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...so I have wanted to grab a nice reel-to-reel deck for awhile now, but I have been hesitant to pull the trigger... I finally hooked up with a local tascam 38 via craigslist (so I won't have to worry about ebay shipping). The only contact I have had is via e-mail, here is a verbatim description...

so for awhile now I have been recording to a tascam 688 and dumping the tracks to PC to mix... I just started my first project that was actually recorded from beginning to end, completely in the 24/44.1 digital realm, and needless to say, compared to a cassette format, there is a BIG difference...

does anybody know what frequencies are usually boosted in home or car stereo stereo equipment? Is there a curve that is sort of "typical" in mid to low priced home stereo gear?? I ask because one of the problems that I am noticing with my mixes is that they seem to sound muddy on home stereo...

sorry for the cross-post but here is my thread in the mp3 mixing clinic... http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=188302 the new mixes are at the bottom. I'm looking for feedback on the mix, but the guys in the band may also be looking for somebody to master this stuff. Since I...

I know this is sort of a general question, and I know that questions of this sort are generally met with the "use your ears" and "there is no right answer" responses, but here goes anyway... Say you have some tracks that just need EQ'ed a little bit make space and fit them in together...

OK, so how are you supposed to line these up? Or maybe more specifically how do you *know* that you have lined them up correctly? For example, a project that I'm working on right now, I wanted to blend a sample with the original tracks, not completely replace the hits. It looked like the...

OK this is my most recent project... I'm pretty happy with the way it sounds so far. What do you guys think? www.rockforfreaks.com/lust.mp3 www.rockforfreaks.com/perfect_lines.mp3 www.rockforfreaks.com/dry_skin.mp3

So I have noticed that I always want to comp vocals hard, and I mean HARD... Is this good or bad, or is it just one of those subjective things? The guys in the bands that I have been recording are not professional by any stretch, so poor mic technique and an uneven vocal performance may be part...

I'm using n-Track to mix and record right now. Granted, its not top of the line software, but its been easy to learn, its cheap, and its worked reasonably well... Anyway, my question is this: In order to save processing power, n-Track lets print tracks, or freeze tracks with plug-in effect...

Ok, so my Mackie Onyx 1220 came today... I'm looking at the manual and i have a few questions. I was hoping to possibly use not only the FW interface to track to PC, but also with an eight track 1/2" reel-to-reel deck. The mixer has only 4 preamps, so I would probably only use these four...

Is anybody using these? I have a few of the classic series freebies... The compressor and the graphic EQ are sounding real nice on a project I'm working on right now. I'm gonna D/L and try the reverb because their website it works well on drums and I have been having a real hard time getting...

They want $250 for it. What should I be looking for in order to judge the condition and value of the machine? Overall, my initial impression was that the machine is in decent shape. Not abused. But I don't realy know what to look for... The heads didn't look worn, but I didn't get a really...

so I picked up a second four track to keep at the practice space to record song sketches... I figured its easier than carrying a 424 back and forth, right? No AC adapter though... where can I get one? I have a bunch laying around from old guitar pedals and stuff, should I just try one? Any one...

So I have some tracks recorded over the past few months that don't sound spectacular. They're not necessarily that bad, but not spectacular. Lets say they are guitar tracks... What if I were to re-amp through a loud clean amp? I'll give you some background... The thing is, I think I'm starting...

I'm sure everybody encounters this at one time or another... It didn't sound so noticeably bad when we were tracking. But now, just a little bit of compression is bringing it out. It sounds OK when the whole band is playing, but when it comes to a part where some of the other instruments drop...

So I posted an ad on cragslist awhile back, here's the most promising response so far: I'll probably have to drive about 2 1/2 hours to pick it up... What do you guys think, should I try to talk him down a bit? I feel like I should at least *try*. I'm not interested in the remote pedal or the...

I just bought a Yamaha i88X to try out with n-track, since I'm having trouble with the my pair of Delta 44s. Does anybody out there have any experience with these two products, used together? Any compatibility issues?

I think I'm giving up on the pair of Delta 44s that I have been using. The ASIO drivers suck (pops and clicks), and I can't get the pair of cards to sync if I use the WDM drivers, so.... The first one I looked at was the Delta 1010LT. It seems to be the cheapest option that I know of. Are there...

I'm looking for advice, tips, whatever, on attack/release time on drums. I'm getting a handle on setting ratio and threshold, and I can hear the compression working. However I'm still having trouble with the attack/release settings. I just don't get it. yet. So what exactly should I be...

I have a project coming up and I'm thinking about renting an outboard compressor for tracking drums, so I have several questions... should my signal chain be: mic>compressor>input on the mixer ? if so, which input should I use? The mixers on these things don't have channel inserts, do they? if...