leddy
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After owning an Alesis HD24, Edirol R4, and two Edirol R44's (still have those), and two Tascam 22's (still have those too),
I bought...
A Tascam 424 Mk3.
I kept going back to a recording I did on a Yamaha 4-track about 6 years ago. Everytime I compared a digital recording to it, I found the 4-track more euphonic. There is audible hiss, and wow and flutter. I don't care. I like it.
I bought a Tascam 22 hoping to mix down to it (from the digital gear) and get the same sound. I find the Tascam too clean unless I smack the levels. It sounds to my ears like the electronics in the deck are distorting before the tape - I don't know. I'm not getting what I want. Plus the additional DA/AD conversion does not help.
I'm going to try and go back to tracking to cassette. I will mix to the Tascam 22 and/or go into the PC to burn a CD. I'm recording live jazz, so reel decks are not an option. I need more portability. I will stick the 424 in a mixer rack with a Sytek preamp on the front end for phantom power and more gain for ribbon mics.
Here's to hoping I like my recordings again. Thanks for listening...
I bought...
A Tascam 424 Mk3.
I kept going back to a recording I did on a Yamaha 4-track about 6 years ago. Everytime I compared a digital recording to it, I found the 4-track more euphonic. There is audible hiss, and wow and flutter. I don't care. I like it.
I bought a Tascam 22 hoping to mix down to it (from the digital gear) and get the same sound. I find the Tascam too clean unless I smack the levels. It sounds to my ears like the electronics in the deck are distorting before the tape - I don't know. I'm not getting what I want. Plus the additional DA/AD conversion does not help.
I'm going to try and go back to tracking to cassette. I will mix to the Tascam 22 and/or go into the PC to burn a CD. I'm recording live jazz, so reel decks are not an option. I need more portability. I will stick the 424 in a mixer rack with a Sytek preamp on the front end for phantom power and more gain for ribbon mics.
Here's to hoping I like my recordings again. Thanks for listening...