
Adrian Lancer
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I'm gonna start off apologizing for my ADD, It's not allowing me to not squirrel out on all the threads so I can focus finding this info without asking..... took me 3 hours to type this. Imagine how long it takes me to do a song when I get squirreled out!
So, I have a Tascam dp24 with 8 mono inputs panned L/R --A-G , respectively. I have 2 sends, and each send takes 2 tracks (totaling 4 if you're bad at mathing) if I want a stereo return, which I do. Figures right(?), I want a bit of quality to my sound. Go ME! Also, I'm always having to unplug tracks 3 & 4 to change my drums to my keys and to my MP3 player, assuming I want to rock the heck out to my rock n roll mentors. So I want to get all of my FX (and any more I might add) running in stereo and running together, if I want them too, and have them all end up on 7/8, the channels I want to dedicate to FX signal return. I want my drums, keys, and MP3, and/or anything else I have permanently plugged in to the bay to be able to use 3/4/5/6 (or 1 & 2 for that matter) anytime they want independently or together. Is this possible to do? do I need more than 1 patchbay? am I just nuts? I'm sure this is possible, right?
Here's some poorly drawn lines and wiggles illustrating my crappiness at making block diagrams, just to show you what I'm doing now... I know I have my Tascam inputs marked on paper (accidentally) as 1-8 instead of A-G -sorry, and the individual tracks 1-24 are panned as needed. The reason I'm so dedicated to stereo returns, is it allows the first 12 tracks to monitor and master in stereo even though they're mono. I kind of like having 18 stereo tracks instead of 6. So glad I figured that out, it improved the quality of the recordings, to be sure. And to reclaim 5/6 as I find it a waste to have 4 FX returns! And I'd like to not use an external mixer, too much lost space. Thanks folk for any and all help. Remember, the best Jams pair well with Cannabis Sativa. Peace, my friends.
So, I have a Tascam dp24 with 8 mono inputs panned L/R --A-G , respectively. I have 2 sends, and each send takes 2 tracks (totaling 4 if you're bad at mathing) if I want a stereo return, which I do. Figures right(?), I want a bit of quality to my sound. Go ME! Also, I'm always having to unplug tracks 3 & 4 to change my drums to my keys and to my MP3 player, assuming I want to rock the heck out to my rock n roll mentors. So I want to get all of my FX (and any more I might add) running in stereo and running together, if I want them too, and have them all end up on 7/8, the channels I want to dedicate to FX signal return. I want my drums, keys, and MP3, and/or anything else I have permanently plugged in to the bay to be able to use 3/4/5/6 (or 1 & 2 for that matter) anytime they want independently or together. Is this possible to do? do I need more than 1 patchbay? am I just nuts? I'm sure this is possible, right?
Here's some poorly drawn lines and wiggles illustrating my crappiness at making block diagrams, just to show you what I'm doing now... I know I have my Tascam inputs marked on paper (accidentally) as 1-8 instead of A-G -sorry, and the individual tracks 1-24 are panned as needed. The reason I'm so dedicated to stereo returns, is it allows the first 12 tracks to monitor and master in stereo even though they're mono. I kind of like having 18 stereo tracks instead of 6. So glad I figured that out, it improved the quality of the recordings, to be sure. And to reclaim 5/6 as I find it a waste to have 4 FX returns! And I'd like to not use an external mixer, too much lost space. Thanks folk for any and all help. Remember, the best Jams pair well with Cannabis Sativa. Peace, my friends.