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My question is regarding portable vocal booths (both DIY and purchased [i.e. Real Traps]) While their main goal is to eliminate outside room noise, how effective are they in containing the vocal? If one lived in an apartment or something and wanted to do vocals that were a bit "empassioned"...

500th post!!!! I know I know I'm amazing. But it's ok. You all can still hang out with me. So, since I joined just over a year ago, I have had a bit of a crazy ride. I spent six months in a 10x10 room with a room-mate so I didn't get much recording done. I came home and life was nuts but i...

I found a really great price on a Palomino V8 but I don't have the opportunity to test drive it. I played one about a year ago and really liked it. What are your thoughts on this amp as a recording/practice amp? Looking for cleans/classic rock/blues tones. Nothing high gain or anything. Thanks.

How long does it usually take Tascam/TEAC to get back to you on inquiries? I emailed them well over a week ago about a 488mkii capstan belt and I haven't hear shit from them. Anyon have any idea how long to wait? Thanks guys.

Since I've only ever worked with portastudios (analog or digital) and DAWs I'm going to ask a very dumb question. When playing back on a portastudio, do the inserts on the mixer work? For instance; if I record a stereo drum track to tracks 1&2 can I then, when mixing, add compression, or...

As I've been reading and learning about the roll of bass traps and how they work I've come to understand that building a bass trap into a fram with an air pocket behind it is far superior to just hanging sheets of 703 on the wall or across a corner. I know that most people like to use 2" thick...

I'm curious what you all are doing with bass. I hear a lot of "just D.I. it" but I wonder if that really is the "best" way of doing things. I don't have a bass amp so D.I. is really all I'm able to do, but .... what do you all think?

I am selling my Tascam 488mkii. It's in good condition with the only issue being that the capstan belt is slipping. I paid $250 from a board member here, but since the belt is slipping, I figured $200 would be a break even price. I've realized that at this point in my life, I don't have what it...

Ok. So I am going to sell the 488. It's a Mkii. The only issue is that the capstan belt is slipping. I paid $250 from a board member here, but since the belt is slipping, I figured $200 would be a break even price. I've realized that at this point in my life, I don't have what it takes to work...

After I finished the recording sessions documented in "Adventures in Analog" i was playing some stuff for my wife. Out of nowhere the tape sped up and the slowed way down. I turned off my 488mkii and turned it back on. Everything seemed normal. Fast Forward about a week. I have all my gear set...

I just thought I'd throw out a note on the AC4. I tried it the other day and I love it! I'm not a gear snob or anything, so I don't know all of the details that people may end up asking, but .... If you are in the market for a low-wattage tube amp for recording or practice I would have to vote...

A lot of people post gear stories on here, and they are fun to read. I thought I would post an account of my first real and in depth project using my analog gear. So here you go... Almost a year after purchasing my 488mkII, mics, PPS 100 synchronizer, drum machine, etc I finally had the...

Hey everyone! I'm looking to score an inexpensive 4 channel headphone amp. If anyone has an exrta one lying around that you're willing to sell; please reply here or PM me. Thanks so much guys. -Nate

So after a year of picking your collective brains, planning, researching, etc I finally started a proper project. But I've run into a weird issue that maybe you can help me with. I programed my drums and synced it to my 488mkII. I decided to try to make them as realistic as possible, so I ran...

I posted this in the "recording techniques" but no one answered. So maybe you guys can help. Is there any reason a guitar pedal, or MFX processor, can't be used in the FX loop of my 488mkII? I'm trying to decide if I can get rid of my picoverb since my MFX has some nice lexicon reverbs, etc...

At first, I thought of making this a poll. But I don't want easily catergorized answers. Why did you choose to work in the analog world? I know there are a lot of reasons, and a lot of you don't work exclusively with tape. I'm really interested to find out your positions.

Hey everyone . . . hopefully this will be my last dumb question. I'm finally about to start a pretty extensive recording project and I'll get some experience under my belt. But here is the dumb question du jour.... I have a digitech RP500 MFX processor which has some nice lexicon reverbs etc...

Ok a few stupid questions from a non keyboardist. First, when a manufacturer puts out a rack version of a keyboard/workstation, they usually put the same engines/etc in the rack as in the full version right? Second, does anyone have any experience with the Korg M3? I'm mostly looking for a...

So, this may not be the perfect place for this, but I figured you all could help me out. I was born in an age where record players are not common, but I want to buy one. I understand that most decent players don't have speakers attached and so they need an amplifier. So, where do I start? I...

We had a thread a while ago about the most over-rated guitarist. So lets go the opposite way. Who is amazing and just never gets the credit/respect they deserve? They don't have to be unknown just . . . underappreciated. I leave it to you.