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In this video, I'm writing a song in an hour on a Tascam 424 mkiii 4-track. Writing a song in an hour is tough, especially on a Tascam 424 mkiii 4-track, but it can be done. When writing a song in an hour on a Tascam 424 mkiii 4-track, ya gotta keep moving! I messed up pretty bad on this one!
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@lucasconde 5 лет назад

Greatest video i've watched in years on youtube. Keep rockin Mike! Really love your channel

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Hey, thanks a lot! Stay tuned. Hoping to do more vids like this in the future, possibly even live 🤓

@WarrenPostma 4 года назад

I appreciate you sharing your process, your positive and negative reactions within your working head space, everything.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Thanks, Warren! Thanks for watching. Hope to do more of these type of vids in the future 🙌

@BluesBrethrenofPolishPeoplesR 5 лет назад

thank you so so so much for this fantastic video, as my multitracks are not at their best at the moment I really enjoy it seeing the whole process hope to see more of it in the future all the best thanks again.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Thanks, gtelefon! Planning to do some more of these so stay tuned. Gotta get the filming process streamlined. More on the way 😁

@jonvincentmusic 5 лет назад

Really great to see this warts and all. Inspiring

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Jon Vincent thanks, Jon! Record something awesome!

@mattwritespoetry482 5 лет назад

Thanks, this has helped me immensely!

@424Recording 5 лет назад

My pleasure. Thanks for watching!

@spy_from_moscow 5 лет назад

Control Yourself is SO nice . Convinced me to dust off my old Tascam.! [subscribed]

@424Recording 5 лет назад

That's awesome! Happy recording. Thanks for watching/listening/subscribing, Declan!

@SteveMingsFlutemaker 4 года назад

I love the way that sounded. I would love to have some thing like that I had a Tascam mf 01 but the belts where not good, it was like it would slip and go fast and stuff.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Hey, thanks, Steve. Appreciate that! You might be able to find a replacement belt here and get your cassette machine on: marrscommunications.com/do-o-e-m-machine-manufacturers-make-their-own-belts-

@676bun 5 лет назад

Hey Mike,... I stopped you video at 15 seconds in because This is how I spent the last 6yrs with my 424 and think I already know what's coming!!! (could be wrong)… BUT!! writing on the fly driven by pure inspiration is soo much more incredibly & mystical... for example: Beatles White album release of 2018 with previous demo versions I jst listened to tonight & realized that they did this soo fast that they barely were conscious of what they were doing... it jst flowed from them like they were barely awake.... Disc 3 blew my mind to hear them go at it like it came out of nowhere.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

676bun have you ever watched the anthology? They go deep into White Album. There’s something to be said about flow state, moving quickly and not thinking too much about it. I’m starting to look at some of the songs as sketches. I can always go back to stuff if I really want to but I think the goal is to just capture lightning in a bottle and keep moving!

@mrmusdtard2 3 года назад

I dont think you messed up my friend as you carried on onwards and upwards as the best normaly do and i enjoyed it as its brilliant to see what other people do and the way they work .excellent

@424Recording 3 года назад

Thanks for watching and I appreciate that

@spooktasticaparanormal 4 года назад

That was a great punchy sounding vibe Mike. I find your content very inspiring. Kind regards. Paul.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Many thanks, Paul! This video was a ton of fun to do. I'm glad you're enjoying the vids. Cheers!

@spooktasticaparanormal 4 года назад

No worries Mike, I've noticed tha there's not a lot of people doing what you do on RU-vid. I would like to do the same and make videos on recording techniques, but I don't have the proper equipment to make videos with. All I have is my phone, tablet of laptop. In saying that I do have a lot of knowledge about how excellent sound quality can be achieved with cassette Multitrack machines. I've had some really great results which make it difficult to guage whether or not it was done in a real studio. But I just love the old school portastudio vibe.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Paul, I encourage to start now with what you've got. I actually filmed the overhead shot in this video with my 4 year old hand me down iPhone. Phones are actually perfect for making RU-vid videos. The trickiest part may be editing but there's even apps for that as well. Also, the sound is 50% of the game with these videos, and if you have experience recording your voice, you're more than halfway there. Don't wait for the perfect circumstances to start! You can 100% start making videos right now with what you've got! If it's something you want to do, give it a shot!

@spooktasticaparanormal 4 года назад

Hello Mike, thank you for your reply. I can give it a shot, I'm thinking of shooting some video and syncing the sound with the video on my laptop.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Do it up, Paul! Can't wait to see the vid!

