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I apologize in advance if this is seen as promoting a song, but this is the first one I have done on my Tascam 424MKIII. I only recorded the guitar on the 424 and then put it over on to my computer, but I fear that I lost the "analog" sound during it. There is barely any hiss, which is somewhat what...

The other thing i have a problem with is time aligning, especially with words starting with "p" "b" "s" and "d". There are multiple "p"'s at the beginning of a phrase, so to speak. It sounds bad after compression Backup singer trick: don't sing the first and last consonants of phrases. So if you ar...

So... if I'm reading you correctly, you're saying that the counter tells you that the recording starts at point A when you record it, and seems to be accurate the first time, but when you go to play it again the counter is wrong. That it? The counter is typically run off of a belt on a cassette pla...

Fixed my issue with the distorted input. Not sure exactly what did it but I switched to High Bias tapes, and cleaned the heads (already remarkably clean somehow). Anyway, can anyone explain this to me? When I record to my 424, it records (lets say) from 30 seconds to 200 seconds (at fast speed, so I...

If you've got firewire, an echo audiofire 4 would do it for you for not too much. If not, there are some affordable 8 channel usb interfaces floating around?it doesn't hurt to have extra channels, who knows what you'll want in the future... I just picked up a GAP 73 on top of my other 2 channel Mob...

Does anyone have 4 channel interfaces they use to dump all tracks at once onto the computer? I am using a laptop and therefore the M-Audio Delta 44 is out of the question. Only other interface I came across is the Maya44 USB but that doesn't have 24bit converting. I don't need any preamps, just need...

I would like the interface, sound card, and all necessary cables. I've found a lot of these for around 50 on CL but would prefer it off a site like this. Let me know if you have one to get rid of

Any acoustic guitarists here have experience tracking a ribbon onto a Tascam 4-track, or any 4-track? I am being thrown around and am confused on where to go next. Need enough gain for my SM57 and my about-to-be-bought Cascade Fathead II. Can't decide if I should get a CL-2 Cloudlifter for my Mobile...

No, you need 4 inputs if you want 4 tracks. Each channel is mono, not stereo. It might clarify your thinking about the signal flow to refer to it as plugging your tascam into the saffire, not the saffire into the tascam. You would be plugging the outputs of the tascam into the inputs of the saffire...

When I monitor from the 424, there is a TON of hiss.Even though there is a lot of hiss the guitar itself still sounds louder, clearer, and fuller (just with a lot of background hiss). When it hits the computer it becomes a whole new beast. FWIW, I am still using normal bias tapes and haven't cleane...

If you turn everything down a bit, does it still distort? And, you say it doesn't sound like this when you monitor from the 424? When I monitor from the 424, there is a TON of hiss.Even though there is a lot of hiss the guitar itself still sounds louder, clearer, and fuller (just with a lot of back...

If you're clipping the input of your tape machine, then clipping the input of your DAW during the transfer, then the problem is definitely gain staging. I lowered my faders on the 424 to make sure there was no clipping and I was maxing out around -3. The quality is still the same. When I messed aro...

Yes, try unplugging the red R side and see what happens. I suspect that your 3.5mm adapter takes two RCA plugs and puts them together into a stereo 3.5mm plug. Is that right? The adapter you actually want is one that takes a single RCA plug and turns it into a single 1/4" plug. You would need one o...

Yes, try unplugging the red R side and see what happens. I suspect that your 3.5mm adapter takes two RCA plugs and puts them together into a stereo 3.5mm plug. Is that right? The adapter you actually want is one that takes a single RCA plug and turns it into a single 1/4" plug. You would need one o...

Just to clarify my signal chain if I might be at fault. I am only playing back 1 channel for now an I have the white RCA into channel 1 and the right into two (which probably doesn't do anything) and am putting the 1/4 converter into my channel 1 line in. Maybe it's an issue of mono vs stereo? Pret...