Recent content by chewbacaface

Due to some unfortunate flooding, my friends and I are building a new studio. We found a pretty cool space. It is a 15x12' office attached to a 15x20' storage unit. We don't have to worry seriously about the noise because we will only be in there recording bands after normal business hours. That...

Okay, so I have been mixing this song for the last two nights and I'm having some issues with the bass track. I recorded it with two mics. The first was an EV RE20 close mic offset on the speaker. The second was a Blue Baby Bottle about 3.5 ft away. Both tracks sound good in their own way. The...

I am always looking for ways to make my recordings sound warmer, fatter, punchier, better. I have a few different ways that I do this... First, I track to tape, either a Tascam 238 or a Fostex R8. The R8 isn't the world's best reel to reel but mine is absolutely mint and works well. The 238...

Okay... So, I am using a mixture of a Tascam M308, a fostex R8, a MOTU Ultrlite, and a Sony TC-850. Here is how I am planning to set it up. 8-D outs from the M-308 using a TRS to RCA snake to the R8 inputs. 8-R8 RCA outputs to the M-308s TRS Line inputs using another snake. 8-pgm outputs...

I have a Tascam 388 in good shape. I also have two Tascam 238 cassette decks and M-308s as the mixers. Last, I have a Fostex R8 with a 454 matching mixer (or I could use the M-308 into it). Here is the dilemma (question). Is there really going to be a huge difference between recording to the...

Okay, so I have a 308 that I just got in perfect shape that I am going to run into a Fostex R8 and a Tascam 238. First off, has anyone done the 308 into a 238 and had good results. They are both great pieces of equipment, so, I am excited to see how it sounds. Second I have the 238 with dbx...

Let me know if you have a decent one you want to get rid of. Thanks, Ryan

Is there a good way to tell from a picture which version of the MD421 you're looking at MKI, MKII, original, etc... I know this one is not vintage because the mount is plastic. Thanks, Ryan

I now have two 1/4inch 8 track reel to reel recorders and a really nice Mac tower with a 24 track MOTU interface. I've been considering setting up a chain where I record to the tape and monitor that into the digital interface. Does anyone else do that? Does that seem reasonable or am I going to...

Hey tape pros, I just got a Tascam 388 to add another 8 tracks of tape to the Fostex R8/454 that I have. Problem is the stop button on the 388 works about once in every 5 to 6 pushes. Any idea if this is a hard thing to try to fix myself. Do the contact points on these get dirty and stop...

I am looking for a nice versatile mic that would be good on snares/guitars and maybe some other ins and outs (possibly some vocals). Which mic is better for versatility and which is better for clarity/warmth. Thanks.

Okay, so I was happy with my drum results and decided to move forward with a couple guitar tracks. I recorded them into simple little part I did purely for testing purposes. Who knows, maybe I'll use it someday. I doubt it. Either way, I was trying to get sort of a Radiohead clean guitar sound...

I have bought and now decided that the Aphex 107 Tubessence is one of the best budget home studio dual preamps you can buy. It blows away any of my Presonus and dbx preamps. I picked one up at guitarcenter used for 89$ bucks and then bought a second one on ebay for 99$. I have to say that I am...

I have been thinking about purchasing a high end stereo mic preamp becasue I want to get some of that vintage warmth in my vocal and drum recordings. I want the kind of warm fuzz breakup that you can't seem to get from cheaper presonus type preamps. Here is what I am considering trying and I...