@truthfinder4973 3 года назад

sick this is like Roy Orbison/green day mix to gather

@ACURAOCULTA 3 года назад

Very very good my friend

@raynefaded 3 года назад

"...with the 424. I have two of them here." Has a third in the back lol. Should title it "Indie Smoke on the Water"

@Max-mn1qn 5 лет назад

36:50 - best bit

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Max yeah

@davidreidy5750 3 года назад

I know this is late but man I completely know what your going through playing and singing while recording and forgetting lyrics and having to start over but it's cool your doing it on your own time!I recorded my 1st official solo number(drums,guitar,synths,vocals)on my zoom h4n before I went to work and it was brutal!But wow the end results were so cool I couldn't believe I did it on my own without a band lol.By the way love your vids man that riff somehow reminds me of early guided by voices when I was a young buck in the 90s. Good stuff!

@user-eg4zk5ko3o 3 года назад

skills man . actually great stuff to know. simple things. i got the mk 3 its great picked it up for 50 bucks nzd thats about 30 US

@424Recording 3 года назад

I'm glad to know there's still good deals out there!

@b-rossellini8560 4 года назад

Not no more. Good job 👏🏼

@424Recording 4 года назад

😎

@kylecoltrane4269 5 лет назад

Love your vids. Could you please make a video on the best way to send audio from your DAW to the 424? I recently bought one to send drums to from Ableton to give them a bit of tape warmth but i'm struggling to figure out the best way to go about as everytime i have tried i have a significant drop in gain/volume when i play the recording back on the Tascam.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Hey Kyle, thanks for watching. I've made a bunch of vids on that. Check out this playlist for more info: ru-vid.com/group/PLxvSYDmM5diqeKJZ7JLdEnSkrI5o16s3y

@KoolKatRecordingStudios 4 года назад

☆"Excellent Question & Proposition! ☆ For a DAW Stereo Track, run a Stereo cable out from Headphone jack into Tascam Input, ☆ Next: (rather) Import into the SD Card via an SD Card reader or Tascam USB. (Especially for multiple tracks)

@spooktasticaparanormal 4 года назад

Hi Mike, great stuff. You made me laugh out loud when I saw the expression on your face when the train wreck bit happened at the end. That happened to me once, but now to safeguard against that happening again I just write out the basic tabs to form the structure of the track, and it always works. Even on the linnear analogue. Kind regards. Paul.

@424Recording 4 года назад

Hahaha thanks, Paul. I need to give this a shot. Thanks for the tip! That happens to me a lot

@spooktasticaparanormal 4 года назад

No worries Mike, normally do it like in blocks like intro then verse couple of bars then chorus verse then lead break verse chorus outro. But just to give you a guide. Tabs are great for that. It's really fun to watch your content.

@424Recording 4 года назад

It's weird. I need to try this. I always think I am counting the right amount of measures but this literally happens like once a song haha. Thanks, Paul

@h.markhorton8188 Год назад

That’s a good idea. Has it been done?

@676bun 5 лет назад

Yep!!… at an hour in I hear something flowed out of you that was driven by the moment and could not be duplicated by another the same way. I mean when I hear somebody spent weeks recording a song,... I am baffled and can only wander why??? The best ones were written on the fly with little effort... I mean the ones that you think suck later turn out to be favorites

@424Recording 5 лет назад

676bun ain’t that the truth. I know a band that has been spending five years on one song. Thanks, bun! Idk either haha

@iStobs 5 лет назад

Shit, this is awesome to watch. Keep it up, Mike.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Aidan Avery thanks, Aidan. Will do!

@earljohnson8851 Год назад

How do you get your recordings to have such low hiss? My recordings each have far more aggressive hiss than yours. I’ve clean the heads. Are you using DBX?

@blunoiz 5 лет назад

Nice :)

@424Recording 5 лет назад

polanca thanks!

@bobbyberetta4206 5 лет назад

47:30 No It’s Not Okay Mike! You need to operate at maximum power! Your Mike F’N” Parish damnit. Your music is awesome and should Never settle for sloppiness. No negativity, No giving up & No Regrets Mike! 424! 424! 424! 424! 🤘

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Sometimes you got to walk away. Planning on revisiting a bunch of tracks that I did this month. Wanted to get a solid draft of this one while being mindful of the time limit. Thanks, Bobby!

