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    recording a demo

    hey, im in a hardcore/metal band called Once We Were and we want to get a little demo recorded just so we can have something of ours to listen to or give out at shows or whatever. i know that with my experiance and equipment i can only make a diy recording but thats cool because i kinda like the...
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    recording a demo

    hey, im in a hardcore/metal band called Once We Were and we want to get a little demo recorded just so we can have something of ours to listen to or give out at shows or whatever. i know that with my experiance and equipment i can only make a diy recording but thats cool because i kinda like the...
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    cleaning my 424

    i know i probably went against a lot of maintenence rules of my 424 mkIII but i've had it for about a year and i haven't done any cleaning on it. i've probably only used it for about 6 hours. i bought a thing made by MAXELL, it looks like a tape, it says its a head cleaner and demagnitizer (dry...
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    my ideal recording sound

    ok, i want to record a demo for my hardcore metal band with my four track and i have an ideal sound that i want it to sound like. i know that analog four tracks can only do so much and dont produce the best sounding products but i think i can get close to this one. it is kind of muddy and bassy...
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    i want more tracks

    hey, i have a tasman 424mkIII and its been really good to me. i like it a lot but when i record my band i have trouble routing everything and fitting it to 4 tracks then bouncing it and everything so i wanna get a 488 8 track. i looked em up on ebay and on most of em there are only 1/4 inch...
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    Splashy addition

    i have an 8 inch splash and i busted a couple 1/4 inch cracks down the center after a few months of playing it. i later found that one of my friends had the exact same cymbal and the same thing happened to him but i think with a 12 inch you should be fine.
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    overheads

    hey, im recording a cheap demo on my tascam 4 track and i need to know about micking the drums. i can borrow mics for bass drum and snare which have been requested in reading and friends, but im not sure what to use for overheads. the shure vocal mic that came with my 4 track makes my toms sound...
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    buckets?

    ok im recording a little cheap demo but i want to make the best sound possible. on my drums i mic the bass and use one overhead and the tom drums ended up sounding like i was hitting buckets on rolls and stuff.did i eq them wrong. if i turn the lows up too loud, the snare doesnt sound good. if i...
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    compressors? limiters? gate?

    hi. im kinda new to the recording. i dont really have any equipment just a tascam four track to make cheap demos of my band. i just read a lot and research a lot about recording because it interests me. im only 16 but i was thinking of someday finding a profession in the field of recording. well...
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    recording my demo

    Ok, heres my situation. i want to record a really kick ass demo for my band which plays hardcore metal. i have a tascam424mkIII analog tape four track. my band consists of two guitar player, one bass guitar player, two vocalists(they scream), and me the drummer. the two guitar players play parts...
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    bouncing with 424mk3

    Ok, heres my situation. im making a demo for my band with my tascam portastudio 424mk3. so far i have recorded a guitar on track 1, bass on track 2, and another guitar on track 3. i still need to add drums and 2 vocals. i have 3 songs recorded and it sounds very nice when i have the guitar in...
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