I’m not sure if this is a stupid question or not, but, does it matter if on the Electribe, my patterns don’t have a name? For example, patter A.01 doesn’t have a name, (about half of my patterns/songs don’t). I usually just navigate and know where my stuff is based on pattern slot. Also, THANK YOU SO MUCH for even making this program. I quit making new stufff on my electribe and started recycling patterns and using my PC/DAW as a controller, because since I got mine in 2004, I’ve filled it up, and had no idea if what I made and out onto the SM card was actually there or not, and it seems like NO ONE these days knows anything about SM cards, nor the Electribe, and def not both. And if they do, they aren’t online anywhere. Also, idk if it’s possible, but it seems like a lot of people on Reddit and Korg forums are asking for a way to manage their ESX1’s on their PC’sIdk anything about that, I just have an EMX, but in my quest to find a solution, I stumbled across a ton of those forums, before finding your video. Sorry for the long comment. But you are a hero.
@RivetHead999 thanks for stopping by; glad to hear these machines are still in use :) The pattern names are optional so it won't matter, but once you've loaded them into EMX1Config, you might as well name them. It's very easy to do, and makes it a lot less confusing if you move or copy the patterns around. I don't have a utility for ESX1 - sorry. It's just too difficult writing utilities like these if you don't have an actual machine to test.... but if Korg are listening... haha ;) (I doubt it!). Best wishes to you.
Thank you for this incredible piece of work. My DP24 is on the way. And i will gladly purchase your step by step guide. Does it go into detail on overdubs, punch-ins, etc? I am also an old guy who learned on 2 inch analog! 😁
@pbcmusicguy thank you for the kind words. Nice to hear from another old-school tape user :) I sold all my tape-based gear once digital recording came along. Maintenance and cost was just getting too much for me! The PDF guide index is in this sample extract so you can see the topics it covers: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/TascamDp24-32-HowToGuide-166-Sample.pdf Overdubs are covered but not punch-ins, although I'm happy to clarify or answer questions afterwards. Full details for ordering on on my website: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html If you scroll to the bottom of that web page, there are some Paypal links for the various combinations of the items (I also sell an MP4 video either via download or on a physical DVD. The MP4 video file is exactly the same in both cases). Not sure where you're from, but please do not send money in your currency, unless it's GBP. You need to fill in the amount on the Paypal form with the value shown on the website, then *also* change the currency field to my UK currency (GBP). This way, I get the correct amount regardless of the exchange rate at that time. Here are some screenshots if you are not familiar with Paypal, especially with regard to different currencies: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/paypal-payments.html If you have any problems, please get back to me. Kind regards, Phil.
Goodmorning... i am a visual learning man and to see is to do but lot of explain is talking about there self s you explenation is oké grtngs jaap holland
Ask.when i download backtrack wav and want thuis record to tascam 32sd WhatsApp about effects becaus the song is ready for record singin but effects tascam gomes toeter on track one no stereo bus but ownly track one and track two for mic for singing!
@jaapgroen1 Good morning to you. I don't understand your question - sorry. I think the translation into English is not quite right. If you can try and re-phrase it, I'll get back to you.
I dug mine out the other day. It works but I have no hard drive. Anyone recommend a particular drive that I can buy for it ? The only out connection is that big SCSI 24 pins or whatever it is. Am I stuck with a noisy SCSI drive ?
@DorisDay-lw4xs I've used the SCSI socket on the back to connect external SCSI drives, but as you say, these can be very noisy, even assuming you can find them nowadays :) I currently use internal 2.5" IDE drives on mine, and one of them uses a special docking bay to allow swapping the drive to/from a computer but I don't know if they still exist. More details on my website here: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/emu-scsi-wiring/emu-scsi-wiring.html www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/emu-ide-discs/emu-ide-discs.html The best option would be a solid-state drive, or sd-card with adapter. I've not tried these, but there should be info or help on the SamplersOnAcid forum madlabz.info/samplersonacid/index.php The forum also hosts all the posts & info from the old legacy EmusOnAcid forum. Good luck.
Oh what a dork I am! Why didn't I start with these videos? I was one of those foolhardy folk who jumped into the deep end of the pool without a clue (or a life raft). Question; when using a microphone should I automatically use phantom power? I tried recording an acoustic guitar track and it sounded rather feeble in relation to direct tracks.
