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I have a 414. I ran a line out of my amp to an adapter into the "Sub In" on the back. I heard sound. Is this a good thing to do? It will allow me to have only eq from my amp (the tascams sucks). What about noise? When I get a mic pre would this be a good thing to do to bypass the...

I ran my guitar amp out to an adapter and into the "sub ins" on my 414 and heard it through the headphones. I didn't record yet but I did get sound. Anyone else have any experiance with this? Will it be cleaner?

I've been researching recording schools. There seems to be quite a few, but the one that seems the best to me is The Recording Workshop in Ohio. Does anyone have any info or insight on this school? Better yet, has anyone on here ever attended? Has anyone here ever attended any...

You say that if someone told you that the 488's fidelity sucked next to a cassette four-track, that you'd drop it. Consider this, rather than 1/32 of an inch per track (4 tracks divided by 1/8), you now have 8 tracks that are 1/64 of an inch. Do you think a 1/4 inch tape would even...

The tube mp is $99, but the sterio version is $279. That sucks. Anyone find it cheaper? Also , Behringer makes a stereo tube mic pre for $200. How is that compared to the ART?

I've been meaning to ask...Everyone on here agrees that the Art Tube MP is great. No one has said anything about the Tubepac. Is it the SAME mic pre, plus a compressor? Or is it different. The only reason I don't like the idea of the Art Tube Mp is cause it isn't rack mountable. The tubepac...

Yes you can bounce (pingpong) on the 424. To bounce, you record 2 or 3 tracks. Leave at least on track open. Then you put the leftover track on bus, pan everything hard left or right, and hit record. When you're done you have 3 tracks onto one. The problem is that it degrades the sound...

Stop right there. In a perfect world you get what you pay for. But in the real world it isn't always so. Go to a store and play an American, play a Mexican, play a Korean, etc. I've played some really awesome (feeling) mexican fenders and turned right around and picked up an American that...

You guys talk about the RNC or whatever a lot. What is it exactly and where can you get one?

Thanks guys. I was leaning more towards the LP anyway. The reasons I possibly wanted the Ric is 'cause it's semi-hollow and a certain band I like uses one and they have "the skronkiest sound ever put on record." The funny thing about Les Pauls, I've played Gibson Les Paul Studios, SL's...

Hey!! Yes, ska rhthym is hard at first. Just keep this in mind: 1. You are playing on the UPbeat. duh-DUH- duh-DUH-duh-DUH. Or 1 AND 2 AND 3 AND...etc. 2. No Distortion!!! 3. Play a down stroke and mute it with your fretting hand, then an upstroke while fretting the chord. It...

Musicians friend sells a Behringer 4 channel mixer (2 xlr, 2 stero line) for $110. Would this give me better mic pre's and eq than my Tascam 414 cassette machine? It seems like it could be very beneficial, especially for the price. Anyone?

You probably get this a lot....but between the Alesis sr16, Boss 770, and Boss Dr5, which would you recommend for good sounds, flexability, etc. All around goodness...and keep in mind that the Boss's are $379 and the Alesis is often on sale for $199....

I just overcompress stuff. I put the threshold around 1 and the ratio around infinity to 1 and let er rip. I figure if since I paid 100 bucks I might as well get SOME kinda change in my sound. But then again...

I'm gonna buy a mic used first and foremost for vocals, but it will also be used for any and everything else. Musicians Friend has the Rode NT1 on sale for $199, and the AKG C3000 on sale for $199. What would you afficianados recommend?

The simplest way is the GBV way. Run the drums, rhythm guitar, and bass through the mixer. Get it mixed good. Record it to tracks 1 and 2 (or just 1 if you want mono). Then use tracks 3 and 4 for vocals and lead, or vocals and trumpet, or vocals and background vocals, etc.

I have a similar problem with my Tascam 414. Basically i've found that if you plug 2 mono lines from the sends to the ins of the effect, and 2 from the out to the board, you get the most effect and versatility. As for actually hooking up 2 different processers in mono, I can't seem to get...

I am about to spend a lot of money (to someone who only made 8k last year) on a guitar. My requirements are that it has good intonation, and STAYS IN TUNE!!!! I can get a Gibson SL Les Paul for $600, or a Rick for $1k. Suggestions? It will usually be a distorted sound. Thanks

That reminds me, I read a little thing where Stevie Ray Vaughan and his band were going to record. They absolutely did not want digital. Analog all the way baby! So the engineer or producer recorded them in analog and digital. He played it back for them and let THEM decide (without telling...

Here is the skinny with the 414. You have 2 record modes for each track. One is Direct (1, 2, 3, 4) and the other is Bus. Tracks 1 and 3 are BusL, and tracks 2 and 4 are busR. If you want to have the most versatility, record direct. This means, whatever you record on track 1 will be on...