I have regressed!

[reco]

yeah im on a regression..... hey guy me after a while!


ive done it im regressing into my old fourtrack ways, im getting a tascam 488mkII.
what im doing here is staring fresh so i need recomendations on what gear i need (i.e.processors,compressors,la la la...)
if you do this that little voice in my head will stop asking me for beer...
thanks guys

 

[reco]

AAAARRRRRGGGGG! you guys never help.

 

[Dragon]

Not at all, reco. But sometimes nobody thinks they have a good answer or are actually enjoying the Labor Day holiday, or something.

Anyway, why should effects/compressors for a 4-track or 8-track analog machine be any different than for a computer or anything else?

 

[nero]

i have no idea of what type of recording you would have in mind . but if i were to ever seriously attempt to track something on a four track cassette, i'd have blue max compressor, and a joe meek vc3...it is not advisable to go out of your way to use effects with such a limited recording format. i think it is possible to get four great tracks on a cassette, but i would transfer the tracks to another form, adat if not wav.file......and yes i was stupid enought to buy a four track with only a stereo out...

 

[reco]

this was ment to be kind of an experiment to see what you would recomend to say a beginer
but never mind.

 

[nero]

why the 'nevermind'...i would recommend the blue max from presonus to a beginner because it has presets on it for various instruments and vocals...it costs around $200, the joe meek may be a little beyond beginner though it is a cool mic preamp with compression...i'm sure a beginner could make good mixes on a four track..but a beginner might also come up with four tracks that are worth producing. that's why i mentioned that a beginner should keep in mind the possibility of transfer four tracks on a cassette to a digital environment...but maybe, you mean you are now totally uninterested in this topic, in which case, please disregard this message.