I can see the pics now. Cool room. I'm definitely no expert but looking at all of the wood, angled walls, and uneven surfaces tell me they are controlling the reflections and not removing them. I remember being in a studio once that was totally dead and I didn't like it.
Looks like a worthwhile product if you're looking for an alternative to what's already out there. I'm pretty happy with the strap locks that I have so I won't be switching.
I have a similar situation in that I have a midi-controller keyboard that has USB straight to the computer and I have an old keyboard with midi ports. For that one I just run the stereo signal out to my interface which is fine because I don't use it a lot and it sounds good.
I have found that my most inexpensive mic's do a good job of recording percussion instruments which are the lowly AT2020. I have two of them and use both for recording things like moroccas and Shakers in stereo. They are a medium diameter condenser and handle higher SPLs than other condenser...
I don't fall for most of that crap but I think some do. I honestly would rather not have a fancy interface because those graphics use resources and screen space. When I find something that works I stick with it. Yes, years ago I was always on the lookout for the next best thing but it didn't...
Do you have a DAW? If not you need one. How many instruments will you be recording at the same time? If only one at a time you don't need the mixer unless you want to keep a bunch of instruments plugged in all the time. The loop station will plug into an input on either the Presonus or mixer.
I thought it was interesting but I like some Max Roach so there's that. Two things I did not like: one, the drum sound and how repetitious they were and two, I didn't like the bass playing constant 1/8th notes. I actually liked the rest. I listened on my phone so I can't comment on the sound...
Your concept wouldn't work for me because settings change too much from song to song. My vocal and playing dynamics change quite a bit so there is always some setup to be adjusted. What I do to save time is to keep all of my key gear plugged into my mixer/interface with all of the trims set. I...
I have done it and when I pan hard left and right I had no perceptible delay or phase issues. My only issue is that acoustic DI doesn't sound very good.
Very energetic and you did a good job of building and then subtracting elements. I completely agree with @Slouching Raymond about the drum bits sounding harsh. I would find a way to totally remove that.
I have used different methods for changing pitch but once I go beyond a whole step it gets hard to make a vocal track sound good and that's with using a dedicated formant plugin after the pitch change. Musical instruments are much easier but vocals, at least for me, have been difficult.
I had a Teac 2340 4-track R2R that I bought in 1977 and sold it when I upgraded to the 388. The 2340 used 1/4 inch tape and I believe they came out in the early 70's. Tascam was supposed to be the pro division of Teac but the 2340 was a beast of a machine.
On electric I never stray from standard. Same for acoustic except I will use a capo when needed. Lap steel I use open E for electric and either open E or D on acoustic. On 4 string bass sometimes I will lower the E string to get some lower notes.
I had a 388 from 1990 to 2013 and I did enjoy it while I had it but I really never missed it once I went to DAW. The cons out weighed the pros by a lot.
My recording rig is very basic and works just fine for me but my DAW is Reaper so it doesn't require much processing power. My current laptop is an old HP and still running Win 7. I have not upgraded yet because the laptop is not connected to the Internet and everything still works perfect.