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Truth is DAW are unpredictable you have to keep updating to the Next version which is expensive take the free version of Sonar it was a free then they suddenly they pulled it Logic for iPad you have to pay for the thing eternally this situation is getting out of hand this I feel is the reason why people are returning to portastudios digital and analogue DAW are fantastic but people won't stand for being taken advantage of my self I use both to keep my opinions open
Only reason I would keep my old broken Tascam/Teac 244 porta studio. Would be (IMHO) the great semi-parametric eq. It somehow was easy to dial in just the right spot. In terms of connectivity, the 244 had insanely many options. i mean, show me a 4 ch +master bus mixer with inserts option, pretty rad! Never used it myself. BUT the eq I miss, I loved the sound of the dbX NR too. But I'd never go back. I find my trusty DIGI002 has a plethora of connectivity options. I mean In my rack, I have 18 I/O, pretty common I guess. But certainly enough for an entire band at once! And with all other I/Os it beats any porta any day. AND just the DIGI002 and a laptop, is just as portable. And right there yougot 8 ch. And you've got a totally clean signal, you can fuck up as you go. So no going back
God no. Little pretext. I started in 90s. Used porta studio for demos, etc. When we started producing music for living, tape/analog gear was still around, but in a few years digital came in strong. Even back then, having Atari running Cubase and sequencing various devices was a big deal. Now we got digital mixers remembering each mix, DAWs with endless tracks, so no comping anymore, and so much more. Somewhere between tape and computer we worked with Alesis digital multichannel recorder but that was also porta studio just digital. I would maybe deal with one in case I am to write demo quickly, but really, nothing i cant do with a DAW and the rest of my gear.
Thanks for sharing such vital information. Getting off the merry-go-round of mixing and mixing is sooo important. In the process of learning this skill my ears have come to a place where once I hear a certain glue and cohesion in my mix, its done! Great video, thank you again!
Great advice and exactly how I approach my projects. For anyone just getting started, take this advice to heart, it really makes a big difference in the outcome of your projects and at the end of the day, that's what really matter.
i think auditioning mics is very important, in achieving an overall sound and character in the track, that you're after. i always do that. i only have one mic, so i audition that, decide it sucks, and then i use it. kidding, i have two condensers - cheap stuff, an nt-1a and a b1, and a dynamic - 58. in regard to my voice, i've auditioned them long ago, i've decided i like the b1 better, and i use that. i also prefer the b1 for acoustic guitars, though there's something to be said about the clean, very present sound the nt-1a has on those. so there it's more about what timbre the guitar should have in the track. i don't audition them anymore, cause i know what to expect, so i just pick the one that sounds closer to the intention.
I wouldn't recommend splitting and moving the guitar takes without listening to them first. Slightly off in terms of timing here and there gives a human / real touch to things.
A real simple trick that requires no re-amping if you want to position a mic or adjust your amp tone is to put a delay on your channel and play your guitar while monitoring. Set the delay as high as it can go, 100% wet with no feedback and play a short passage. You can then hear the delayed guitar alone and adjust to taste. Obviously, this is only good for listening to the guitar in solo but it's helpful if you know what it should sound like and then decisions in the mix can be handled by subtle EQ in the box.
I've been using this kind of approach for a while now, but hadn't fully appreciated the point about occlusion and the impact on judging tone whilst actually playing 👍
It’s taken me years to understand what I was always fighting. In hindsight, it seems so obvious. But that’s why this is a journey, not a race. Thanks for sharing that! Cheers mate!
"the" perfect guitar tone will vary greatly depending on what kind of recording one is working on. I've gone so far as plugging a guitar directly into the tape deck (back in the analog days) to achieve "the" prefect tone.
High quality interface/with i/o s and eq monitoring + mixer desk and MPCX/MPC KEY 61 tonight! Do you have a good suggestion as far as pre amps, interface, mixer desk combos? I really want to have more hands on my mixing and eq and less "mouse clicking". Computers are pretty essential at this point but i want to use the software as little as poasible and generate warmer mixes with solid analog converters in the and do as much as possibke with hardware/ live instruments over plug ins. I want to mic my drums and make my own beat samples, incorporate acoustic instruments and hardware as kuch as possible to find the highest quality sound and just have as much fun as possible ! Thanks for the video this realky got me off the fence from going cheap on a few things ive been shopping for! 🙏
