Before You Buy, Tascam Model 12 Honest Review

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@kiickinballistics 2 года назад

v1.30 sorted out the headphone pre and post fader issue, and also the direct DAW connect to Studio One, Reaper etc. Tascam ARE listening to us 👏

@garyclement5527 2 года назад

Honesty is the best policy, and helps me make a better decision about a purchase. I appreciate you.

@blackprophesy 2 года назад

It looks like the headphone issue is now fixed in firmware 1.30. You can select headphone out pre or post (default) main fader.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

That’s good to hear!

@chrisw5742 Год назад

@@GrauFPV I wish my older Tascam dp03sd could do that. Was trying to send main outs to my Zoom camera and need to bring main fader down which in turn brings my headphone level too low.

@artyomdonka 2 года назад

Hi, thank you for the review. I know I'm late - you already sold the unit. I'm still figuring out that monitoring issue (don't have unit yet), but for those who just came, here is what I've cut from the manual and might be helpful: "Connecting headphones: Connect headphones to the PHONES jack (standard stereo). The following signals can be monitored according to the SOLO and AFL switch settings. * Signals output from the MAIN OUTPUT connectors * Signals output from the SOLO L/R bus * Signals output from the AUX 1 bus * Signals output from the AUX 2/FX bus" And about monitoring, looks like the SUB output is intended for this: "Monitoring is important when recording and mastering. With this unit, monitoring is possible using an external monitoring system (powered monitor speakers or an amp and speakers) or using stereo headphones. Use the SUB fader and PHONES knob to adjust the level of the monitoring system."

@asidtone6465 Год назад

Extremely helpful. Thank you!

@dannycarmelo 2 года назад

Definitely appreciate the honesty on your negative points, but just curious to hear more about the positive features that gave it such a strong score of 8/10. Thanks for the video, I'm going to keep all of this in mind before purchase.

@andrewlnguyen 2 года назад

price drop on musician's friend. seeing if it's worth buying now as I watch this video.

@robbiehenderson9582 2 года назад

Great review. Thanks

@pgolm 3 года назад

Great review! I recently grabbed an external headphone amp so I could monitor my main mix while also hearing L + R channels from my computer while streaming on Zoom. There seems to be no other way to get a true stereo mix to headphones while also avoiding sending my viewers voices back into the Zoom call.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

my main use for the model 16 is for use with my daw, and it does that beautifully. like you pointed out however, the amount of extra fiddling required to get a stereo mix isolated is cumbersome. atleast there is a solution! thanks and much love!

@676bun 3 года назад

I got the model 12 last July and love it. Was using a Tascam 424 mk iii (cassette 4 tracker) before and the things I miss from my 424 are the pitch control and not having the ability to rewind and punch in when I make a mistake. Going to be experimenting with sending tracks out of the model 12 back into the 424 to give it that special tone (tape compression) and comparing the mixes. I love the clean sound of the model 12 but also miss the way tape analog gave it a little something special.

@ElginChris 2 года назад

The 12 has punch in and out markers.

@Xtn1Insecticide Год назад

I’m in the same camp, my porta 4 track just sounds great, even the noise floor isn’t too bad with dbx but not enough channels without bouncing down is limiting my workflow. I might run my stuff back to two stereo tape when mastering cause yeah, all these modern recordings sound like a bad creed record to me, kinda bristle sounding, well i guess thats the opposite to warm. I haven’t found a modern system I like the sound of out of straight except hearing a midas 32 but it sucks to work with, for me anyway. The midas might have been the compressors and or it was just the nuemann U 87 that made it sound good though, didn’t hear anything else on it that sounded specifically good and perhaps I would get tired of the sound without enough time on it. I think I might get one of these tascams

@Xtn1Insecticide Год назад

And surely they could bring back the pitch control, i found it essential to find where a mix bounced just perfectly and that you could shift cadence with voice or whatever like the beetles did with their voices on tape (though I thought that sounded crap too lol), sometimes the feeling is near impossible to create without a variable knob at your fingers, if I buy one of these I will prob still mix down to tascam to find the right feel with speed then rerecord everything at the new tempo if I have to, or start on the 4 track, find the speed, copy to a channel on the 24 and play in the other channels, surely someone could invent a solid state magnetic recorder that sounds like tape but is feeding into a digital signal path like cmos cameras do with light, a quantum dot solid state metal sound sensor

@Farold_Haltermeyer 10 месяцев назад

Just pass your recordings through a pedal like Ribbons or Generation Loss :)

@late4suppa1 3 года назад

Thanks for your information pertaining to Studio One.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

absolutely! thanks for stopping by

@clarity_muse 2 года назад

I'd like to use this board for live shows. Specifically for running open mics. I'd like to bring music in and out from my laptop between performers. But I want to be able to use my headphones to cue a song without that song coming through the main speakers. Is there a way to do this without having to buy an extra amp to go through sub? Can I send my laptop audio to aux and monitor that way?

