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When I go into the studio to record I often have a hard time expressing what it is that I want the song to sound like. I don't play in a band and it is up to me (while considering the advice of the engineer and other players) to determine what the song should sound like. I play acoustic guitar prima...

I never make any real progress on my own. well, there's some progress but not enough and not consistently enough. Actually, I take that back. there's no real progress. I go into a proper studio and I walk away with a rough mix. Scheduling a session forces me to get serious and commit to the song for...

Hey Thanks. I want to get a new mixer. I'm trying to limit the old gear I have. The 238 is old enough. I also want a real clean transparent board. I figure the 238 will add enough "color". I was reading about the Mackie's and they seem to be able to accept both balanced and unbalanced signals and th...

Hi all, I'm buying a Tascam 238 in a few days. I need a mixer. I want to purchase a new mixer and I've been looking at the Allen and Heath Mix Wizards. However, I'm concerned about connecting the two. As I understand it the 238 is -10 unbalanced ins/outs. I can't find anything about whether the MixW...

I'm relatively handy, and I am in the process of building my project space. Here's the conclusion I've come to: Hire a pro, unless you are looking for the experience. Here's why: If you don't have all the tools already, you'll nickel and dime yourself the whole way through the project. Plus, what a ...

i would try a different mic on the acoustic guitar and perhaps a different position...sounds good though. you can get alot out of a cassette four track I think.

Just got my hands on an audio-technica at-rmx 64. Its a four track cassette monster. 54 pounds, built like it was meant for something serious. I've had a lot of four tracks, but this thing is crazy. Anyway, the thing is in pristine condition. I got all the original manuals--glossy, color ones. No di...

one more question:

the aphex 107 only has two pres, right?

when you were recording the group, were you also using the pres on the tascam?

mikey,

you just mic'd the drum kit with one mic--sm81?

what did you use the sm58 on?

I'm listening to the album right now. Love it!

I was just browsing Shure's website. Seems they have a lot of mics for different purposes. If a mic becomes popular do other companies rip it off. So, do Shure, Sennheiser, AT, etc, all have the same mics (more or less) as the other guy? I'm a bit of an OCD consumer, easily overwhelmed by choices. S...

Just got my hands on an audio-technica at-rmx 64. Its a four track cassette monster. 54 pounds, built like it was meant for something serious. I've had a lot of four tracks, but this thing is crazy. Anyway, the thing is in pristine condition. I got all the original manuals--glossy, color ones. No di...

well then, I guess that brings me back to one of my original questions. What did people use to do? Buy HiZ mics? Use adapters? I can't figure out why Tascam did this? Were there more HiZ mics on the market back then?

yes, that sounds right. Thanks! I think I'll start with a 10 dollar barrel transformer

Haha, no this is not a trick question. I have not freakin idea about the best way to connect a mic to a quarter inch jack. Options that I know of: 1. xlr to 1/4 inch cable 2. one of those adapter things (xlr to xlr to 1/4 inch adapter) 3. direct box I don't know if I'm going to have impedance issues...

Hey all,

I just got a tascam 244. The inputs are 1/4 only. Of course, all my mics are xlr. What did people do back then? I know I could by those xlr/1/4 adapters, but...

Any other suggestions?

Thanks