You actually CAN listen back to 11/12 in real-time. Just press the button labeled "SD Main Mix Return" (its right above the second headphone volume knob) and when you press play and are monitoring the main mix, it'll playback whatever was recorded to 11/12.
Also, to solve having to push the fader up so high, there is a track normalization feature in the menu that can bring the level of the digital file up. It's under MTR -> Track Edit in the menu, though you may have to get the latest firmware in order for it to be available.
Channel 11/12 is always recording, to prove this record your three tracks and then take your audio into a daw and 11/12 will be there separately this is why I use what you did in the beginning of the video for mixdown, without a computer. Because the faders on channels 1 to 9/10 are live when summed to the main fader I can arrange and mix the tracks live.
Apart from the small oversight of "SD Main Mix Return" and the Normalise feature added in firmware 1.4 that others already commented about, great presentation.
Great video, I recently picked up a vintage tascam 2488mk1 24 track digital recorder for free. These machines are great for recording. However I still use my little Fostex x-30 cassette portastudio. Happy recording my friend.
Love the content! It would be nice if you filmed the screen after/ while doing the explanation and have an overlay in the video. Your descriptions are fantastic, and some additional visual info would be appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks, and great feedback! I won't lie: I need to revisit my gear and workflow to make that work. I'd love to have multiple cameras, so I could do the "talking head" thing and the "user POV" thing. That would make the videos much more helpful.
!so good that i found this video, thank you very much. one little detail, it's better not to obscure buttons you push by putting the arm between camera and the apparatus ;)
@JordanSeal - I like your videos...not a whole lot of people posting content with these "portastudios" so thank you! I have a question for you. I am thinking about getting the tascam dp-008 and I was wondering what you do when you are in the middle of mixing / working on one song and suddenly you get inspiration to work on something different. I assume you can save the current / song project and start a new one, but what happens when you want to go back to the original song you were working on? All the knobs and faders will be different from where you had them before. Do you take a picture of the board state or something like that before switching to a new song so you can reference your prior state? Or do you just usually remix everything again? Appreciate the insight if you or anyone else can answer this...
Thanks! You can save separate song sessions and toggle between them whenever you want… But you’re right: you can’t save fader positions. So you have to remix each time or take notes/photos of where you had things. When I used the DP-006 and DP-03, I usually just remixed, because I was only tweaking two parameters: volume and panning. I found it pretty easy to get back to a sound that I loved. Now, with the model 12, I sometimes take pictures of EQ settings, because those take more time to dial in. But I’ll often just remix volume and panning. One related note… When I do a bounce or final mix, I often need to adjust parameters over the course of the song, including turning track volumes down to zero. To facilitate quick adjustments, I will mark target positions blackboard chalk. That gives me a reference point and wipes off really easily.
Regarding why you might want to swap tracks, that means you can keep your mics in 1/2, use the inserts on them, then move the recorded tracks to 3-10 to free up 1/2 for additional tracks without swapping mic inputs/losing inserts. At least that’s my thought!
What a strange process. So if I want to make a few 'buses' I have to bounce and then switch the track from the 11-12 hidden track a few times. Weird but somehow charming. Does EQ and compression get recorded on the stems? Is it possible to control whether it does or doesn't? Thanks for your vid!
@@AntonKuznetsovMusic It is odd, but ultimately intuitive… and least for doing true bounces/mixdowns. By default the EQ, compression, and any applicable effects do get recorded, as long as you’ve routed them to the “main” bus. But you may be able to toggle those on/off in the settings. If you just want to bus things (to an effect or whatever), you can use one of the 2 effect sends, and that’ll work more normally.
Yes, but there's an intermediate step. On the Model 12, the only way to bounce is through tracks 11-12 i.e. the "main" bus. But once you bounce a sound -- like the one you've described -- to tracks 11-12, you can then "swap" that track with tracks 7-8, resulting in the sounds living on 7-8. I think of tracks 11-12 as a bit like a place to perform external stereo bounces in the same box as the rest of my multitracking.
You actually CAN listen back to 11/12 in real-time. Just press the button labeled "SD Main Mix Return" (its right above the second headphone volume knob) and when you press play and are monitoring the main mix, it'll playback whatever was recorded to 11/12.
Also, to solve having to push the fader up so high, there is a track normalization feature in the menu that can bring the level of the digital file up. It's under MTR -> Track Edit in the menu, though you may have to get the latest firmware in order for it to be available.
