-digital-mixer-recorder
frunobulax
Gak Pernah Cukup!
Thanks Gary.
That Zoom is spendier than I want. More than I really need, at least at this time.
That Zoom is spendier than I want. More than I really need, at least at this time.
Chicken Man
Kick Henry Jackassowski
My bass player/recording engineer uses something like that to interface with garage band.
bsman
b00b
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
I have bought and sold several interfaces over the years. I guess the "hands on" aspect works best for me.Why does that not surprise me?
frunobulax
Gak Pernah Cukup!
That's the one.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
I hear you on that. I was wanting to record vocals and dual guitar tracks at the same time, and perhaps drum machine as well, so the ability to record more that two tracks at a time made sense to me. Thinking about it, I had the Fostex, but it was similar:
The Tascam is updated, of course, but does have that two track at a time limit for recording.
Punchy
Slacker Supreme
I hear you on that. I was wanting to record vocals and dual guitar tracks at the same time, and perhaps drum machine as well, so the ability to record more that two tracks at a time made sense to me. Thinking about it, I had the Fostex, but it was similar:
The Tascam is updated, of course, but does have that two track at a time limit for recording.
I've got one of those. I prefer recording direct to the computer, myself, but it is handy for mobile recording.
jelloman
Couch'd Tater...
I initially had the Zoom MRS8...
... it was serviceable, but I found the menu system extremely dense and hard to navigate, which made it less motivating to work with...I don't know the Tascam unit, so I cant't speak to it's workflow but if it's anything similar to the Zoom I cannot recommend it...
... it was serviceable, but I found the menu system extremely dense and hard to navigate, which made it less motivating to work with...I don't know the Tascam unit, so I cant't speak to it's workflow but if it's anything similar to the Zoom I cannot recommend it...
dougpg
Helper
I have a Zoom 1040cd that has a drum machine and a bass sequencer, 10 tracks, 40 gig hard drive. I love it. Two track recording. Great for song writers. I also have a Zoom R16 and a R24. Higher learning curve but great stand alone digital mixers and interfaces.
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smurfco
Meatus McPrepuce
I initially had the Zoom MRS8...
... it was serviceable, but I found the menu system extremely dense and hard to navigate, which made it less motivating to work with...I don't know the Tascam unit, so I cant't speak to it's workflow but if it's anything similar to the Zoom I cannot recommend it...
Anytime you cram a lot of technology into a small package like this, especially with a tiny display, there is going to be a little bit of squinting and hunting. Having said that, I found my unit to be relatively easy to navigate compared to some others that I had used. Like I said, the entire first bird index album except for the drums was recorded on one of these. While I wouldn’t go back from the computer, it’s still a good unit
frunobulax
Gak Pernah Cukup!
I've used Reaper. The problem is I do not have a place where I can set up, and leave setup, a laptop and all the accoutrements required to work on Reaper.
The Tascam unit looks easy to use, easy to set up.
Smurfco, does it have the capability to slide a track back and forth to facilitate syncing of tracks?
The Tascam unit looks easy to use, easy to set up.
Smurfco, does it have the capability to slide a track back and forth to facilitate syncing of tracks?
smurfco
Meatus McPrepuce
I’m not sure. The way I would use it, I would get a stereo drum track from Brad and load it onto the SD card as one track. Then I would add the rest of my parts a track at a time. I would then export the individual files and send them to Brad for mixing. But I could have just as easily mixed on the device. Since this was my method I never had any reason to slide tracks around, so I’m not sure if you can…...
Danhedonia
Noted duckfat enthusiast
I had one, too, and loved it. I replaced it with a DP-24 that quickly got put aside for a laptop, but the DP-008 had much-better-than-expected sound, was incredibly easy to operate, and just worked, no muss no fuss.