@kettempc8843 2 года назад

Does someone know, if u use a AUX SEND for a reverb Pedal, does it also work on the tracks from your DAW?

@beachhunting69 3 года назад

Just got a Model 12 and have been checking out all the RU-vid videos I can to get tips/pointers/tricks. I viewed a video by 424 that showed how you can hook up via the sub outputs a headphone amp and headphones and use that option to hear output while you can turn down the main fader or mute it. Haven't tried that yet...just got both the Model 12 and headphone amp and at this point just trying to get the main functions down as well as messing around with recording, mixing, etc. just using my studio monitors coming out of the main.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

yep thats the main solution, I actually don't have a headphone amp laying around so until I quit being lazy and pick one up I just turn the monitors down lol

@solojim 2 года назад

Appreciate your con points - we need more of this type reporting. Thanks. Am wondering if there is input routing? A must feature when using one mic to lay down harmonies in different tracks. Plugging and unplugging not good.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

I actually sold this a while back as it kind of was more functionality than I ended up needing, but I have heard that several of the complains have since been fixed! So I’m not sure if it’s current state, but is nice to hear that things were fixed

@gossamyr 3 года назад

Really good honest review, thank you. This unit won't work for me, thank the universe I watched this first, man, whew!

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Really glad I could help, it’s a wonderful piece of gear, but it’s got some deal breaker quirks for some people no doubt!

@Apollo_Music 2 года назад

Question, can you listen to the Windows audio without it being included in the mix?

@grant_vine Год назад

Any idea if the 16/24 have wood panelling or also the same as this?

@thisistherealkit 2 года назад

What you think about Mackie Onyx 12. What it has that Tascam Model 12 doesnt?

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

Another question if I may, any chance you can demo the way the DAW controller works? How does the system manage non-motorized faders? Do you lose your fader levels in your DAW if they don't match or it locks when the level matches the one in your DAW? TIA

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

okay, so I actually don't use the daw controller mode until I'm ready to mix, and then you just make sure each track is in its right spot. the faders on the unit will affect the daw faders only when moved on the physical unit. so you open a song and your faders dont match the model 12, as long as you don't adjust them physically they won't affect your daw... conversely as soon as you touch thebfader in daw controller mode it activates it. I hope this helps?

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV thanks for your reply. So when you switch from one bank to another, the levels will keep changing, well, as soon as you need to adjust 1 or 2 db and will mess your mix. Unlike Zoom mixers, where again non-motorized faders, don't trigger change in your DAW until the fedar matchrs the point in your DAW fader. A much useable option. Again, much appreciated 👍

@thetruthexperiment 2 года назад

you can just buy a booster for your ribbon mic. It runs off of phantom and doesnt send power to the mic itself.

@LoucasAndreou 3 года назад

Hi great video!! Just bought it and i am trying to find a way to customize some buttons on the console for daw controller mode on studio one. Also, I can't move to the next channels to control them with the faders.. i can control only the first 8 channels. Did you find any way to make this work? Thanks for your time and your video ❤️

@matias_sanes 3 года назад

Hey! Don’t know if you figured it out already but there is a section of this video where they explain moving over through channels. This is for logic but I believe the same thing should apply for studio one. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wTRVWiajhQI.html

@epiphonium 3 года назад

This video did answer a couple questions I had but hadn't seen answered elsewhere. The shortcomings you pointed out won't have any effect on what I want to use this for. I do kind of wish you covered the storage cards and more details on the USB interface. I will use this with Reaper, Audacity or Studio One. Thanks for the cool video and I subbed so I can follow your informative stuff in the future.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Thank you, and I didn’t even think to cover the storage side of the unit, as I use it directly with studio one. But yes indeed I should have covered that! I appreciate the sub, and my work is pretty midge posher, so you never know what direction I’ll be going ...it’s a constant shift!

