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If Tascam asked me to take it down, I would.

However, in my mind I don't see the harm of putting a manual out for a 10+ year old device (that was considered obsolete years ago). If I have to take it down, I'll write my own manual and put it in Creatives Commons

I got real tired of seeing Tascam 688 manuals going for exorbitant prices on ebay and whatnot, so I figured what the hell, let's get those b*stards back. I've posted the complete 688 manual on my website (pdf) , so if you've got a 688 but no manual feel free to download it. It's 150 MB, so it'll tak...

I just got one for 180, and so far it looks I'll easily earn it back

An early 70's Sony RTR 2-track for mixdowns

anhydrous alcohol...?

Bobby D, always ready to take a bow

If itt's really that much of a problem, learn how to accentuate the positive and work with being comfortable with how your voice actually sounds. Trying to sound different from how your voice ACTUALLY sounds will be fairly obvious. Listening to the Beta Band might help....

I have to agree. With the ease and cheapness to record, people will record the song AS THEY ARE WRITING IT! That might work for Paul Simon, but not for everyone else. My general rule of thumb is that I don't record a song until 2 months have passed. At that point, I know in my head EXACTLY what the ...

It is beginning to look like fate is going to yank me out of Canada next year and drop me into England. I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a good recording school there...

I dunno. I just got a consumer grade Panasonic reel-to-reel for a buck at a yard sale, and the sound quality is terrific. Tape can be inexpensive, as long as you avoid going overboard. Also, one thing I've found since becoming a convert to tape is that most consumers just didn't do basic maintainenc...

I've taken the proverbial Pepsi challenge administered by a friend, and the analog always sounded better. He used CD's from the early 90's, pre "compression hell", and even then, they were harder to listen to. Yeah, it sounds ridiculous. HOWEVER My cassette copy of "Dark Side of the Moon" on repeat ...

If you particularly like to use you're 4-tracks pan and mixer, but don't want to save to tape, use a car cassette adapter and have that plug into your computer or whatt have you...

What I'm finding with my stuff now is that for balls-to-the-wall rock, less is more. With a four track and some minor EQ'ing, i'm getting results that rival some of the over-compressed stuff coming out now. Call me crazy, but that cassette tape has quite a bit of punch to it when it's really humming...

Score a looping tape at a Radioshack. To slow it down manually, lightly press your pinky on the rear reel to slow it down (not so hard that you'll burn out a motor).

I believe Ulysses "010" was done with the entire band recorded on just one mic (and vocal overdubs were done seperately)