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juanl
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Hi, i'm a complete newbie on this world. I have three questions, search for them at the forum but as english is not my first language sometimes some answers are a bit tricky for me to understand, and some of them i couldn't find them answered precisely.
I've always wanted to record low fi stuff (say, john frusciante's first solo album) and the cassete analog thing seduces me way too much but at the same time makes me inscure (because of buying cassetes no more in use here, fixing possible reel breaks, etc) and all that thing conecting to another deck for mastering makes my "portable" ideal go down.
Computer stuff makes me sick. I work all day on a computer so my idea is to record without any software, just using it to save the final .wavs.
So i decided to go into something portable and easy to use that has some nice knobs and stuff yet having all in one for the mastering, etc. Zoom or Boss stuff seems pretty good with the drum machines and effects, but i'm new here and i don't want to have headaches, so i bet for buying a vintage drum machine or something in the future and achiveing effects with my pedals and amp.
Tascam dp 008 for its price seems o be the right option, giving me stuff that i would use when i get more into it without being limitated if i go for a dp 06 for example (im talking about the reverb, compressor features). FIRST QUESTION: Am i going at the right place? I hear your opinions, you can suggest other brands also.
Second question: my plan is to use the tascam with a power supply, getting a power supply that is not tascam's PS-P520 can work or it can damage my equipment or interfiere in the right functioning of it? If there's no problem on using one that is not tascam's, what is the volt power? 5 v?
Third and final question: to get my sound my idea was to connect my amplifier from the line out of it into the line in of the dp 008, can i do this? should i select the guitar or line option?
Sorry for the writing and hope you can help me, thank you!
I've always wanted to record low fi stuff (say, john frusciante's first solo album) and the cassete analog thing seduces me way too much but at the same time makes me inscure (because of buying cassetes no more in use here, fixing possible reel breaks, etc) and all that thing conecting to another deck for mastering makes my "portable" ideal go down.
Computer stuff makes me sick. I work all day on a computer so my idea is to record without any software, just using it to save the final .wavs.
So i decided to go into something portable and easy to use that has some nice knobs and stuff yet having all in one for the mastering, etc. Zoom or Boss stuff seems pretty good with the drum machines and effects, but i'm new here and i don't want to have headaches, so i bet for buying a vintage drum machine or something in the future and achiveing effects with my pedals and amp.
Tascam dp 008 for its price seems o be the right option, giving me stuff that i would use when i get more into it without being limitated if i go for a dp 06 for example (im talking about the reverb, compressor features). FIRST QUESTION: Am i going at the right place? I hear your opinions, you can suggest other brands also.
Second question: my plan is to use the tascam with a power supply, getting a power supply that is not tascam's PS-P520 can work or it can damage my equipment or interfiere in the right functioning of it? If there's no problem on using one that is not tascam's, what is the volt power? 5 v?
Third and final question: to get my sound my idea was to connect my amplifier from the line out of it into the line in of the dp 008, can i do this? should i select the guitar or line option?
Sorry for the writing and hope you can help me, thank you!