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    one quick question

    If anybody here is familiar with the Tascam 488 8 track recorder... I just wanted to know if its AT ALL possible to hook up a cd burner to the 488 or maybe even to my mixer. Instead of always recording to tapes, i was interested in burning cd's directly from it. I know I can use my computer...
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    Hooking up speakers to 488

    Which outs do I use when pluggin my monitors into my 488? Im guessing i have to plug them into the group outs, but that just dosnt seem right. And when I use the phone jack, pan does not work. Please help. Thanks =]
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    Anybody with an MPC 2000 or 2000xl

    Can anybody help me out? I own the 2000 and I've read the manual but im still unclear on how to plug something like my keyboard into it so I can play something and save it as a loop. Then I wanted to assign it to one of the pads. I know how to assign sounds to the pads, I just need help sampling...
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    Suggestions about recording hiphop

    I was wondering what good equipment should be considered when dealing with rap, hiphop & rnb. Not just rapping but composing the actual music. I use an MPC 2000, kawai keyboard, tascam 488, guitar w/amp, and a small 8 trk mixer. I need more sounds and effects. But I wanna expand my shit. And I...
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    I need some sounds and effects

    What yall got? I've been buying lots of new equipment and I need some more sounds! And definately some effects. Holla at me DatManMike1@hotmail.com
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    A Few EQ Tricks

    This is meant to be a guideline to help get you started. This is NOT meant to be a cookie cutter solution to everything. Remember, if it sounds good, it IS good. ------------------------ Kick Drum - Boost at 80hz, cut around 350-400hz, (removes "cardboard" sound) and beater smack is around 2-4...
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    A Few EQ Tricks

    A couple of ground rules... One, you should try to cut about five times as often as you boost, especially with shelves. High and low shelves were designed to remove hiss and rumble, respectively. Two, I like to leave the low end to low end instruments - bass and drums. We all know that the...
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    Question about recording with 488

    Im new to hardware period. I have a 488 8 track, MPC 2000, Kawai KC-20 keyboard, Alto S-8 mixer, guitar, and a computer with Cool Edit Pro. The genre I mainly work with is hiphop and rap. I have no live band playing into mics. So I have to record every instrument seperately. I was wondering how...
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