I'm such a hack, but do others do this ?

[TascamJimi]

Hey folks, I always feel waaaaay out of place on this forum as I still record on an old Tascam DP-02 with very little outboard gear, and none of it made after 1990 !! LOL
It's strictly a hobby so....it's about fun for me and my son..... not too mention I can't even turn a computer on let alone try to work in a DAW format. Anyway... I've seen lots of ' hacks' about home recording and I LOVE them because that's how I do things as well.... I thought I'd post this funny pic to see if anyone else does this ?? I have 2 guitars on one track playing different parts, but never together..... I have to raise the level of one sporadically during the song.... so this is my cheesy way of doing it !! Built in ' stops' so I don't have to be crazy accurate... just slide up....slide back down....easy peasy.
You can laugh at the idea... but please don't laugh at me and my ' low tech' approach to recording in 2026.
Jim

 

[PorterhouseMusic]

Are those magnetic thumb tacks?

 

[Slouching Raymond]

I've been planning to do exactly the same on my SSL XL-Desk console.
Riding the faders live, I'll never remember in the heat of the moment how far to bring up this or that channel.
So, I will pre-plan it, and record the spot with a magnet.

 

[GONZO-X]

i did it years ago, with tape.
i've seen some cool looking faders before, that have little sliding arrows on the side that you can set.

but i work in Studio One 8 now, it's just not an issue with automation.

 

[TascamJimi]

Are those magnetic thumb tacks?

Exactly !!! Off the refrigerator at work so...... zero cost !!!