@posteraddict Hi Greg, just seen this *after* sending the email, so thanks again for the donation, and I'll reply to your email later. Phantom power depends on the type of microphone. You need to check the user manual (look up the make & model number on the internet if you don't have one). If the mic requires phantom power, then absolutely you need to turn it on otherwise you won't hear anything. Some mics have the option of an internal battery to provide phantom power for convenience. If the mic does *not* require it, then leave it off; phantom power will not boost the sound and may even damage the mic in some circumstances. Most modern mics are tolerant to this, but I would always turn it off for piece of mind.
Hello Phil thanks for your tutorial. I bought a Tascam MTS30 to synchronise dP32SD. Is anybody managed to use them together. I didn't manage. There is no swih to reverse the signal. I changed manually but i'm disappointed. If anybody succeed, thanks a lot to indicate me the solution. Best regards Take care
@warriskportfolio240 I've just had a quick look at the MTS-30 manual and it should work ok, and you should be able to switch from record to playback modes without having to move the cables. There's no slide switch like the Yamaha unit, but the TAPE button does the same thing. Which part are you having problems with? Are you able to record a timing guide track? Get back to me if you still have problems.
Thank you for this. I'm looking for tutorial that will explain how to simply move an entire track "sideways," to fix a timing issue. I am told to go to page 50 in the manual. My vision and IQ must be going down fast.
@anti-hyperv4797 There's a section on moving tracks in my Step-by-Step PDF guide: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html There are many Track Edit functions, but they all work in a similar way. You select the start & end times of the 'slice' to operate on (these are the IN & OUT points), then if the function needs a destination start time (called the TO point), you set that by moving the transport to the required position. This isn't at all obvious, and fooled me for a while, so don't be too hard on yourself re. IQ :) It's only obvious once you know the answer :) The destination also has a 'track number' setting, so you can perform some functions from one track to another, or from one track to itself. You can even scroll to the end of the track number list and select 'all tracks'. There is a minimum limit on the time between the IN & OUT points, but this can be overcome by thinking laterally and performing operations on the slices before and/or after the region you are interested in. More details and screen shots are in the guide mentioned above. Hope that helps.
@JosephMcIntosh-jc7zr yes it's a common problem if you are not following all the recommendations. Of course, it could just be something as simple as the write-protect switch on the card has been moved to the lock position, so check this first :) If it's not this, there are several culprits, such as incompatible sd-card, out-of-date firmware, not running 'delete unused' regularly, not powering-off correctly, etc. If the card contents are important to you, make a full backup of it before doing anything else. If the song still loads ok, try doing a delete-unused. As a last resort, if your computer shows a zero-length wave file whose datestamp corresponds to your attempted recording, try deleting the file. After you've fixed the problem, I would do a full reformat of the card as soon as possible. This will clear out any other corrupted files and re-test all blocks on the card. Please report back if you find anything. Good luck.
@janpieternieman5295 thank you Jan. It's a bit of a distraction from the music hobby, but it's great fun. Have managed to get BASIC running on it, and am now having a crack at FORTH; a language I never understood back in the 70s, so this will be another nice bit of 'closure' :)
@janpieternieman5295 It has a variety of Track Edit functions such as copy/paste, move/paste etc. so you can build up a song structure that way. Sections of audio can also be copied to different parts of different tracks, so you can fade them in & out at relevant times during a mixdown or bounce. I don't know much about the X32 apart from noticing it is a lot more expensive and looks to have better integration with a DAW. The DP-24/32 machines are complete studios in a box, so you only need a computer for backup purposes. The Tascam Model series removes some of the studio functions but provides live 2-way multi-track transfers to a computer via USB, so I guess this is closer to the X32. I don't know if the X32 has studio functions like the DP-24/32 such as assigning inputs to different tracks, bouncing, editing etc. but you can easily compare all the products by downloading the user manuals. You could also try asking in the Tascam forum as I think a few members have the X32. Good luck, and thanks for stopping by.
@@philtipping thanx for the explanation! :) So I can record my korg prologue Jupiter x cobalt8x Gaia juno ds microfreak and rd8 simultanously? Hows the build of this unit? How can it be so dirt cheap?