@epiphonium 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV I have an old Fostex VF160 that has several problems that I want to replace with a Model 12 and I think it will fit my needs just right.

@Adremus 2 года назад

Hello! Am wondering if all the knobs become midi controllers as well? Or just the faders and pan knobs? Would love to use all those extra knobs and assign them to synth vsts basically

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

It’s been a while since I sold it, but some of the knobs can be assigned I do believe.

@positionnormal 2 года назад

My gain knobs are just too loose and even rattle as if there's loose bits in there. Looks great though but still has to go back.

@pepuletrz Год назад

absolutely love this..and i only usse it as a multi track pretty much.and yeay i agree with the flaw..the headphone thing still baffles me to no end..why did they do this?? it has to be done totally on purpose..why tascam??? WHY !!??...

@havenautart 2 года назад

Real quick what I use to do with my old mixer is plug my monitors up to one of those smart home wall plugs so I can turn the monitors off from my phone when I didn’t need them.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

That’s a good idea!

@seanclark9627 3 года назад

great video but I'm confuse on why in DAW control the playback is in mono and not stereo but soon as you take it out of DAW control it return backs to stereo , am I doing something wrong within my set up or I.O. ?

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

In the settings menu it has either stereo mix down, I’m in the process of moving so I can’t get to it right now I’d id give a clear answer

@seanclark9627 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV not a problem i am grateful for any response thank you .side note settings menu in tascam correct ?

@PGiulian 2 года назад

Hello dear, thank you for your video...quick question... can u equalize (treble/mid/bass) the bluetooth input (9/10)? BR

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

I do not think you can, but I’m not positive. I actually just sold the unit as I needed other gear, so I no longer have it in front of me

@Diddddu 3 года назад

Can you use outboard rack effects when using audio interface?

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

I have not tried, but I do recall being able to use external effects.

@silvebackmgmt.8929 3 года назад

Regarding the MAIN being supplied to the headphones & monitors simultaneously, could you not insert a passive mixer between the main out & the monitors & turn down the volume on the passive mixer when using the headphones. Passive mixers are cheap & can be found aplenty.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

That actually may be a solution, the other is a breakaway cable.

@AxeRocker88 3 года назад

Don’t need either. Use the “Sub” to your monitors and use the main fader for headphones. Works great! 👍

@lawrencerasmus 3 года назад

Doesn't hurt a ribbon mic unless it is wired wrong

@Mk6noel 7 месяцев назад

Can I multitrack straight into pro tools or does it only allow me to record to the sd card

@GrauFPV 7 месяцев назад

Yes you can multitrack I go your daw of choice

@obshaky 3 года назад

the headphone vs speaker monitors bums me out. I have a Yamaha mg82cx and the headphone volume is dependent on the monitor speaker output. If you were to use the headphones you need to put the monitor speaker volume to 2-3 and then the headphone volume would work. Of course you need to lower the monitor speaker volume on the speaker itself. The problem is that if you turn on the monitor speaker volume and you have the headphones plugged as well it would blow the headphones speaker if you left it at high enough. You would need to remember to turn whatever you wont be using down.

@obshaky 3 года назад

Model 12 and model 16 have the same issue. Model 24 has independent amps so Headphones and Main out have different amps not shared. Model 24 share headphone and monitor amp but NOT main out. Problem is model 24 is $1k.

@danitempest Месяц назад

Another problem that I am facing is that the sub outs do not work in DAW mode. So in my setup I want to mix down my Ableton mix to my Akai GX-4000D tape deck, but the sub outs do not send signals in DAW mode. Would you happen to know a work around for this? Thanks!

@GrauFPV Месяц назад

To be totally honest I haven’t used this unit in a couple of years, and sold it. I had other ventures come a long in life and put music on the back burner

@danitempest Месяц назад

@@GrauFPV Life happens! I appreciate you writing me back though. All the best!

@danijelozakovic9039 3 года назад

Nice review, I was wondering can you map all the buttons and knobs (like the eq knobs on the mixer) to anything you want in Ableton or your daw?

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

I’m not positive about ableton, but I believe you can reprogram knobs in studio one so I’m sure it would also work on other daws.

@AxeRocker88 3 года назад

Unfortunately, the Model 12 has very few buttons that work in DAW mode. It’s the faders, solo, mute, etc. The Model 12 is GREAT but is very limited in DAW mode.

@natevirtual 2 года назад

@@AxeRocker88 So the EQ/COMP knobs do no work in DAW mode either?

