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I have a Teac 80-8, that I want to use to tape my band. I was wondering about outboard compressors, but have recently read about recording signals to tape, "hot". Can I use this method for everything? We are drums, bass, guitars, vocals doing the heavy rock stuff. What isnt advisable to tape "hot"?

I was wondering if its possible to set the controls of a compressor to act as a limiter while tracking drums? I have only the one stereo compressor to use on three toms of the drumkit. Is it possible to patch it into the aux inputs of the mixer, rather than use the insert points? How would I...

Where would you pan the guitars in a mix, if toms are panned to 10 o clock and two o clock?

I would like some advice on gain staging please. I have a Teac 80-8 that I want to use to record our bands demo. So as regards getting the best possible, quietest signal onto tape, is it best to set all the input volumes to 6 or maybe 7? Then adjust everything else, the mixer etc.. to suit? Any...

How long has multiband compression been around, and what did they do before it hit the scene?

How do you add "air" to overheads when tracking drums? Do some use a reverb to do it, if so, what kind of reverb?

Can anyone recommend a loom I need to get? As usual, phono to jack. Its for my Teac 80-8.

I just had my Teac 80-8 serviced and quite looking forward to having some fun recording my band. However, when it comes to the actual tape to use I would rather use some old reels than buy new, if possible. Is it easy to tell if the twelve reels of Ampex 457 that I have, will have this "sticky...

My machine has been set up for 456/RMG-911. Does anyone know of another tape I could use? Thanks.

Is there any way of cutting out hi-hat bleed into a snare mic. by just using a cheap behringer eq and a mixer?

Does anyone know the weight of a Teac 80-8? I need to post it off to repair and the courier needs to know the weight. Thanks.

I own a couple of compressors that I want to use while taping drums for our band demo. They are Behringer MDX4600 Multicoms. Does anyone know the basic settings to set the units at to get good sounds? Thanks in advance.

Can anyone advise me how to Eq drums onto tape? I want to record a demo of my band onto a Teac 80-8, with two tracks taking up the whole drumkit., leaving the remaining tracks for lead vocal, two guitars, bass, Backing vox. I understand you have to pan the drums to certain positions in the...

Does anyone know what half inch tape is meant to be used on a Teac 80-8 ?

Just bought a Fostex M80 eight track. Anyone know what tapes I need to buy to use on this?

I have just acquired a very cheap four channel compressor. Someone told me that you can use them as limiters as well. How would I set the controls to limit something like toms on a drumkit?

Are there any do and donts regarding what instruments go where on analogue tape? Doing a demo at the moment and already have the drumtracks recorded, but was planning do do the following... Trk 1 Drums Trk 2 Guitar 1 Trk 3 Bass Trk 4 Guitar solo Trk 5 Vocal Trk 6 Guitar 2 Trk 7 Back vox...

Are there any rules regarding eight track recording? I ask this as I want to do a demo with my band using a reel to reel but arent sure of the track order. Only seven of the eight tracks actually work but I was planning on this.... Trk 1 Drums Trk 2 Guitar 1 Trk 3 Bass Trk 4 Guitar solo...

I plan to have two SDC as overheads when recording drums, and also mics underneath the two rack toms. Since both the OH mics and under mics will capture the toms, would the phasing of the OH have to be reversed so as not to get a thin sound?

Anyone know anything about the Beyer Dynamic CK703? Apparently they were quite expensive.