@janpieternieman5295 You can record up to 8 inputs simultaneously. All inputs are mono, so you'll need to use 2 of these if you want to record a stereo source. The Assign feature is like a patch panel which allows you to connect/route any input to any of the tracks for recording, so there's no need to plug/unplug inputs in order to record overdubs. The build is very substantial - it's a heavy device and feels solid, and was one reason I chose it over the Zoom machines. The DP-32 has more tracks than the DP-24 (obviously!), but it also has a little-publicised feature of being able to switch any of its stereo tracks into mono mode. You only get one mono (not 2), but this still gives a lot more flexibility, and was my main reason for choosing the DP-32. I guess the price is reflected in the pre-amps and hardware controls, and the built-in FX which are all done in firmware. The pre-amps are perfectly adequate but it depends how critical you are. You may find they are ok for your requirements. They're obviously not going to compare with a single pre-amp which could cost the same as (or more than) the whole machine, and they won't have the 'colouration' of some of the more esoteric ones. But if you are really critical about pre-amps, there's nothing to stop you using one or more high-quality external pre-amps just for the inputs which need it. In practice, that's what I would tend to do anyway, even with a high-quality mixing desk; just use an external unit on those critical signals which need it at that time. Same applies to FX; the internal ones may be ok for you, but it's flexible enough for you to add your own extemal units; either in series with the inputs, or via the Send system - there are 2 sends to use how you like. The other cost-saving is having the EQ, panning, sends, and FX controls shared between all the inputs and tracks. It's easy to operate though; you just press the track select button or input source button before turning any of those knobs. Contrary to some comments I've seen re. this being a hassle, you don't need to open the mixer screen first in order to do this. You get a small pop-up window showing the knob's position as you turn it. The main drawback is that you cannot see the settings for all the tracks at the same time; the mixer screen only shows the settings for the currently selected track. Your comments are on the video about MIDI sync, so I'm assuming you are aware of the differences between the DP-24/32 and DP-24SD/32SD re. MIDI. If you want to sync, you either need the older DP-24/32 machine or use a sync box as shown in the video. The description lists a few different types of sync box. Hope that helps. I would still ask on the Tascam forum and download the manuals for all the contenders before making a decision.
I bought this recorder weeks ago and I've been watching your videos since. I still dont know how this thing works. Its too complex. They made this thing super complicated. I just want to press record and record my music. Its a very annoying recorder. I hope by 1 month I'll actually be able to record using this thing and the sound better not just be subpar. Its very frustrating. In this video you made, I still dont understand what the heck to do.
@user-bf8ki9tc8j Agreed, it could have been a bit easier, but it's a complete studio in a box so I guess it's like walking into a real studio without a recording engineer to help you, so you have to perform that role yourself :) If you take things slow and follow the videos bit by bit, while trying things out on the machine in between (i.e. don't binge-watch them!), you'll gradually pick it up... and you'll end up with a much better understanding. If you prefer a list of buttons to press without the background details, check out the Step-by-Step PDF guide www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html It complements the videos by using a completely different approach - no block diagrams, just simple numbered steps, with screen-shots, to do various functions. Good luck, and thanks for stopping by.
@estrangeibanez3051 Take it slow and just use the basic features at first to get to grips with the controls. If you get stuck, the Step-by-Step PDF guide may help. There are a few hints and tips to get the best out of the machine before you start using it for important work, including checking/updating the firmware, using a recommended sd-card, and using the 'delete-unused' function. Good luck, and have fun :)
@stephenedwardleemusic8997 no worries Stephen. If you need more info, the Step-by-Step PDF guide may be of some use. Great vocals and guitar work on your channel btw :)
Bonjour Phil ..je viens d'avoir ma DP 32 mais je ne parle pas Anglais . quelqu'un pourrait-il m'aider a la traduction ou me conseiller un site ou je peux trouver la version en français..aidez moi s'il vous plaît..
@sainteloistanoe5372 Bonjour. Voici le lien pour la version française du manuel d'utilisation:- www.tascam.eu/fr/downloads/ J'espère que cela pourra aider.
Hi Phil, many, many thanks for your outstanding, patiently explained videos. I have a question - i like to use many varying effects across many tracks. I also like to record the effect onto the track as im recording, because i like to use the effect as part of the performance AND hopefully so i can also free up the effects for different options on later tracks. So is it possible to record the effect in real time to the track during the recording process, and then change the effect say from reverb to delay later on a different track, without altering the effect applied to the first track? Many thanks in advance.
