Favorite 4-track!!!!!!!!

[Herm]

I am just glad you can still send a older 4 track to tascam and get it fixed

And im afraid this is my favorite 4 track at the time. I know its not a cassette unit but anyway.

 

[A Reel Person]

Nice.

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[cjacek]

Fav 4 track cassette would have to be ...

 

[cjacek]

Rear end

 

[A Reel Person]

You are my idol!

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[james123]

Now thats what i call i nice 4-track

 

[timmerman]

Here is a link to the history of Tascam:

http://www.tascam.com/Company.html

An interesting read with lots of Portastudios which you may like.

 

[SMOKINDOG]

424 mk 3, IT'S COOL i mix down to my pc hard drive, works great!!
if you bounce tracks to and from the hard drive you don't loose alot of sound quality.

Well, its been a few years since my last post. I still use my 424 mk3, but mostly as a mixer.Digital has won outbut I still can't give up my tascam completely LOL. I have a Behringer mixer, but I like the tascam better.--the dog

 

[A Reel Person]

I've not gone digital, but...

I've scored numerous Tascam 4-tracks since this thread started!

The highlights?

... A Tascam 414mkII "fixer" for $32/delivered, which I fixed in 2 hours after delivery! I came to really appreciate the 414mkII when the price point hit ~$65/avg. I have like 4 of 'em now!

... Two 424mkIII's, used/mint,... ($105/ea/delivered),... to back up my two 424mkIII's that'r still New-In-Box!! Yes,... that makes 4 of 'em! In fact, I have the two used 424mkIII's right here near my work table, as I type this memo.

... A Tascam 644, "mint" with accessories! Yes, the 644 may be the high techiest analog 4-track EVER! Not bad for $220, (originally $1450/new).

Is there more? Yeah,... probably,... but I've not finished my coffee yet, this morning!

... I got a few Porta 02mkII's for the simple scratch-pad stuff, & for my kids,... but I've already started training my 7 y/o daughter on the 414mkII. When the time comes to give her a tape recorder of her own, it'll probably be a Porta 02mkII, for simplicity's sake.

I think I'm compulsive/obsessive when it comes to Tascam analog 4-tracks! In fact, I know I am!! I'll probably be the only person at the homeless shelter who's pulling a trailer full of Tascams!!

IMO, the Tascam Portastudio is one of the most valuable inventions in my lifetime!! YMMV!

PS: I buy $100~$300 worth of recording gear every month!

 

[up-fiddler]

I know this thread has gone on forever but I still own and occasionally use the Porta Two I bought back in 1989 or 90. I'm anal about cleaning but other than that I have done nothing to it. I wish all my equipment was as reliable.

 

[A Reel Person]

I love that Porta Two!

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[cjacek]

You are my idol!................

No! YOU ARE!!

 

[clevodrummer]

My 424MKIII just came out of its box after 6 years

Man I am glad I stumbled upon this thread. I bought the 424MKIII about 6 years ago, than I had back surgery so I used it one time, and put it away.

Now its out of the box and ready to go. I was feeling a bit technologically inferior because during my slimber everything turned Digital. After reading these posts, I am really glad I bought this thing because its basically brand new.

I keep reading about its warmth,etc., and the nuances which make it more human than digital.

I am always way behind the technology of today as I still like to make campfires in the backyard instead of a gas log in a fake fireplace.


So thanks for the thread, it made my Sunday morning coffee taste all that much better.

clevodrummer

 

[clevodrummer]

question on 424MKIII mixdown

This is a newbie question. Can I mix down from my tascam directly to a CD burner? In other words, is it possible to mix down directly to CD instead of mixing down to a cassette and than transfering to a cd.

I have a separate CD burner and the program is called "Nero". My computer compaq Presario has no burner, so I purchased a separate burner.


thanks

clevodrummer

 

[SMOKINDOG]

I know this thread has gone on forever but I still own and occasionally use the Porta Two I bought back in 1989 or 90. I'm anal about cleaning but other than that I have done nothing to it. I wish all my equipment was as reliable.

I mix on to my commuter using a wave editor or other recording software( through a M-Audio audiophile card) It works great.--the dog

 

[A Reel Person]

Yes,...

the simplest setup is to develop all your 4-track recordings on the 424mkIII, then hook the Line-Outs of the 424mkIII to the standard 'puter soundcard, using an RCA-to-1/8" stereo Y-cable adapter. You'll need a program that's capable of recording to 16-bit/44.1kHz/stereo wav files. Then lay the wav files out into songlists & burn yer cds.

I dunno if Nero is capable of simple stereo recording, but I'm pretty sure it lays out songlists & burns cds. If Nero cannot record to stereo wav files, there are several inexpensive or free titles that will.

/DA

 

[A Reel Person]

Sorry,... I gotta read better!

If yer 'puter has no cd burner, then Nero won't help you.

If you have a standalone cd burner, then cable the 424mkIII's RCA-outs to the burner's RCA-ins, and record as you normally would, directly onto the cd. Standalone cd burners were made to operate almost exactly like a normal cassette deck. You don't need a mixdown cassette as an intermediate step.

 

[ADATlove]

If we're talking cassette-based multitracks, I have to raise the roof for my Yamaha MT-8X. It's quiet, easy to use, flexible and the preams sound pretty good. I sometimes use the pres in conjunction with my "more sophistocated" gear.

 

[A Reel Person]

...

Man I am glad I stumbled upon this thread. I bought the 424MKIII about 6 years ago, than I had back surgery so I used it one time, and put it away.

Now its out of the box and ready to go. I was feeling a bit technologically inferior because during my slimber everything turned Digital. After reading these posts, I am really glad I bought this thing because its basically brand new.

I keep reading about its warmth,etc., and the nuances which make it more human than digital.

I am always way behind the technology of today as I still like to make campfires in the backyard instead of a gas log in a fake fireplace.


So thanks for the thread, it made my Sunday morning coffee taste all that much better.

clevodrummer

Gee, that's a heart warming story! You don't always need the latest technology to have a good thing! Anyway, the 424mkIII is still "modern" by most standards. Heh.

 

[A Reel Person]

Yeah,... that!!!

If we're talking cassette-based multitracks, I have to raise the roof for my Yamaha MT-8X. It's quiet, easy to use, flexible and the preams sound pretty good. I sometimes use the pres in conjunction with my "more sophistocated" gear.

Nice choice! Thanx for joining the discussion!!
(For those who are not familiar with the MT-8X, it's basically Yamaha's version of a 488mkII clone).