As usual, I tried things differently with Rocksmith, I’m running my PS3 into my Tascam Digital Portastudio and run the clean guitar track into the PS3. I’m using Rocksmith’s effects loop to play around with the guitar track to see what kind of sounds I can get. — Mike
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Spring 4 Track Challenge – Final Mixdown, the meeting of old and new
For the final mixdown of the song, I used my digital Tascam DP32SD, it was an obvious choice to get the best sound possible. — Mike
Spring 4 Track Challenge – Backing Vocals
Today’s video is about how I did the backing vocals on the 4 track. It’s always tough because you need to think ahead on how everything is going to come together…
Spring 4-Track Challenge: Getting my 4-Track ready to record
Since I started recording on my 4-Track back in 1993, I’ve always followed a strict way to record to keep the sound as fresh and clear as possible. 1. I demagnetize the heads. My father bought a demagnetizer in the mid-80s and since he stopped using it at this point, I started using it whenever… Continue reading Spring 4-Track Challenge: Getting my 4-Track ready to record
A deeper understanding of using effects on various systems.
I’ve been reading a lot of questions about using effects on different systems and decided I wanted to help out where I could. I made the following video showing how to set up effects on various devices from amplifiers and mixers to using them while recording. — Mike
Let’s talk effects on the Tascam Digital Portastudio 24/32
Let’s Talk effects! I’ve decided to push back what I was going to put as this week’s video so I could answer some questions that I’ve seen on the one Facebook group. Using effects I’ve used two of the methods that I am going to discuss and one was a theory I have had and… Continue reading Let’s talk effects on the Tascam Digital Portastudio 24/32
Tascam PortaStudio Recording: Cold Black Sky Breakdown
This week’s video is what I did to enhance the floor recording of Cold Black Sky. Here’s the breakdown by track: Vocals, added a slight slapback and recorded it on Track 9/10 Not used, no backing vocals on this song, dropped the fader Bass, since the bass is coming in directly, I have used the… Continue reading Tascam PortaStudio Recording: Cold Black Sky Breakdown
Setting up the room for a floor recording
This week, I made a video of me setting up the studio to do a floor recording for the coming jam night. You can see the video: I’ve broken down the setup here as well: Track 1 & 2: Vocals – using SM58 microphones. I’ve had these Track 3: Bass – done with a DI Box. … Continue reading Setting up the room for a floor recording