@dosvidaniya397 I replied to this question in an email to you yesterday, but here's a copy in case you didn't get it, or if anyone else is interested... There are 3 types of effects - here's a summary if you haven't already seen it: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/FX-Summary.pdf They are configured in different ways due to how they are 'pre-wired' into the signal paths. If you're specifically after reverb & delay, these are in both the Insert(Guitar) effect and the Send effect. It's the send effect which causes all the problems as the return/output from this effect goes directly into the stereo bus, which is where all the tracks and inputs are mixed together. This mix is normally what you hear in the monitors/headphones so the effect is audible during recording, but that signal is not routeable to a track for recording there unless you are in bounce mode. This means a send effect can only be recorded during a mixdown, where it appears in the master file (as opposed to an individual track file), or during a bounce, where you nominate a target track for the bounce. Normally, bouncing is done after the recording (tracking) stage, but you can record live during bounce mode if you really want to - see video #11 for an example. You don't have these complications if you use the reverb & delay in the Insert(Guitar) effect, as this can be inserted into any track record path.... but the catch is there is only one effect block so you can only record it onto one track at any one time. I'm not quite clear on the last part of your question as once you've recorded an effect onto a track, the effect is permanently embedded in that track's audio, so the effect is free to assign for any other purpose without impacting the effect applied to the original track. It's not like automation in a DAW, where effects can be added non-destructively. The normal way of overcoming the limitations with assigning multiple effects is to use bouncing, so it's well worth learning the bounce process. As shown in the videos, there is no degradation no matter how many bounces you do. It just needs patience to run through the process multiple times :) This is where having lots of tracks is a bonus; many people ask why would they need so many tracks as they only record one thing at a time. But you can bounce whichever tracks you like and apply effects and/or pan, fades, eq etc, and the result will go to a separate track. You can repeat this as many times as you like, then choose which combinations of tracks you want to use in the final mixdown. You can even adjust the track faders in real-time during the mix to vary the combinations on-the-fly. An even if you still run out of tracks, you can 'park' some into the virtual tracks, or do a bounce of a few of them to free up tracks. The possibilities are endless. Hope this helps.
@JoelReesonmars Good question Joel. I've never used that technique so don't know what the advantages are, although I noticed some BASICs such Microsoft 8K use fixed point as well as floating point. The underlying PleX ISA already supports floating point so it was fairly easy to just use that in the interpreter and have a separate variant for integers. I think there are also BASIC variants where you can prefix/suffix the variable name to force a specific number format, so I might add this later, although it does mean more complexity as you then need an algorithm for handling mixed formats in expressions. It's certainly an eye-opener developing a non-standard computer system as you have to write every bit of code yourself... but this was exactly what I wanted as it really makes you appreciate the problems faced by the early pioneers :) Thanks for stopping by.
@JimPerdue14 Well the design does make it harder to do some things, but then everyone's requirements (and budget) are different. There's no such thing as a 'perfect' system, so the skill is in working around the limitations of whatever gear you have, e.g. look at what was produced on old-school systems with noisy analogue tape and a handful of tracks. There are users making money from recordings they've done on this machine, so not sure what the definition of "serious music production" is. Would a "serious" user be looking at a 400 dollar system in the first place?
Hello Phil from across the pond in Detroit. I bought a nice used DP-24 last year and struggled with the learning curve of the routing and the external sends. I thought the 24 would be a breeze since I've used Tascam 4trks since the late 80s, and I used the DP-03. I never used a live mixer before in my life with sends and returns. Also, I always recorded everything wet, even delay and reverb. So this "send" business was foreign to me. I got my machine in January of last year and joined the Tascam fb groups and started watching your videos. It just wasn't sinking in to me. Just this year the light bulb went off and I'm seeing everything clear now. I'm rewatching your set of tutorials and everything is making total since. You've helped me tremendously with your tutorials. If ever I'm in doubt of what I'm doing, I go back to your videos. Thank you sir!!!