Great points, and critical corrections. Thanks for sharing them!
Super helpful. Thank you! Looking forward to getting a model 12
Doing my Model 12 pre-purchase research. You've helped me. Thank you, Sir Seal.
thank you , you left ot switching 9/10 to metre for listening
Yes I did :)
I'll admit: when I made this video, I hadn't figured out how to do that. Despite it being pretty easy haha.
Channel 11/12 is always recording, to prove this record your three tracks and then take your audio into a daw and 11/12 will be there separately this is why I use what you did in the beginning of the video for mixdown, without a computer. Because the faders on channels 1 to 9/10 are live when summed to the main fader I can arrange and mix the tracks live.
Apart from the small oversight of "SD Main Mix Return" and the Normalise feature added in firmware 1.4 that others already commented about, great presentation.
Yaaay! Thanks!! I got to watch this after kid finally sleeps. I'll try it out soon! 😊
Great video, I recently picked up a vintage tascam 2488mk1 24 track digital recorder for free. These machines are great for recording. However I still use my little Fostex x-30 cassette portastudio. Happy recording my friend.
Love the content! It would be nice if you filmed the screen after/ while doing the explanation and have an overlay in the video. Your descriptions are fantastic, and some additional visual info would be appreciated. Thanks!
Thanks, and great feedback! I won't lie: I need to revisit my gear and workflow to make that work. I'd love to have multiple cameras, so I could do the "talking head" thing and the "user POV" thing. That would make the videos much more helpful.
!so good that i found this video, thank you very much. one little detail, it's better not to obscure buttons you push by putting the arm between camera and the apparatus ;)
@JordanSeal - I like your videos...not a whole lot of people posting content with these "portastudios" so thank you! I have a question for you. I am thinking about getting the tascam dp-008 and I was wondering what you do when you are in the middle of mixing / working on one song and suddenly you get inspiration to work on something different. I assume you can save the current / song project and start a new one, but what happens when you want to go back to the original song you were working on? All the knobs and faders will be different from where you had them before. Do you take a picture of the board state or something like that before switching to a new song so you can reference your prior state? Or do you just usually remix everything again? Appreciate the insight if you or anyone else can answer this...
Thanks! You can save separate song sessions and toggle between them whenever you want… But you’re right: you can’t save fader positions. So you have to remix each time or take notes/photos of where you had things.
When I used the DP-006 and DP-03, I usually just remixed, because I was only tweaking two parameters: volume and panning. I found it pretty easy to get back to a sound that I loved. Now, with the model 12, I sometimes take pictures of EQ settings, because those take more time to dial in. But I’ll often just remix volume and panning.
One related note… When I do a bounce or final mix, I often need to adjust parameters over the course of the song, including turning track volumes down to zero. To facilitate quick adjustments, I will mark target positions blackboard chalk. That gives me a reference point and wipes off really easily.
Regarding why you might want to swap tracks, that means you can keep your mics in 1/2, use the inserts on them, then move the recorded tracks to 3-10 to free up 1/2 for additional tracks without swapping mic inputs/losing inserts.
At least that’s my thought!
What a strange process. So if I want to make a few 'buses' I have to bounce and then switch the track from the 11-12 hidden track a few times. Weird but somehow charming. Does EQ and compression get recorded on the stems? Is it possible to control whether it does or doesn't? Thanks for your vid!
@@AntonKuznetsovMusic It is odd, but ultimately intuitive… and least for doing true bounces/mixdowns. By default the EQ, compression, and any applicable effects do get recorded, as long as you’ve routed them to the “main” bus. But you may be able to toggle those on/off in the settings.
If you just want to bus things (to an effect or whatever), you can use one of the 2 effect sends, and that’ll work more normally.
@@JordanSeal thanks for the reply. And many thanks for your informative video. ❤
can you bounce say track 1(with stereo effect ) to 7/8 with the effect remaining ?
Yes, but there's an intermediate step. On the Model 12, the only way to bounce is through tracks 11-12 i.e. the "main" bus. But once you bounce a sound -- like the one you've described -- to tracks 11-12, you can then "swap" that track with tracks 7-8, resulting in the sounds living on 7-8. I think of tracks 11-12 as a bit like a place to perform external stereo bounces in the same box as the rest of my multitracking.
@@JordanSeal thanks :)
So it's a lot harder than with a model 16.....................
😂 honestly, I didn't know how different the two were until after I'd bought the Model 12... maybe I should have saved my money? Oh well.