Recent content by gentlejohn

Original poster here. Thanks so much for all the replies folks! Much clearer about things now in light of your insights. CHEERS!

Thanks for the replies. I've been reading a fair bit of late & have obviously gotten confused but it was actually here on this site where I heard about the 244 having Hi-Z inputs...

Just got hold of a TASCAM 244 4 track portastudio from the early '80s ("Go Grandad GO!!!") Whilst I'm waiting for replacement belts to arrive could anyone on here kindly recommend compatible microphones to use with it? I've read in the manual that the four 1/4" inputs on this model are all...

Apart from my instruments all I have is a Tascam 488 MkII (well, two actually!) I'm just getting back into this (ie: analogue recording) after a long lay off and I was just wondering what sort of outboard gear folks would recommend for my existing set up as I don't have any. BACKGROUND I...

That's confirmed what I was thinking. Thanks SB!

CHEERS! What would you consider 'a nice (affordable!) stereo R2R'?

And there's my answer right there. YES! Thank you. OK, how do you guys so your final 'master mix' ie: what do you mixdown to? DAT has been mentioned. Is it worth investing in a DAT recorder or will my Roland Duo-Captuer MK II interface running into Audacity suffice? Again, all insights much...

Hmm ... on the back panel (on both my machines inbetween the dbx and phantom power switches) there IS a switch that's marked 'SYNC' NB: I've never used this feature (incidentally, if anybody has a link to a Tascam 488 MK II manual I would be very grateful!) As for my idea of submixing to the...

Thanks JP! Like I say, I know nothing of timecode and sequencers and stuff like that - it's all finger-in-the-ear-hey-nonny-no stringed instruments this end so I wouldn't know where to start with what you've mentioned above. (THat said, thanks v. much for taking the time to put it down! I'm sure...

Hi! I'm in the fortunate position of owning not one but two working (touch wood!) TASCAM 488 MK II machines. I got a good deal on the second one and thought it would be wise to grab it incase my main machine went down. I'm now considering recording an all-analogue album and it crossed my mind...

Hi! Just dug out my old 488's (I have two!) Having spent too long on 'The Dark Side' (ie: attempting to make muzak with a computer) I'm really enjoying firing up the portastudio and working in an 'old skool' analogue way again. I'm just wondering ... for the main parts of a song say, lead vox &...

Hey! Thanks v much for the info & for taking the time to put that down. Hmm ... disappointed to hear about the tape section as I really had intended on using it as an all-in-one console. (It';s no good to me in any other format as I just don't have the space this end for anything else in my...

Hi! Just about to take delivery of an old (well, new to me!) AKAI MG1214 analogue recorder. It's still limping on regardless apparently but has had a hard life from the sounds of it (it was used in a community studio for many years). I'm just wondering how best to give it some TLC before I...

You sure are Mr Miro! Thanks for all your help ;)

What an incredibly brilliant reply - CHEERS!!! :listeningmusic: