Category: Tascam Porta-studio
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Have you every thought about using Rocksmith as a virtual amp?
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
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Spring 4 Track Challenge! Doubling vocals!
This is the week! Have you finished and released your song? I have and it’ll be available worldwide on Thursday! Can’t wait to send it around! Today’s video is about doubling vocals. I had someone ask about it so I did a video about it: https://youtu.be/hXWao5RgJHk –> Mike
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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… https://youtu.be/WY5ZycqblBo
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Spring 4 Track Challenge: Guitars
Last Monday was a holiday and Canada and I forgot to create a post before the weekend! Here is the one that I missed: Recording acoustic guitar: https://youtu.be/umzfxWNtrr0 Recording and re-amping electric guitar: https://youtu.be/RYIScmjUsk0 Hope you enjoy them! It’s coming close to the end of this musical journey! Hope it is working out for you! …
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Spring 4-track Challenge: Drum Tracks completed!
I finished recording the drum tracks! Here’s how I did it! Hope all is going well for your 4-track recording! Love to hear it! –> Mike
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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…
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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
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I wrote a YouTube intro!
I wrote a YouTube intro for a friend’s channel… Here’s how I did it: Here’s his site: Larry The Butcher
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Recording from a 4 track to a Digital Portastudio and Spring 4 track Challenge
We have two things on the bill for this week’s post! First off, I show you how to move your recording from a 4-track to your digital Portastudio. It isn’t hard to do, but if you want to keep a digital copy of your work, it is a good idea to do this. Secondly, starting…