Hi, I have close to the same setup. I have the Ableton 11 and the older version of the Tascam. I use Ableton more as a traditional recorder in arrangement view, but using the session view can be really a great way to experiment and try differnt things while composing.
Welcome aboard.
Thanks, DM60, appreciate the welcome.
My situation is a little different, To make a short story long, I went analog for the (seemingly simple) reason that if I want to record an idea, either by myself, of with friends, firing up the computer, launching apps, etc. was too cumbersome, I was able to do that with the DAW, but the latency drove us crazy. (I think it may have been as bad as 5ms in to out). I've tried several ASIOs, but they all gave me issues because apparently, TASCAM's ASIO sucks. I tried ASIO4ALL, but there it still too much latency for live, notwithstanding over dubs, because the latency increases by a factor of 2.
So, I bought the R2R so I can power up, hit record, and go. When the guys came over, we would record 3 or 4 tracks on the R2R, and it was all fine. BUT, if we wanted to overdub and add additional tracks the Revox, I have not been able to figure out how to do that.
Simply, the Revox has a record setting and a playback setting. It's either/or. In effect, I (we) can't listen to the previously recorded tracks while recording new tracks (on unused channels).
What I am looking for is for someway, somehow, someone to tell me how to overdub tracks on the C278. I can record OVER as previously recorded track (due to the way the head(s) are designed), But I can't use the play and record functions simultaneously so I really can't overdub. I can punch in/out one a single track, but that isn't what I need.
If anyone can either tell me 1. it's not possible, 2. do it this way, I will be forever grateful.
So, that's where I'm at right now. I have a A LOT of $$$ invested in the R2R and tape and reels. I want what I want. Call me a Dreamer! I'm not the only one.
Thanks for the reply, and thank you in advance if you can point me in the right direction.