@Haze763 That's great news, thanks for sharing. Yes, it's a lot to take in if you're not familiar with some of the concepts, so well done for persevering. Learning how the send & return system works will open up a load of new possibilities. Thanks for stopping by, and good luck with your recordings. Best wishes from West Wales to Detroit :)
Big thanks once again Phil. You're a constant stable star to follow. I am back to create my factory setting file and absorb everything you're saying so much better. I had forgotten to keep a reset file on my new mem card, and then having a miserable time with ghost settings from my last recording. Well, my deepest gratitude Phil for sharing your remarkable experience and understanding of this amazing machine. After my new factory file tonight, I recorded several tracks, and it was comforting not to have to wrestle with all the specific settings from my last recording. This felt like heaven to me. 😅🖖🏻😆🌹No doubt I really need to do the entire series again, having gained a little more understanding. ty
@collinstanton Thank you Collin, glad they're still useful. The machine is certainly one to 'grow into'; I'm sure it's under-exploited in a lot of cases. Good luck with your recordings.
Good old Microsoft BASICA and Qbasic stored tokenized (bytecode) natively. You had to specify an option to save as ASCII text. Whether or not it RAN bytecode, I don't know.
@davidgari3240 I remember the old Sinclair Spectrum even had BASIC keywords printed on its qwerty keys, so I guess it entered bytecodes directly. I was surprised to find so many variants out there; seems like every machine offered its own flavour. I never really got into the language, having cut my teeth on Pascal, but it's been an interesting project. Thanks for stopping by.
Can you copy tracks ,splice amd truncate .aka musiqse concrete can you time stretch zoom in and out ,slightly delay tracks to replicate old school effects
@michaelclaxton4111 There are several cut/copy/paste functions - see Track Edit in the user manual. You can do this from one track to another or within the same track. Old-school delay effects are certainly possible, although there are already built-in effects for some of these. There is a lower limit on the section size you can select, but this can be overcome by lateral thinking and selecting sections either side of the point of interest. All track edit functions are instantaneous, and they can be undone with the UNDO function. There is no time-stretching, but you can export tracks to a computer, process with a DAW, then import back into the song. As long as you use the Export/Import functions, they will remain in sync.
@kevinpike3962 No, the normalise process does not use a real-time recording pass, so it won't pass through the EQ or Compressor (and obviously you should not press Record to normalise)... although I would recommend you try and keep the effects off when you've finished using them to avoid confusion. Whenever you press Play, the master file signal will still pass through those effects if they are left on, so you will be hearing a different sound to the actual master file. This is a common cause of a 'complaint' where users say their master file sounds different when they transfer it to a computer.
Hello, I’m having trouble assigning reverb to a channel. I’ve managed to figure out how to send flanger and tremolo etc but for some reason I can’t get reverb to play. Am I doing something wrong? Thanks!
@rickyhughes93 Reverb is available in the Send effects and also in the Amp section of the Insert(Guitar) effects. They are configured in different ways. The Send effects use the Eff Send controls to tap off a signal into the effect, then it returns onto the stereo bus for mixing at mixdown, or the bounce bus when bouncing. The Insert(Guitar) effect is simply inserted into the required track signal path. This summary may help: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/FX-Summary.pdf If you want step-by-step instructions, see the Step-By-Step PDF guide, available here: www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html
Your videos are great, thank you very much! Do you know a website where demo songs are listed that were only recorded with the Tascam? I haven’t found any yet. It would be nice to hear something in terms of sound, maybe folk songs and a few rocking songs. Many thanky again for your wonderful and helpful tutorials!
@markusrichterfotografie7484 thank you Markus; much appreciated. The machine is capable of making excellent quality music, but the limitations are really in the skill & patience of the user :) There are many examples on the Tascam forum: www.tascamforums.com/forums/song-mixes-tracks-for-review-and-critique.44/ and the Facebook groups: facebook.com/groups/568801276550339 facebook.com/groups/1955384361425770 plus other streaming sites such as reverbnation, spotify & soundcloud etc. A few random examples are: Neutral Earth ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xmF3xneh3UM.html Wyshwood Studio www.youtube.com/@wyshwood/videos Rick Nehrkorn ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dQ-HGKPbfZM.html Bruce Graml www.reverbnation.com/brucegraml George Jenereaux ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-45GgAG2HTe0.html Ocean's Resurrection ru-vid.com/show-UCi-qO9Bq0sXaojPshH40-2g Michael Brooks open.spotify.com/artist/7lyoClvt9xxpmBQ8jpG9rO Peter Williams www.youtube.com/@peterwilliams568 www.peterwilliamsguitar.co.uk/ Hope that helps. Thanks for stopping by.
