i have a four-track i have no idea how to use. can you help me?

estrella · #1 07-22-2003

it's an audio-technica, AT-RMX64.

i was just playing with it for an hour and i couldn't work it, but then again i'm not good at this kind of stuff at all.

do you know where i can find information on the internet on how to use it, or any kind of advice about 4 track tape recorders you can give me? i don't even know where to begin.

Mark7 · #2 07-23-2003

Tell us more about it.

estrella · #3 07-23-2003

umm like what?... it's a big black box. lol. i don't know?? what more do you need to know? what kind of information?

Mark7 · #4 07-23-2003

When you press the transport controls (PLAY, FFWD, REW, etc) do they work properly?

estrella · #5 07-23-2003

yes. i'm pretty sure they're all doing what they're supposed to.

Mark7 · #6 07-23-2003

Describe a channel strip of the mixer section.

estrella · #7 07-23-2003

well first there's a window with numbers and a needle, and a button that says "tape/sub"

(i don't know what any of this means)

then it says "channel one overload" with a little red light.

then a knob that says "trim" with numbers around it.

then a switch with -20dB, 0dB, and "tape" on it, over -20dB and 0dB it says "line/mic".

and then there are two knobs that say "send 1" and "send 2" on the top, and "gain" on the bottom.

then there are the "EQ high" and "EQ low" knobs, with buttons that are "peak/dip or shelving".

then it says "sub assign" and there are 4 buttons numbered 1,2,3,4.

and then there's a knob that says "Pan" and on one side it goes to 1, and the other 2.

and then a button that says "solo".

and then the volume thing at the bottom. or whatever it is.

Mark7 · #8 07-23-2003

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Originally posted by estrella
well first there's a window with numbers and a needle, and a button that says "tape/sub"

(i don't know what any of this means)

then it says "channel one overload" with a little red light.

then a knob that says "trim" with numbers around it.

then a switch with -20dB, 0dB, and "tape" on it, over -20dB and 0dB it says "line/mic".

and then there are two knobs that say "send 1" and "send 2" on the top, and "gain" on the bottom.

then there are the "EQ high" and "EQ low" knobs, with buttons that are "peak/dip or shelving".

then it says "sub assign" and there are 4 buttons numbered 1,2,3,4.

and then there's a knob that says "Pan" and on one side it goes to 1, and the other 2.

and then a button that says "solo".

and then the volume thing at the bottom. or whatever it is.

Sounds wonderfully complex.

Does it have anything like this?

estrella · #9 07-23-2003

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Originally posted by Mark7
Sounds wonderfully complex.

Does it have anything like this?

ummm no? not really.

haha ... i don't think you know how to use it either.

ok, well, i just want to record the guitar. in the back, would i plug it into where it says "channel 1"
or where it says "in"

?

Mark7 · #10 07-23-2003

So. 1/4" Phone Jacks.

Right.

Can you see switches marked something like Trk 1/L. Buss, Trk 2/R. Buss, Trk 3 and Trk 4?

estrella · #11 07-23-2003

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Originally posted by Mark7
So. 1/4" Phone Jacks.

Right.

Can you see switches marked something like Trk 1/L. Buss, Trk 2/R. Buss, Trk 3 and Trk 4?

no

Mark7 · #12 07-23-2003

In that case press the Sub Assign 1 switch in the Channel your guitar is plugged into

Turn the Pan Control all the way to the left

Push the Volume fader up to about a 1/4 of the way from the top

There should be a Master Volume Fader (or knob). Do the same with that.

The switch that says -20/0 dB and Tape, push that to the -20/0 dB side

Anything?

regebro · #13 07-23-2003

So it's one of these.

Well, you basically press record and go from there. Flip switches and tweak buttons until you get a sound. Figure out why, and how and go!

Mark7 · #14 07-23-2003

That's a nice looking box.

You get kicked out of the Seriously Evil Wizards Club?

regebro · #15 07-23-2003

No, I got promoted to God. And hey, look! Over 2500 posts!

Mark7 · #16 07-23-2003

Hence your recent transmogrification into a Table Lamp!

Cool

muttley · #17 07-23-2003

Estrella is there a brand name/model number on your 4tracker?

da MUTT

regebro · #18 07-23-2003

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Originally posted by Mark7
Hence your recent transmogrification into a Table Lamp!

It's a floor lamp.

estrella · #19 07-23-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by muttley
Estrella is there a brand name/model number on your 4tracker?

da MUTT

audio-technica... AT-RMX64.

yup, that's it in the picture.

i HAVE been pushing record and playing with all the knobs, but i still can't get it to do anything.

estrella · #20 07-23-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Mark7
In that case press the Sub Assign 1 switch in the Channel your guitar is plugged into

Turn the Pan Control all the way to the left

Push the Volume fader up to about a 1/4 of the way from the top

There should be a Master Volume Fader (or knob). Do the same with that.

The switch that says -20/0 dB and Tape, push that to the -20/0 dB side

Anything?

i haven't tried this yet but somehow i don't think it's going to work, i've tried everything. i'll try it though.

regebro · #21 07-23-2003

Take a high-resultion photograph of the front-panel, and we can tell you which switch goes where.

estrella · #22 07-23-2003

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Originally posted by regebro
Take a high-resultion photograph of the front-panel, and we can tell you which switch goes where.

oooh, okay, good idea. hold on.

jake-owa · #23 07-23-2003

From what I've read on the net so far it appears to be a 6 track...weird but neat!

Mark7 · #24 07-23-2003

No, it's a Four Track. It just has six mixer channels.

Sansui did a Six Track.

jake-owa · #25 07-23-2003

Ahh..

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