Hey Dave

Currently listening. The production is quite extensive here. Sounds real good.
Thanx, man! It's a good-time, fun & bouncy little tune, eh?
I see that you're liking the DP02cf, which seems pretty capable but I do miss the tape vibe. Any chance of doing that same song on the 246?
This one used 8 tracks (with 1 track muted in mixdown), so I guess the answer is "no". I'm not too keen on 4-track bouncing schemes, but I might do it very occasionally as an afterthought. Fortunately, I thought ahead & "scoped" this one at the outset for "8" tracks, and I think it turned out pretty well. NOT doing a 4-track jam, getting all worked up, then hitting the wall and looking for "workarounds" afterward. No'ffense. U understand. I don't see "bouncing" in the analog world as any saviour or anything, just something you might have to do occasionally for lack of alternatives.

I chose the DP02cf to record this one, vs. the 388 or 488, or 38.
I felt I could get a bit higher fidelity on the CF vs. the cassette 8-track (488), while mixing down onboard on the CF and avoiding the soundcard hassles I've been experiencing lately.
With the CF vs. the 388,... it was a bit more of a "convenience" item. ATM, the CF was a bit more accessible with less setup time, but I'd have to do a lot of rummaging around to find a reel of tape. Simple as that!
Blasphemous,... I know! I just needed a bit of convenience, and we all know how you spell that: D-I-G-I-T-A-L.


Same consideration about the ol'puter soundcard & mixing down off analog from the 388, vs. the DP02cf. I feel I can get a slightly better mixdown by mixing internally on the CF, vs. the soundcard route. NOT TO MENTION the prospect of having to lug around or move the 388 for mixdown to the ol'puter,... but I injured my back lately and this is a no-go ATM. However, these "soundcard" mixdown concerns may change if I ever get
the FireOne set up. My "soundcard" mixes are decent enough, but the DP02 has it's definite advantages with internal/onboard mixdown (stereo master track), 'less you consider the hassle of exporting files and lugging the machine around back & forth to hook to the new'puter. Out of my 5 functional 'puters, the DP02cf only interfaces to one,... (the XP machine), so it's a bit of tradeoff with things vs. convenience. Moving the unit's not too bad of a hassle, it's small & light!
For the CF vs. the 38 it's a no-brainer, 'cause I don't have either 38 in 100% ready-to-go working order or fully patched up.
Forget about recording projects,... have you seen my list of fixit projects?
None of this ATM precludes me working back stictly on analog at a moment's notice on a new project tho', (all future/TBD). I'll admit, tape does have a "vibe". I still like "tape" recording. My on-hand stocks of tape are full, and I mean FULL!

BTW, love the setup. What's underneath the white sheet?

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain! The Great Oz has spoken!
