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I'm actually a little confused: if you have a preamp/usb interface and you're trying to get your stuff into garageband in the end anyway, why aren't you just recording directly to garageband? Is this a fetishistic thing with the 424? Yep. I actually have a statue of/shrine to the 424 made entirely ...

You've started like three or four threads about your 4-track problems so lets try to solve this once and for all right here. You say all you want to do is convert your tape tracks to digital files. Why, then, are you asking about mics? It's two seperate processes; recording on your tascam and then s...

I think you have two seperate issues here. Am I correct in saying that you want... A: Cleaner recordings B: An audio interface for your computer with either two or four inputs Better to tackle A before B. The high bias tape would probably help, but there is no escape from hiss in the tape world, esp...

...Plus you get to earn cool points by telling everyone (EVERYONE) your cones are made from kevlar and the tweeter domes are silk.

My approach when monitor shopping was to go for the biggest woofer size for the lowest price (I don't like using a sub and I don't know why). I ended up getting a pair of these puppies.... http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/StudiophileCX8.html ...For around 400 from a sweetwater sale. Normally ov...

It may actually be more worth it to get pres not strictly to have new pres, but rather to have phase switches, pads, etc.

I did see a nice 6 channel rolls phantom supply somewhere under 200 after I posted that; I think that might be what I go with. A nice set of pres would be cool but I'm not really interested in spending over 200 on any unit in the rack.

something simple like these would be great, if only they had rack ears...

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ProMix/

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Phantom2Pro/

since my half-inch machine and board are going to be out of commission for a while (re-capping, re-lapping, etc; plus I am moving in a month), I thought I'd put together an awesome portable 4-track setup. The stuff I already have: Portastudio 424mk III in ecellent condish. Power conditioner 2 channe...

That said, Purposely abusing shitty tapes can result in some awesome sounds.

http://tapeworld.com/product_detail~id~133~title~SM60+Audio%20Cassettes%20High-Bias%20Type%20II~brandname~~producttype~Audio%20Cassettes%20High-Bias%20Type%20II.htm TDK sm60. High Bias, Type II. That's the important part, cuz the manual cites those two stats. Lots of folks here can tell you more abo...

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seems heavy. Has that been a problem at all? I suppose if the shield is mounted as close to the vertical part of the stand as possible, it might not be too bad.

Also keep in mind that the polar pattern of a given mic varies by frequency. I'm guessing they usually stick around 1k, but I have seen polar pattern diagrams with a thick line representing a midrange frequency in addition to secondary lines (dotted, dashed, etc) representing higher or lower frequen...

Reading your posts is like listening to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xw-KkswasUc