Recent content by Will25

At around 48 seconds it comes in. How would I get this sound? I've got a P bass...DI or mic'ed? What sort of plug ins should I use? I'm a newb but any help would be cool, thanks :)

Hi, just plugged in my Io26 and when I'm monitoring it on my computer, I've got the insert in input 1 coming up as inserts 1 + 2 on the direct monitoring...and insert 2 coming up as 3-4 etc etc. Anyone know why this is doign this? This is kind of urgent as we're meant to be recording in an hour...

Hi, I've got an Alesis IO 26...I was recording 4 inputs the other day into Reaper on a Macbook and it was all ok until I unplugged the interface and then plugged it back in again. It showed up that there was 8 inputs being recorded (8 LED meters lighting up) and I couldn't record it on Reaper...

Ok so I have a macbook and an Alesis IO26 interface...I also have a Tascam 488. I want to use stuff like reverb and compression on my tracks but I haven't got an effects rack or anything so should I just record straight into the DAW? I have Reaper but am thinking Logic Pro looks easier to use...

Not sure where to post this really, bit of a general DAW/analog question. If I wanted to plug my bass guitar into my laptop, add some compression and then run this out to my tascam 488 how would I do it? I'm not that great with DAWs! I'm using Reaper at the moment but am considering buying Logic...

This is a bit of a weird question I guess but anyway, theoretically speaking, say I've recording 8 tracks on my tascam 488 cassette and have transferred them to my DAW. I want to overdub a guitar solo, for example, but isn't the track now going to be slightly out because the tape speed isn't...

Hi, I did start another thread about cables but this is more specific to 488 users. What connectors/cables do you use when transferring tracks to a computer? I've got an 8 track interface and want to get all 8 tracks out at once so I need some phono to 1/4 (or phono to xlr) - I've only been...

Hi, I'm gunna transfer 8 tracks from my tascam 488 to my laptop - I only have a couple of 1/4 inch cables so I was going to stock up on some more. Will there be a significant, noticeable difference in quality between lower end and higher end cables? Was thinking of £4.99 ones but if they;re...

Ok sooo I haven't got a reverb unit but I want a reverb effect on my vocals for a track I've recorded on my 488 cassette. Would it work to record the vocal onto the computer, add some reverb in the DAW the record it out to the cassette? Or is there an easier way round it? Thanks for your time :)

This guy says he learnt how to sing by playing Beatles songs (for the highs) and Johnny Cash (for the lows) through headphones and singing along until he could sing them...would this actually work? Of the above song, I can pretty much sing it but can't get the bits in the chorus: "I just STAND...

I've got a few mixes to transfer to my mac and a lot of people have recommended using plug ins to warm up the mix i.e. tape simulation, saturation etc. My question is...do I do this before compressing the whole track? So do I apply the tape saturation then effectively master it..? Thanks

How do I set up my interface to work with Reaper? It's an Alesis IO 26 on a Mac. Thanks! EDIT: I'd installed the wrong driver! :rolleyes:

Sorry, another one of these threads...but how would I get this sort of sound? Reverb on the guitar/vocals? The vocals sound slightly distorted aswell...

Around 1:10...I dunno, reverb?! cheers

On the whole, which is better? Would there be a notable difference? Might sell my EMU 0204 and upgrade to the Presonus Firestudio...it's for mixing down from cassette deck to computer, so only two tracks. Thanks