@AxeRocker88 2 года назад

@@natevirtual No, they do nothing in DAW mode.

@natevirtual 2 года назад

@@AxeRocker88 that's very, VERY unfortunate that they would advertise this as a daw controller too and not take advantage of the other knobs...

@lumberpilot 3 года назад

I have Mixcraft and have yet to get the Model 12 to interface correctly with it. Otherworldly sounds or one channel out and so forth. In effect, this unit is pushing me toward DAWlessness.

@chrisw5742 Год назад

" please sir but could you spare some change for the DAWless?" :-P

@Casualsax17 2 года назад

Are tracks recorded to the SD card dry when effects have been used to monitor?

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

I believe you can have it both ways with that, but to be honest, I don’t use it as a stand alone recorder

@Casualsax17 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV Thanks. I want to be able to record a live gig then mix the dry tracks in my DAW

@matthewlalic708 3 года назад

Great review I thought the model 16 and 24 are DAW CONTROLERS too???? They are advertised as such? Please help I’m not sure which to buy. Thanks Matt

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Yes the model 16 and 24 will interface with a DAW, but only the model 12 acts as a daw controller with the sliders and knobs for use within the DAW

@Claidheambmor 3 года назад

They are not advertised as DAW controllers, only the 12 is marketed as such.

@mmhcreates 3 года назад

Thank you

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

Can you confirm the headphone level is pre or post Main fader? Meaning, you can have the main fader down but still, be able to adjust the headphone level or you need the Main Fader up to hear anything on the headphones?

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

yes, you need the main fader to hear the headphone out, unless you run headphones out of the sub mix with a headphone am0

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV Thanks for the reply. Never thought TASCAM would cut cost for such an important audio route, especially if they are aiming the Model 12 for home studios, where the majority will use headphones while tracking. This not only makes the onboard headphone useless 99% of the time (why listen on headphones when you can hear over the speakers) but also plans to use the sub for other audio gear becomes very limited.

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV Looking at the flow diagram and being digital, I hope the option for phones to be pre or post-fader could be added with the next update. Hoping... Thanks again for the reply.

@RecordingStudio9 3 года назад

@@fredflintstone1428 AUX 1 is not only also the FX, also the AUX 1 & 2 are mono feeds. All TASCAM has to do is implement the MAIN fader MUTE to XLR outputs only. Problem solved.

@jeffreyschmoyer4851 3 года назад

Gold review. A few other points on the headphone out issue - In the Mixer menu there is an option to toggle AFL/PLF mode. In AFL mode the headphones and the main out get exactly the same output at all time as you state in the video. But in PFL mode that’s not the case... when you hit a solo button the headphones get the solo track while the main mix keeps playing. You can use this to check levels while mixing a band without interrupting what the audience hears. Further FYI, the Model 16 ONLY has a PFL solo mode, no AFL capability. However the solo mix and headphones are strictly via by the Control Room fader not the main. Also the buttons below the headphone volume on the Model 12 do allow the headphones to hear a completely separate mix - the Aux bus, which can be configure and selected as pre or post fader in the menu as you wish. I do wish they had made this button 3 way (main/aux/sub).

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

wow, thanks for this info! I will forsure try the set up with the solo buttons!

@lionelluney3063 2 года назад

Do these new rascals still skip Eq on the record in . I skipped on this and the korg because I Eq my synths and drums going in so for the most part all I have to do is volume changes when the vox are laid

@kensmechanicalaffair 2 года назад

You can change from pre or post eq.

@lionelluney3063 2 года назад

@@kensmechanicalaffair thank you sir I can consider them back on the list

@michaelneal900 2 года назад

the SM7B isnt a phantom power mic is it? whats the exact issue.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

It’s not, but it’s a very vain hungry mic, so you really need a cloud lifter to solve this issue.

@jameslanclos568 2 года назад

What do you think about the Zoom Livetrack L-20 ??? I almost have my mind made up on the Model 24, but now I’m second guessing? Before…I was going for the Dp-24sd but I got cold feet. What should I get ??? The Model 24 or the Zoom Livetrack L20 ??? Please help me with this indecision ??? Did I say please?

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

I really like the model 24, and it’s capabilities, but I’m on a different path in life now since making this review and have sold my model 12 along with most of my music gear.

@jameslanclos568 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV Do you prefer the Model 24 over the Zoom Livetrack L-20 ???

