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got Tascam 388 tracks?

Post by shedshrine » Fri Jul 01, 2011 2:39 pm

A thread to post tunes tracked on this particular capture device, if you are so inclined.

Here are some links to more examples:

Recordings contributed to Soundcloud site, started by tomber Dustypants:
http://soundcloud.com/groups/tascam-388


Pitchfork 388 article: sound clips at bottom of article :
http://pitchfork.com/features/articles/ ... rage-rock/

Minimalist Project Tascam 388

388 recordings by steviejingles thread

Curtis Wyant's 2005 thread of 388 songs

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Sound Comparison samples back to back:
Pro Tools: Otari MX-5050, Tascam 388 w/Dolby: Tascam 388 with Dolby off


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Post by TheRealRoach » Sun Jul 03, 2011 10:01 am

Great idea! I'll be uploading some stuff shortly.
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Post by kslight » Sun Jul 03, 2011 2:10 pm

The Black Dots of Death - Destroy Anything
www.theblackdotsofdeath.com


Everything was tracked to 388 including vocals, minus two keyboard parts, mixed in Pro Tools.

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Post by j.harv » Tue Aug 09, 2011 5:17 pm

Heres an original I wrote,recorded and mixed with the 388.

http://soundcloud.com/jasonharvey/untitled-tascam-388

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Post by dustypants » Wed Aug 10, 2011 7:16 am

j.harv wrote:Heres an original I wrote,recorded and mixed with the 388.

http://soundcloud.com/jasonharvey/untitled-tascam-388
Is that other song "finest hour" a cover? Sound really good, great harmonies and hook, also love the vocal effect...

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Post by j.harv » Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:15 pm

Hey Thanks Dustypants.

Finest hour is another original.
I wasn't too pleased with thatone though.

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Post by shedshrine » Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:40 am

http://soundcloud.com/thebakerystudio

"The Bakery studio is small home studio that fell out of the 70s right into my house, think it could have been the aliens????? Lot of old equipment (tape echos & reverb springs). I record everything on a tascam 388 8 track tape machine with a desk welded on, a machine built for making dub. A little tape hiss is a fair trade for warm analog sound.
Singers and players from Jamaica Nigeria and England Dubin it in Manchester."

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Post by markjazzbassist » Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:39 am

cool stuff that dub sounded amazing. great tones and sound :) 388 rocks :)

my EP is almost done, did it with a 388 sounds amazing, i'll post links to our band camp in the next month when we finish.

cheers

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Tascam 388 project

Post by shadwell157 » Tue Jan 10, 2012 6:53 am

Hi folks!

We're giving our never used and newly serviced 388 its first run out this weekend at www.punchstudios.co.uk Ipswich, UK.

The band is one I'm in called 'Broken Shapes' www.soundcloud.com/brokenshapes and we're gonna document the recording process as well.

I will keep you posted on the recordings and video footage..... straight to tape, all live with no overdubs.....well, that is the plan!

We're all very excited!

Ha ha!

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Post by klangtone » Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:56 pm

I recorded these two songs for Normandie Wilson on a Tascam 388:

http://normandiewilson.bandcamp.com/alb ... night-girl

A few years ago I did a record for Lloyd and Michael entirely on a 388:

http://www.myspace.com/lloydandmichaelrock

And I did basic tracks for Red Pony Clock's God Made Dirt on a 388 too:

http://www.amazon.com/God-Made-Dirt-Pon ... B000WCDIKK

Enjoy!

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Post by WilH » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:36 pm

I recently did an EP and an album with one of my bands on my 388, the first track isn'y working so everything was 7 tracks.

This is from the EP

...and this is from our concept album about Scream 4.

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Post by charmingtedious » Wed Mar 14, 2012 12:33 am

klangtone wrote:I recorded these two songs for Normandie Wilson on a Tascam 388:

http://normandiewilson.bandcamp.com/alb ... night-girl

A few years ago I did a record for Lloyd and Michael entirely on a 388:

http://www.myspace.com/lloydandmichaelrock


Roy
I love that Lloyd and Michael record!

I engineered a solo record by "Michael" a while back when she was artist in residence at my old firehouse art space. We really ought to get around to releasing that!

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Post by j.harv » Sun Apr 22, 2012 4:35 pm

Here's an original song I just finished recording with my 388.
Kinda sloppy,but fun!


http://soundcloud.com/jasonharvey/white ... son-harvey

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Post by shedshrine » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:52 pm

Cool Hendrixy swagger riff you've got there.
How are you getting those space chirp/slide? sounds around the 2 minute mark?

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Post by j.harv » Sun Apr 22, 2012 6:04 pm

Thanks Shed!!!!

Those sounds are coming from a thing called a photo theremin.
Its just a little box with a bunch of knobs for pitch,rate,LFO and has a switch for tri and square wave.It has a little photo cell that you just wave your hand over to manipulate it.Think Jimmy Page.
Its a pretty cool little noise maker.

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