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-8dB?!?!? The literature I have come across suggests recording as hot as possible (without clipping obviously). The authors say that the input record level affects the amount of data stored at each sample point along the wave. The more data collected, the more precise the sound...

Maybe I can shed some light here... Compressors affect the dynamic range of a signal - that is, the perceived level of the highest high and the lowest low. Signals coming in can sound louder or softer on the output side depending an what settings you use in the compressor. If you set the...

I use a rack mounted multi-effects DSP (Rocktron) with my bass fairly often. The unit is marketed for guitar but works fine with bass. Also, last year I gigged a few times with a veteran bassist (25+ years exp.). He played through a series of standard 'stomp box' (Boss, Digitech, etc.)...

Drake: Trigger vs mic....really depends on how wet you want the final drum mix. Most rock music relies on a tight backbeat - if you get the kick/snare to mushy with effects the tune can loose its feel. The advantage of recording dry is that you can always add effects later on at mixdown...

DOH!...That would have been very embarrasing. But I did read the TASCAM page Your Scalyness, and all I see refers to the MkII and III. Mind you, just because I didn't see it doesn't mean it isn't there. Now where did I leave my beer again?? :)

Haven't seen any electronic copies floating around, but I have a hard copy for the original 424 (I even know where it is :). I could snail mail you a copy. Email me if you want to go this route. <ranr@bright.net> Dr.D

I recently picked up a programmable drum sampler (Boss MkII), and I am having a great time with it. But recording with it is new territory for me. I play drums myself, so I am more use to recording live drum tracks with multiple mics - and let the ping ponging begin :) So far, I have just...

SN: Now that you mention it, I have noticed the same sort of thing with line level signals. I almost always mic amps/drums/PA/whatever, and rarely use a line out signal direct to the 424. When it happened, I blew it off as my inexperience with EQing direct line inputs or just a shitty line...

heh...yah I hear ya on the A vs D thing. I've done a fair bit of 8 track digital and studio digital recording. The fidelity is unbeatable. But I still prefer the 4 track for scratch tracks, new song starts and live rehersal recordings. The tape dupes are just so easy and cheap to make and...

I recorded two songs this week. Both were rough takes of drums, bass and guitar just to make it easier for my band mates to get a feel for the tunes. The second session was basically a continuation of the first - no real changes in the recording setup. I used the TASCAM 424. Now the odd...

Much obliged O'Scaley One. I kinda figured the realistic options would boil down to that. Im about ready to start burning my own CDs anyway. Looks like its time for a new puter. :) Dr.D

Our bass player has a Microsound (MTU) card that is about 4-5 years old. He is running it in Win 3.x on a 486 dinosaur. Now he does have some mix downs that are quite impressive in terms of sound quality. But, with that system, there are limits on song length and number of tracts that can be...