@stef276 Well 'complex' is relative, but the machine is a complete recording studio in one box... but there's no recording engineer included so *you* have to take on that role. If you go through the videos slowly, and follow along using your machine, it will become a lot easier to use. You don't have to use all the features at first. The machine does not have any MP3 capability; it only handles audio files in WAVE format, starting at the standard CD quality of 16 bit, 44.1KHz, and going up to 24 bits at 48KHz. This export/import video shows how you can transfer any tracks to/from a computer. The mix/master file is even easier as you can simply 'copy' this to the computer without using the 'export' function. You can then convert them to whatever format you like using free tools such as audacity. If you really want step-by-step instructions, I have a written Step-by-Step guide which may help; full details here:- www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html Btw - some great music on your channel; you have a great voice :) Thanks for stopping by.
Thank !! it workds using AUDACITY ! :) You change my life ! Also is it possible to keep several songs on the SD card or simply one by one on the TASCAM ? When a now song is loaded, needs to reset all volumes for each track ?
@stef276 Thanks for the follow-up, and glad you got it sorted :) Yes you can have multiple songs on a card, although make sure you have a good backup strategy in place. The machine is 100% reliable if you are using the latest firmware and a recommended sd-card... but accidents can happen and there are many ways you can corrupt the data on the card, so it's highly recommended to back it up regularly, and also use the 'delete unused' function every now & again, especially if you do lots of retakes or edits. Some people use small cards with one song per card, but the choice is yours. You need to allow space for processing and/or mixing each song, so don't fill the card up to the limit. The card structure and tips about the correct procedures to follow are in my Step-by-Step guide www.philizound.co.uk/freebies/dp24-32/dp24-32.html You're right, the fader positions are not saved in the song settings, although everything else is. If the positions are important to you, you can either take a photo of it, or write them down... the exact value in dB is shown in the mixer screen; just open the mixer and press each track select button in turn.
@abeme0_0 Could be a few reasons. I'm not an expert, but here are some of my thoughts... There's a 'quick start' mode which, if set, turns on the camera when the door is opened. If your battery is low, this may cause it to shut down instead. You could check this by using an external power supply. If the problem is still there, it may be a mechanical issue, such as a loose cable or connection, or a fractured cable. When you open the door, this moves the cables and could cause a break or short which shuts the power down. You'd have to take it apart to check this. There are several cables inside so it could be any one of them. The flexible cable shown in this video is a likely culprit as it gets flexed every time you open or rotate the door/screen, so maybe yours is cracked like mine. In my case, the camera stayed switched on, but the screen was blank. Maybe other types of fracture can cause it to shut down? Good luck.
@@philtipping i want to thank you once more since now i actually disassembled the camera and the cable was actually completely torn off, and now thanks to your tutorial i can install back a new cable with no problem. I absolutely love your video🙏
@fabriziocapecchi The Tascam inputs can handle a range of levels. The 1/4" jack inputs are for line-level signals so use these as opposed to the 3-pin XLR sockets. Not sure what the audio connection is for a Mac, but if it's similar to a PC with an 1/8" (3.5mm) stereo socket, and you want to record stereo, you'll need a splitter cable to separate the left & right signals from the 1/8" plug to 2 separate 1/4" (6.35mm) TS mono jack plugs. Connect these to 2 adjacent inputs on the Tascam, such as A & B or C & D etc. and assign these to a stereo track.
I believe the Tiny Basic source code was included in the magazine as a Flimsy 45 RPM record with tape interface encoding of the ASCII. But it would be 8080 ASM I guess, or binary.
@charlesspringer4709 thank you Charles; that's a clever way of distributing code. I remember some of the old computer mags printing program code in hex format, sometimes tucked away as an afterthought in unused sections of the pages, but it was a real pita typing it in by hand... and they were prone to misprints so it was best to wait for the next issue in case there were any corrections. I think checksums were only added later, but we must have a lot more patience in those days :) Re. Tiny BASIC, I might try re-writing some of it to replace the commands with single tokens as the source is read in, and to strip out REM statements; should speed up the processing a bit. I'll post the PleX code on the website later. Thanks for stopping by.