@bobbyberetta4206 5 лет назад

424 Recording I know, I’m just messing with you. I have 5 tracks all done except for vocals because I hate writing them, I can’t sing and it’s hard to find a topic that isn’t something I’ve covered a million times.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

I know what you mean. I'm kind of getting to this point as well. Thinking about trying a different genre or taking a break from writing for a bit

@92trdman 10 месяцев назад

could add effect to the drum

@benthegardener6304 5 лет назад

Hey Mike, This is great. You may have already done this but..... How about collecting a list of four track users and creating a chain mail EP production type thing. Each user could add a track and / or start a track on the tape then post it on. At the end each contributor could put in some cash, and we could get a tape made. Best, Ben

@benthegardener6304 5 лет назад

There could be a monthly mail out of a new tape - Everyone involved could pay a small fee to keep the ball rolling.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

11 Regent Street hey regent! We actually have two going: one in the states and one in the EU. Great minds think alike 😎

@benthegardener6304 5 лет назад

@@424Recording Woah! How do I get involved?

@benthegardener6304 5 лет назад

Also, loving the beard

@424Recording 5 лет назад

11 Regent Street I’ll make sure we add you to the list. Thanks re beard!

@Mark761966 2 года назад

What was wrong with that other 424 mk iii ?

@Matthew1981 5 лет назад

smoke on the water

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Fire in the sky?

@tboj 3 года назад

Popped up the comments to write the very same thing.

@MikeFoerster 5 лет назад

I think I'll have to try that, switching keys with a capo.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Do it up! I gotta do a vid about this topic!

@MikeFoerster 5 лет назад

@@424RecordingI've played with a capo for certain singers I've worked with to make it easier to play the song, but not myself. I do like the sound of different keys in open chords.

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Depending on the range of your voice, there's certain keys that your voice will sound really good in. Easy way to make a song sound better and improve ease of singing. My voice tends to be on the lower side so capo 3, 4, and 5 sound great. Def try it, Mike. I used to think I was a bad singer because I couldn't sing certain songs but it turns out I just needed to change the key

@jasonelambeth 5 лет назад

Grab some popcorn people, here we go!

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Jason Lambeth 🤓

@crusty5757 Год назад

Smoke on the water 😨

@freakmag99 4 года назад

What drum machine are you using?

@424Recording 4 года назад

Elektron Digitakt with these samples I recorded: 424recording.bandcamp.com/album/digitakt-sample-pack-3-cassette-drum

@csilt 3 года назад

Why are the drums so low in the mix?

@424Recording 3 года назад

I can't remember but I think my plan was to drop them out on the final version of the song...

@jacobw.5169 5 лет назад

@424Recording 5 лет назад

Thanks, Jacob!

@levijessegonzalez3629 4 года назад

What's the best version? Mk1 2 or 3

@424Recording 4 года назад

3 of course! They all have slightly different features, but in my experience a similar enough sound

@424Recording 4 года назад

Good point, K120. My biggest thing are the XLRs on the mkiii. Easier workflow for me. Also my 424 broke down and the 424 mkiii is still going strong haha. The original 424 is a super special machine though. I have no experience with the 464, gotta get my hands on one one of these days!

@BugzKiller 5 лет назад

How come you never use Keyboards?

@424Recording 5 лет назад

JPC I was actually writing some stuff on my minilogue the other day!

@alanduncan1980 4 года назад

I noticed you write with your left hand, but you play guitar righty. I know a couple player who are lefties, but play righty. Nice tune btw.I find song writing can get a bit mind numbing. That's why I prefer to just beat the shit out of some drums.

@424Recording 4 года назад

When I went to get my first bass, the salesman told my dad and I that I'd be better off learning righty, as there were more instruments available. Idk if he was trying to help or just sell us a particular bass but I always wonder what would have happened if I had learned lefty. Would it have changed the way I played? I guess I'll never know! Drums work, too, alan!

@DavidAndrewsPEC 4 года назад

Two left-handers in the Beatles and both of them played drums right-handed.

@BugzKiller 5 лет назад

Your 2 Tascam 424's...both same models?

@424Recording 5 лет назад

JPC yeah. They’re slightly different colors tho

@DavidAndrewsPEC 4 года назад

@@424Recording Ever thought to take a 50Hz sine wave from the sync track on one of them to drive the second machine? You know you'd be in seriously good company doing that, right! ;)

@user-eg4zk5ko3o 3 года назад

I know its a long shot

@b-rossellini8560 4 года назад

To close to Smoke on the water

@424Recording 4 года назад

Keep watching