@nickylarsen6207 Год назад

didn't know a switch could be either digital or analog, i thought they were all mechanical... but nothing to say about latency, jitter, thd+n, bandwidth or routing possibilities ? maybe the haptic feeling of the input switch is more important...

@archiveiteverywhere 2 года назад

Hey, my understanding is that the 24 also has DAW control functions, what am i missing?

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

It does not have the in daw slider functionality and button integration that the 12 has

@archiveiteverywhere 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV thank you for clarifying!

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

No problem!

@natevirtual 2 года назад

Hi, I'm really interested in this unit. I already own a MOTU M2 for audio interface so I was looking to purchase this to use exclusively as a DAW control surface. Would it be possible to use all tracks for just VST instruments? Will I be able to adjust the knobs while recording the VSTs or only after? Thanks!!

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

I’m actually not sure, I never dug deep enough with it sadly and had to sell it due to financial needs

@natevirtual 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV I understand, thanks for the response

@mowfakabeetch 3 года назад

Hey I seriously need help with this Tascam 12, I only have headphones at the moment and computer, and I can’t seem to figure out how to get the audio from the tascam so I can hear what i recorded... i don’t know how to hear what i’m recording

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

You have to make sure you rewind the track and make sure it isn’t armed to record

@mowfakabeetch 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV Yea that doesn’t seem to be the problem, i made sure i started from the beginning and the record button wasn’t on when i stopped recording, so i need some special equipment in order to hear my recordings? also i’ve noticed i don’t get any movement on the Main meter bars that show the signal coming in.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Are you sure you are actually recording? I made a mistake when I first got it and forgot to put an sd card in it....I generally use it with my computer. The only other thing I can think is that your main mix volume is cut somewhere I would try to turn all the sliders up to an audible level on the first 2 channels and sub/main mixes and switch to meter mode on the channels you want to hear. See if you get sound at all, then you can troubleshoot where your main issue is coming from by deduction

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Ok also what daw are you using, and make sure your asio drivers are up to date, then make sure in device settings your input and output are set to the model 12, then you should be good to go as far as connected to the computer. Then in the rascal menu set usb to stereo mix out, and select the tracks you want to use as an interface on the 3 way switches pc or direct, depending on purpose. You should be able to get sound if if any of this makes sense..... if not, I’ll try my best to help ya out!

@patrickstocker1421 2 года назад

afl/pfl knob

@melvinmccl 2 года назад

Easy fix for the headphone problem: Use the Sub outs instead of the Main outs. If you need to see the meter from the Main outs select the main button on the right side of the Sub fader.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Then you lose your sub out. I wouldn’t call that a fix so much as a bandaid

@ruffiankickloops 2 года назад

They updated the headphones pre fader & post fader feature. Works like it should now lol

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Too little too late for me, I sold it a few months ago

@ruffiankickloops 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV ha! I feel you!

@birdisthezv 2 года назад

Could u send your PC tracks as aux sends while they're in pc mode?

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

That is a question I’m not sure the answer to

@birdisthezv 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV I know that u cannot use them inserts, unless in live mode right

@kensmechanicalaffair 2 года назад

Yes.

@rogerp53 2 года назад

Compared to the 16 and 24 this model has a feature that High End Audio Equipment has, and no reviewer has spoken about it (yet - that I have seen?). I might have to do my own review after I buy one. And reviwers say Sweepable Mids, but I prefer cause it sounds better 'Quasi Parametric'.

@BkuBrown Год назад

Why should i get this over the bigger options please explain

@BedouinRecords Год назад

Care to explain?

@francescocucchi5686 3 года назад

I just bought it and now I have a big doubt, can it replace my soundcard ? Can it be used as sound interface for MacBook Pro with cubase pro 9.5? Anyone can help me with that ? I still have time to cancel my order lol

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

I believe it does bypass the sound card but I’m not positive exactly what you’re question is. It’s a great little setup, but it doesn’t fit everyone’s needs

@Claidheambmor 3 года назад

It is an audio interface, so of course it can replace whatever soundcard you are using. I suggest reading the specs on the Tascam website.

@dragonheatbeats9944 2 года назад

It’s been fixed via update last month

@ballOOnheadSound 3 года назад

Thanks for pointing out the weak parts of that hardware.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

For sure! It’s a great little piece of gear, but the few little quirks may be enough for someone not to buy it,

@ballOOnheadSound 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV I'm still searching and the model 12 is still in my list. I already use a seperate Headphone amp with 4 outputs so 1 weakness doesn't bother me :D.

