Where to start?
Newbie here and this is my second post.
So I'm an old fart guitar player who is getting increasingly pissed off at loosing my creative moments every time I play/practice. Back in the day (think 80s-90s) I would record my "practices" for posterity on a Tascam 246 or through it to a TEAC real to real (more economical time and media wise). Once I got to the end of the tape I would review and bounce down to an idea tape then record over the practice sessions. Subsequently since those days all my stuff got ripped off when leaving the service (US Army) from Germany back to the states which leaves me with having to start over equipment wise again. That was quite a pisser of a loss and I'll just leave that there.
Anyways, here I am today and I want to get back to recording but I don't have a proper idea of where to start equipment wise. I really loved the simplicity of analogue tape recording and I got pretty good at bouncing things around and mixing it all down but looking around I come to realization that tape is no longer a viable format (nor can you find it on the cheap) and digital is the way to go. But what do you start with? I have a guitar/amp and an effects processor as well as an older POD XT and I've been thinking of using an old boom box that I have sitting around as well as a not so old Mackie mixer just to get the practice recordings gong again but obviously I will need more than that as I will want to mix it down to something. As far as the POD XT goes, because of its age the software associated with it is not usable with today's computer technology. Specifically, the Line 6 software for that model is incompatible with Windows 10 or any other 64 bit OS. Money is always a factor as well as space so I'm looking for a small portable device to begin with that I can connect to a PC and utilize today's supportive recording software.
So I've been looking at what is out there (no more Fostex) and things have gotten small. The smallness of what I'm seeing definitely hits my space restrictions but I really like the concept of being able to premix my recording source but I guess that is not necessary with today's technology. Sounds like a learning curve to me. Looks like Tascam, Zoom and Boss are whats available in today's portable/small market. So which one? I like the Tascam DP series and the Zoom BR8 but what to choose. If you have an opinion along with pro and cons of specific models please share if you can.
Thanks for looking and for all replies in advance,
aldtech
Newbie here and this is my second post.
So I'm an old fart guitar player who is getting increasingly pissed off at loosing my creative moments every time I play/practice. Back in the day (think 80s-90s) I would record my "practices" for posterity on a Tascam 246 or through it to a TEAC real to real (more economical time and media wise). Once I got to the end of the tape I would review and bounce down to an idea tape then record over the practice sessions. Subsequently since those days all my stuff got ripped off when leaving the service (US Army) from Germany back to the states which leaves me with having to start over equipment wise again. That was quite a pisser of a loss and I'll just leave that there.
Anyways, here I am today and I want to get back to recording but I don't have a proper idea of where to start equipment wise. I really loved the simplicity of analogue tape recording and I got pretty good at bouncing things around and mixing it all down but looking around I come to realization that tape is no longer a viable format (nor can you find it on the cheap) and digital is the way to go. But what do you start with? I have a guitar/amp and an effects processor as well as an older POD XT and I've been thinking of using an old boom box that I have sitting around as well as a not so old Mackie mixer just to get the practice recordings gong again but obviously I will need more than that as I will want to mix it down to something. As far as the POD XT goes, because of its age the software associated with it is not usable with today's computer technology. Specifically, the Line 6 software for that model is incompatible with Windows 10 or any other 64 bit OS. Money is always a factor as well as space so I'm looking for a small portable device to begin with that I can connect to a PC and utilize today's supportive recording software.
So I've been looking at what is out there (no more Fostex) and things have gotten small. The smallness of what I'm seeing definitely hits my space restrictions but I really like the concept of being able to premix my recording source but I guess that is not necessary with today's technology. Sounds like a learning curve to me. Looks like Tascam, Zoom and Boss are whats available in today's portable/small market. So which one? I like the Tascam DP series and the Zoom BR8 but what to choose. If you have an opinion along with pro and cons of specific models please share if you can.
Thanks for looking and for all replies in advance,
aldtech