I recorded two songs this week. Both were rough takes of drums, bass and guitar just to make it easier for my band mates to get a feel for the tunes. The second session was basically a continuation of the first - no real changes in the recording setup. I used the TASCAM 424.
Now the odd thing was the difference in sound quality between the two. The first was full and fat with plenty of presence (just the way I like it). The second one was 'tinty', way to bright and seemed a bit week for overall level - though the buss meters were not noticably different between the two. This was true for all the instruments so I know it was not an individual mic or amp problem.
The only thing I know was different were the tapes - though they were the same brand (Maxcell UDXL2). Anybody experienced wide variation in individual tape quality? Did I just get a lemon? Both tapes had been used before (once) for scratch tracks so these were both tape overs. But I did not take the time to erase the tape for the second day - just taped right over the old material. This has not been a problem before but maybe I just got lucky. Could this have been the problem? Any other suggestions? Hope my TASCAM isn't going south on me. It is starting to get some age on it.
Thanks, Dr.D
Now the odd thing was the difference in sound quality between the two. The first was full and fat with plenty of presence (just the way I like it). The second one was 'tinty', way to bright and seemed a bit week for overall level - though the buss meters were not noticably different between the two. This was true for all the instruments so I know it was not an individual mic or amp problem.
The only thing I know was different were the tapes - though they were the same brand (Maxcell UDXL2). Anybody experienced wide variation in individual tape quality? Did I just get a lemon? Both tapes had been used before (once) for scratch tracks so these were both tape overs. But I did not take the time to erase the tape for the second day - just taped right over the old material. This has not been a problem before but maybe I just got lucky. Could this have been the problem? Any other suggestions? Hope my TASCAM isn't going south on me. It is starting to get some age on it.
Thanks, Dr.D