@BeesWaxMinder 3 года назад

Can it record more than 8 inputs simultaneously?

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

I have not tried, but I believe so yes, if you use the stereo tracks as mono tracks

@BeesWaxMinder 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV thanks

@francescocucchi5686 3 года назад

I just bought it, sounds very good, my cubase is reading it but two annoying things: 1) I can’t connect my pedal on the aux, it has only aux out, no returns? 2) the return of my laptop is going only on channels 1 and 2 which is a waste, I can’t use those two channels for my other instruments when im producing If anyone has any tricks and tips for those two issues will be very much appreciated 🙏🏻

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

I have been in a building process of the new studio for a while now, so the unit is in a box….but, you can indeed use more than just the first 2 channels, but I can’t remember the settings at the moment.

@natevirtual 2 года назад

I think I read somewhere you need to change on the menu from stereo mixdown to multitrack...

@magnuseriksson8081 3 года назад

Those weaknesses is unreal to see if you ask me. They been producing recorders since forever. Phantom on all mics, really

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

To be fair, I don’t know of any modern mic that would be hurt by phantom power.

@magnuseriksson8081 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV Sure??

@rnfr 2 года назад

Many small mixers run phantom on all mics. It’s never been an issue for me in the past. I’ve done live sound for over 20 years.

@BeesWaxMinder 3 года назад

3:17 🤔surely the SM7B mike is NOT phantom powered anyway..? 🤷‍♂️

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

It’s a dynamic mic so phantom power does nothing with it unless you run a cloud lifter for the extra clean gain

@BeesWaxMinder 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV ah…ok! (You did say you were answering the question “does it POWER the SM7B” so that’s what I found confusing… Do you still use this TASCAM and do you still rate it? I went from an Akai DPS 12 to my current Akai DPS 16 but it’s getting a bit long in the tooth and transferring audio tracks to computer one by one is becoming a chore! & So I’m in the market for something newer that doesn’t need to have any effects or midi but I quite like the fact I can Record on eight and put simultaneously on my Akai and I would miss that so how many simultaneous inputs does this have? Also what does it record on?! Is it an SD card or a hard drive or what? Thanks for your time!

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Well, I use the model 12 as an interface and daw controller, so all the audio goes to studio one. When using the phantom power with the sm7b directly it doesn’t do anything as it’s a dynamic mic. The pre amps in the model 12 can get usable sound with the sm7, but for the extra 200 bucks you get the extra clean gain with a cloudlifter. I use a lot of different mics, and the model 12 works great with them all. The sm7 is just known for being an extremely quiet mic. I’d give it a solid 8.5 out of 10 for my use, and see nothing else in the price range that does all this does. My only real complaint is the fact that headphone and main out are not able to be split without a hassle. Otherwise it’s the perfect unit.

@weakcannow 3 года назад

Is there anything automated on this board

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Not exactly sure what you mean by automated?

@weakcannow 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV You know if I'm mixing a beat and I hit some mutes will it record the mutes

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Yea you can set it up as a daw controller

@jay197855 3 года назад

i cant hear myself when recording on da model 12 can u help

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

Are you talking about monitoring? Or are you not getting recording?

@jay197855 3 года назад

@@GrauFPV in my headphones when recording i cant hear myself

@patrickstocker1421 2 года назад

afl/pfl knob

@AxeRocker88 3 года назад

You missed the most obvious fix on the headphone issue. I run the sub out to my monitors and only use the main fader for headphones. Works perfectly! Not ideal, I agree but no extra pieces needed.

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

The only problem with that is the fact that you lose your sub mix and I tend to use that quite often

@supernovasimulations Год назад

Hey i just want to use the headphone outs as aux mixes to record into samplers or just doing separate submixes which i can feedbackloop back into other tracks It can do that right? "Cleanly"? Heard that the zooml12's headphone outs are too noise for this

@precisionsoundworksstudio 2 года назад

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@kensmechanicalaffair 2 года назад

There was a firmware update, the headphone problem is no more.

