TASCAM 8 Track to Computer

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Hi everyone,
I am new to this site and new to the world of computer/digital recording.
I have a TASCAM 8 track reel to reel and would like some advice on software, hardware, that I can use to download my recorded tracks to my computer so I can mix, add effects, edit, manipulate, etc...etc.. etc...

I would surely appreciate all input on this .

Thanks,
Donny
 
Question; do you want to mix to computer as a mix down deck or do you want to transfer all 8 tracks individually into the computer to tweak/mix inside the box?
 
TASCAM 8 TRACK

Thanks for the quick reply.

I want to transfer all 8 tracks individually into the computer to tweak/mix inside the box.
 
You need an 8 channel sound card and some multi track software. Something like the Delta 1010 would work well.
 
TASCAM 8 TRACK

Just curious....

What's the price on the Delta 1010?
 
You could send them over one by one, but you'd have to sync them up after you got them all.
It would save you buying an 8 input card though.
 
VSpaceBoy said:
You could send them over one by one, but you'd have to sync them up after you got them all.
It would save you buying an 8 input card though.
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With reel to reels, that can be a problem as the playback (being analog) won't be the same every time you make a pass. Things like drums where you may have three or more tracks, you can run into phase problems, even though you may have them drug more or less into sync.
 
well, the problem with downloading the files to your computer is not completely solved yet. First the files need to converted to adigital format to be downloadable since you cannot directly download tracks from a reel to reel. The eight channel sound card recomendation sounds good to me. Once you convert theses files to digital you will either need to build a server or rent space on a server. You could directly record these files onto your computer and upload them to a server. Once they are on a server then you can dowload them from there. You'll probably want to get DSL, cable modem, etc if you don't have one because .wav files take quite a while to download.
 
Track Rat said:
With reel to reels, that can be a problem as the playback (being analog) won't be the same every time you make a pass. Things like drums where you may have three or more tracks, you can run into phase problems, even though you may have them drug more or less into sync.
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Gotcha.. didn't know that.
 
sweetnubs said:
well, the problem with downloading the files to your computer is not completely solved yet. First the files need to converted to adigital format to be downloadable since you cannot directly download tracks from a reel to reel. The eight channel sound card recomendation sounds good to me. Once you convert theses files to digital you will either need to build a server or rent space on a server. You could directly record these files onto your computer and upload them to a server. Once they are on a server then you can dowload them from there. You'll probably want to get DSL, cable modem, etc if you don't have one because .wav files take quite a while to download.
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I don't think he meant Download as in internet files. I think he meant just getting them from analog into a DAW. Anyhow, how would one go about coverting to digital---What kind of converter would one need and are you sure you can't just play all tracks at the same time and hit record into Sound Forge or something like that? I've done it from 2 track into an older version of SoundForge right into a standard sound card (SoundBlaster Live MP3 +5.1)

what advantage Does going via an A/D converter offer? Am I right in saying its better audio quality?

Sorry if I seem ignorant.
 
yeah, I know I was being a smartass. It's quite a change for me. (smart ass mode on) "oh you mean transfer the not download . . . ."
 
sweetnubs said:
yeah, I know I was being a smartass. It's quite a change for me. (smart ass mode on) "oh you mean transfer the not download . . . ."
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I knew that. Hehe
 
brich2929 said:
Anyhow, how would one go about coverting to digital---What kind of converter would one need and are you sure you can't just play all tracks at the same time and hit record into Sound Forge or something like that?
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The soundcard that Tex mentioned, the Delta 1010, is what you need. It converts your analog to digital for you. You don't need a separate converter.
 
brich2929 said:
..........are you sure you can't just play all tracks at the same time and hit record into Sound Forge or something like that? I've done it from 2 track into an older version of SoundForge right into a standard sound card (SoundBlaster Live MP3 +5.1)......
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The easiest way would be to take ALL eight tracks at the same time (that is why the Dwlta 1010 was proffered).


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I have an 8 track reel to reel, and I put all my old tapes on my computer. I have cakewalk pro audio 9, and Layla by echo. You can still find 20 bit layla's on e-bay for about 300-400 bucks. I think it turned out rather well.
 
TASCAM 8 TRACK

Thanks to everyone for the immediate responses. I am definitely looking into the Delta 1010 and the Cake walk.
 
Learn from my mistake...

You definitly want to get something with the 8 inputs. I tried pulling a track off of TASCAM's 488mkII part by part and there was no synch whatsoever. I had to go ahead and mix down the rhythm section (drums, bass and rhythm guitar) to SoundForge and then import the resultant .wav into Vegas so I could add my vocals.

I had no other choice since the 488 didn't offer any dedicated track outputs and the synch issues with the individually transferred tracks were unacceptable...

Dave
 
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