I had no computer for a long time but just got a very cheap imac. Been recording on the TSR8 with tascam m216 mixer for about a year and love it. love the desk, love the tape, but i must admit, i miss the mixing and editing in Pro Tools.
I had a bit of a break through.
I have 8 cables going directly from the 8 track outs into the digi 002 inputs. there are 8 of them, works a treat. microphone goes into track 9 on desk. xlr from pgm either 1-4 into Valve compressor. XLR from compressor into which ever track im recording to on 8 track. patch everytime i reocrd on a different track on the 8 track. i have an XLR adapter so it goes to the RCA on 8 track.
Headphones and monitoring through digi/imac.
In PT as a default tracks 1-8 are already set up. 1-4 are through the digis preamps 4-8 are analog inputs.
I setup up 3 Stereo aux tracks for some effects, reverbs etc.
In order for me to hear all the tracks on the 8 track, i arm tracks in PT i want to hear from 8 track.
To me this is a bloody awesome set up. i can use my effects in pt while recording on the 8 track. Can record on the 8 track and pro tools at the same time. By using really good leads and not using many im minimising hums etc from the tascam desk.
its like ive minimised, but maximised. The sound is analog, still recording on tape.
I EQ on the channel on the desk. Avoid using too many plug ins in PT. get the sound i want onto tape. tiny tweaks if need be in PT, keeping it all simple. i dont like to get caught up editing for ages in PT.
Pretty sure most people will go "ho hum been there done that" but to me this is a really efficient way to work.
just sayin.
I had a bit of a break through.
I have 8 cables going directly from the 8 track outs into the digi 002 inputs. there are 8 of them, works a treat. microphone goes into track 9 on desk. xlr from pgm either 1-4 into Valve compressor. XLR from compressor into which ever track im recording to on 8 track. patch everytime i reocrd on a different track on the 8 track. i have an XLR adapter so it goes to the RCA on 8 track.
Headphones and monitoring through digi/imac.
In PT as a default tracks 1-8 are already set up. 1-4 are through the digis preamps 4-8 are analog inputs.
I setup up 3 Stereo aux tracks for some effects, reverbs etc.
In order for me to hear all the tracks on the 8 track, i arm tracks in PT i want to hear from 8 track.
To me this is a bloody awesome set up. i can use my effects in pt while recording on the 8 track. Can record on the 8 track and pro tools at the same time. By using really good leads and not using many im minimising hums etc from the tascam desk.
its like ive minimised, but maximised. The sound is analog, still recording on tape.
I EQ on the channel on the desk. Avoid using too many plug ins in PT. get the sound i want onto tape. tiny tweaks if need be in PT, keeping it all simple. i dont like to get caught up editing for ages in PT.
Pretty sure most people will go "ho hum been there done that" but to me this is a really efficient way to work.
just sayin.