@DerperyPooslinger 2 года назад

I have a deal breaker, and this goes for all the current multi-track units: there are no polarity switches. This is why so many amateurs have a hard time recording and mixing multi-mic recordings. It's imperative and there's no substitution for a polarity switch, yet no one is offering them in their newest models. *face palm*

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Valid points brotha! I used this mostly as an interface and it worked well for that, however I downgraded as I just didn’t really need it for my studio

@kensmechanicalaffair 2 года назад

Pre amps have polarity switches.

@AT-wl9yq 2 года назад

Mr President sir is right. The mixer isn't balanced, so polarity has to be swapped before the signal leaves the mic preamp. "It's imperative and there's no substitution for a polarity switch, yet no one is offering them in their newest models." Actually, there is a substitute for a polarity switch. You can make or buy a cable that switches the 2 signal conductors. Its does the exact same thing a switch does.

@kensmechanicalaffair 2 года назад

@@AT-wl9yq I was under the impression that balanced and unbalanced cables deal with noise, and not polarity.

@AT-wl9yq 2 года назад

@@kensmechanicalaffair In pro environment, balancing is used for noise reduction and long cable runs. For this discussion, a balanced connection has 2 signal conductors and a ground. The 2 signal conductors our out of phase with each other. One is a +, the other is a -. That's its polarity. It's not the same as a hot and a ground that you would normally see. Both signal wires are hot, and the +/- are only used to show the cables polarity. When you need to change polarity, you just swap the signal conductors at one end of the cable. Sometimes the gear you are working with has a switch to do this, but if it doesn't, you can do the same thing with a cable or adaptor. Its exactly the same either way you do it.

@oscarmorales-cn3hz 2 года назад

This is shocking, in the Tascam's web site they claim that this unit is analog... What a surprise!!!

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Yeah it’s definitely not analog, but the model 16 and 24 are analog

@oscarmorales-cn3hz 2 года назад

@@GrauFPV Thanks mate!!!! I almost got in the trap...Great review!!!!

@nodaysback8390 Год назад

*FATAL FLAW* => *Click Bait* => *Lame* => *1st and LAST Click*

@GrauFPV Год назад

How exactly is this clickbait?

@jasonvotaw5966 2 года назад

I will pass - I need that real wood tone (jk) - Great review - looks like a great value for the $

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Lmao! It’s a pretty great piece of gear for the price for sure though!

@Jthornton64 3 года назад

Yo yo

@GrauFPV 3 года назад

yo yo brotha!

@quantumeseboy Год назад

I have Model 16 and after using Mackie for a long time I am very disappointed with Tascam. Tascam quality control is awful.

@quantumeseboy Год назад

@@MB-kx5qs I went through 3 of them and they all had different(in some cases multiple) issues. The service was terrible. I could not use any of the three as audio interface on any of my three computers and I have absolutely no problems with many other interfaces(Focusrite, mackie, yamaha and even old digitech). Sliders and knobs are all inconsistently tight and loose, the first Model16 died on day 3 completely. Apart from that EQs are way inferior to Mackie. I

@antagonizingusername 2 года назад

God tier clickbait, made me click. Not even mad.

@GrauFPV 2 года назад

Haha well I guess it’s not technically click bait, since that is a deal breaker for a lot of guys. I made the review mostly because I didn’t know that feature before I bought it

@nodaysback8390 Год назад

I said my first click would be my last click, becs you click baited me. But, since you asked, you're baiting people BY insinuating with big red letters that there is a ⛔FATAL☣FLAW⛔ with the mixer that we have to watch and find out. But, then all we find out is that you think it's great and you never say the words fatal flaw once during the video. That's click bait and click bait is bs, bro. ☮

@GrauFPV Год назад

I absolutely did explain the fatal flaw with this unit, and I also sold the unit due to the issue of not being able to separate the headphone out from the main mix. It was a fatal flat that I heard was fixed with a firmware update

@nodaysback8390 Год назад

@@GrauFPV Ok. Fair enough. You did actually say the headphone issue my be a fatal flaw for some people. But then you pointed out a couple of work arounds and at the end of the vid, you said the mixer serves your needs in spite of "knit picking" about a few flaws, gave it an 8/10 and called it a "Must Have." That doesn't mean "Fatal Flaw" to anyone.

@Iphidor Год назад

@@nodaysback8390 wow, the king of butthurt. You obviously commented before you watched the video because he says “fatal flaw” 1:23 into it. This video has obviously helped folks in their decisions and even provided tips to out-maneuver the design flaw before it was fixed with a firmware update. Get a grip, and do something productive instead of pissing on the contributions of others with your bile.