Wow! I learned more in this 20 minute video than I have using the machine and the manual for a year. And showing the schematic, perfect. I know there are folks who don't need or like those, but they make sense to me more than just talking. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
@myguitarjoe Maximum card size on the DP-24/32 machines is 32GB. If you see comments on social media like "My 24 takes 64GB", they mean the newer Model series; there's one called a Model 24, which is very confusing if you don't use the full name :) Thanks for the feedback... nice to see those old plasma ball lamps on your channel... not to mention the great guitar playing :)
Are the external effects sends both mono (ts jacks not trs) ? So how hard is it to have several tracks with various pannings being sent to an external stereo reverb and then return that so I can record it ?
@jcisme Yes the outputs are both mono (unbalanced) using TS jacks (the spec section in the manual lists all the socket types), but they are taken from the signal path before the pan control, so any panning will be ignored. Even if you send a stereo track, the left & right signals are mixed to mono when they are routed to either of the sends, so am not sure if there is an easy way to apply both panning and reverb to individual tracks all in one pass. A long-winded way is to bounce each mono track to a stereo track, panned as required, and using one of the sends to route the mono track through the reverb unit (assuming it can handle mono-in, stereo-out), and back into the target track. You can then mix these stereo tracks together during mixdown. Not sure if all these reverbs would sound too cluttered. If may be better to use mono reverb on each track, and apply a stereo reverb later during the mix. Maybe someone else can chime in with some better ideas... or you try asking on the Tascam forum.
@@philtipping Thanks Phil.. The way I would envisage using this unit is basically having the 1st 8 tracks as a work area that I would then create up to a dozen stereo submixes on the remaining tracks. Lets use the example of 8 mono drums tracks on track 1-8. I have a tom panned at 9 oclock. If I set the send level of send 1 (left) to 75 and send 2 (right) to 25 do you think this would give me an aproximation going into a stereo external effects unit that I would then return in stereo ?
what a night mare i have the same problem thought it was going to be a small cable and it just was not seated properly , but as you know its not, do you think a fault in that cable would stop the camcorder turning on .. mine was fine then the display went , i took off the cover to check the screen and now it dosent seem to turn on ... was thinking of just trying to get a hdd dock so i can read the files on it then bin it ... but hdd looks very small and i diont think i can find a docking station
@PlanetRuncorn Yes, it's certainly not for the faint-hearted :) ... but you should be able to get at the data with a suitable adapter so you can plug it into a standard size docker. From memory, the HDD is a 1.8" drive, and adapters for these do exist, e.g. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254968556532 Note that I can't confirm this specific one is compatible, but they're not very expensive. The service manual is also available online so you could double-check the HDD is definitely 1.8" SATA before buying anything. From memory, that cable was just for the display, so I don't think a fault in that would stop the unit turning on. Maybe you disturbed a connection when you took the cover off? Good luck, and hope you manage to retrieve the data. Fwiw, mine is still working fine after the fix. I just noticed the upload date - it was 7 years ago! :)
Got 2 capacitors at aliexpress (89 cents) and about 14 euro's sending it, but my scanner is working just fine with your tutorial, thank you so much, thanks to the new ones I now understand the word "goldcap" because the replacements have a golden color.
@christopherdunn317 Hi. There are a few ways. The quickest is to use the Export function on the stereo track. This creates separate left & right files in AudioDepot. You can then use the Import function to put these files into mono tracks of your choosing, or even into different left & right sides of another stereo track. This is mentioned later in the video series. Another way is to bounce the stereo track to a pair of mono tracks, but this has to be done in real-time, and you have to adjust playback and record levels, so is more cumbersome than the export/import trick which is much faster and no adjustments are needed. Note the caveats shown in video 9 re. bouncing if you want to convert a stereo to mono, i.e. *mix* left & right to mono as opposed to splitting it. If you know up-front that you want to record mono tracks, then a DP32 is a more versatile machine than the DP24 as it allows any or all of the stereo tracks to be converted into mono tracks *before* recording. You only get one mono, not two, but it avoids the hassle of splitting stereo tracks later. The question of 24 vs 32 gets asked a lot on social media, and sadly the myth is still being spread that the only difference is the number of tracks, which is a shame as this is a very useful feature - in my opinion anyway :) ... and was my main reason for choosing the 32.
@@philtipping Hi phil thanks very much for the insight ! that really helped ,ya i wish i knew this or i would have bought the dp32, but ya yesterday i read that in the manual of the dp32 you can split it but only get one track too bad they didn't make a button so you would record individually and ping back in forth but oh well ! take care thanks again !