Hey everybody, I've got a question (again).
I've read about people hooking up reel to reel machines to computers, and using the tape outs from their machine to go into their computer as they are recording it. That way, they can record in digital, but still have the "colored" analog treatment. My first question is, is this possible? Can the tape machine play what's off the tape as it's being recorded? Or can only certain machines do this?
The other thing I was wondering was this: If I recorded say 8 drums tracks on my Tascam 388 and then put them to computer (2 track stereo), could I do overdubs using the above method? For instance, I would monitor the tracks recorded on the computer, have a bass or guitar or whatever go into the 388, then run the tape out from the 388 into the computer as it records a digital overdub. Further, I've been thinking about buying a two track mastering deck, like a Tascam 22-2 for this purpose. Would it be possible to do what I'm talking about on this machine? I haven't had any latency problems with my computer when multitracking, but I wondered if there'd be any delay coming from the analog source. I figured buying a Tascam 22-2 would ensure a greater amount of headroom and run the tape at a faster speed for higher quality, since my overdubbing would only consist of track at once recording anyways.
I'm trying to bridge the analog and digital mediums here. As much as I don't want it to, the sound has to go digital at some point or another, since I'm hard-pressed in trying to find people that will listen to tapes or records. I wouldn't mind mixing everything in digital, although I'd prefer to do it in analog since it's much easier to do with hands-on controls, but I was thinking this might be a cheaper solution.
Thanks for any and all help for my wacky ideas,
-MD
I've read about people hooking up reel to reel machines to computers, and using the tape outs from their machine to go into their computer as they are recording it. That way, they can record in digital, but still have the "colored" analog treatment. My first question is, is this possible? Can the tape machine play what's off the tape as it's being recorded? Or can only certain machines do this?
The other thing I was wondering was this: If I recorded say 8 drums tracks on my Tascam 388 and then put them to computer (2 track stereo), could I do overdubs using the above method? For instance, I would monitor the tracks recorded on the computer, have a bass or guitar or whatever go into the 388, then run the tape out from the 388 into the computer as it records a digital overdub. Further, I've been thinking about buying a two track mastering deck, like a Tascam 22-2 for this purpose. Would it be possible to do what I'm talking about on this machine? I haven't had any latency problems with my computer when multitracking, but I wondered if there'd be any delay coming from the analog source. I figured buying a Tascam 22-2 would ensure a greater amount of headroom and run the tape at a faster speed for higher quality, since my overdubbing would only consist of track at once recording anyways.
I'm trying to bridge the analog and digital mediums here. As much as I don't want it to, the sound has to go digital at some point or another, since I'm hard-pressed in trying to find people that will listen to tapes or records. I wouldn't mind mixing everything in digital, although I'd prefer to do it in analog since it's much easier to do with hands-on controls, but I was thinking this might be a cheaper solution.
Thanks for any and all help for my wacky ideas,
-MD