How I recorded a song on a cassette 8-track II (Tascam 488)

Song begins at 5:21. Mastered down to type i tape. There was a bit of limiting done to the master track on Logic Pro.
If you like my music check out me out on the streaming stuff or google 'Govier'. Thanks.

[@wehappyfewmusic]

Great to see your recording process and love the 90’s vibe of the finished track (reminds me of Pavement).

[@Govier]

Thanks for checking out the vid. I’m definitely a Pavement fan so there’s some influence there for sure.

[@dannydaniel8975]

Sounds much better than protools and its analog plug-in emulations

[@Govier]

Thanks, Danny. I think they both have their place I just prefer this kind of production for my own music and have for many years. I appreciate the compliment though and am happy to hear you like the tunes.

[@dannydaniel8975]

@@Govier
I'm a big fan of your music

[@nilespeshay1734]

Love your vids, bro! Super inspiring.
Backing vocals and harmonies were dope.
(That Golden Age pre-amp has been popping up a lot, recently, in my world. I think it sounded pretty good.)

[@Govier]

Thanks a lot, Niles. Funnily enough I felt I flubbed the first vocal harmony and it was bothering me a bit on this recording haha. Yeah the original golden age pre-73 is a fantastic preamp. I can’t recommend it enough. It’s got insane amounts of gain. I got mine 6ish years ago on reverb for I think around $200. I have no idea what they sell for nowadays. I have noticed that the EV mics I favor have also skyrocketed in price. I didn’t pay more than $120 for any of the older EV mics I currently use. I had an EV-635a but I lost it within the past couple of years. I think I paid like $70 for that thing.

[@SleepingOrchard]

This is so cool, your voice and songs always sound amazing dude! Love the production on this 👌🏻

[@Govier]

Thanks a lot Sleeping Orchard. I’m glad you like the tunes. I’ve been digging your singles on Spotify. I will be releasing an album here soon. I just have a couple more songs I want to record. I just got my tascam 488 back from being serviced. Hope things are going well across the pond.

[@SleepingOrchard]

@@Govier Oh good! I’m glad you’re approaching enough material for a new album, and it must be liberating having the Tascam back! I love your sound, love your studio, love it all so really looking forward to your new work!! 😃 All’s good across the pond, thank you 🙏

[@metalmachinemachina]

dope stuff!

[@acbeats3994]

Sounds amazing holy shit

[@Govier]

Thanks man I'm glad you enjoyed the track.

[@blakezacharymusic]

sounds dope

[@Govier]

Thanks Blake

[@morbidmanmusic]

channels and tracks are 2 different things on that machine.

[@Govier]

Yeah they are. It's an 8 track machine with 8 channels.

[@felixwiebe7876]

really really nice! I like that youre recording on tape. I would love to hear more people doing that

[@Govier]

Thanks for checking out the vid Felix. Recording without screens is fun for sure. Even the digital portastudios are fun because it’s just you and the machine without plugins and such.

[@oinkooink]

Well done that sounds great!

[@jasonelambeth]

This song is rad Govier! Thanks for sharing the process!

[@Govier]

Thanks Jason.

[@kevinharpermusic]

Great sound. Love that early 90s indie vibe. It's my favourite vibe.
Would you be kind enough to share your thoughts on mixing /bouncing the drums down to one for more tracks? Mono drums on tape sound awesome.
Excellent work.

[@Govier]

Thanks Kevin. Yeah I usually record the drums all on separate tracks and then bounce them down to one track. If I'm on a 4-track I'll even bounce those drums down again with bass and a rhythm instrument. By the time the drums are done it's the 3rd generation bounce. If I bounce to an external tape machine when finishing the track it'd be 4th generation.

[@brendandonahue3415]

always been a big fan of your music and videos demonstrating your recording process, I found out about the marantz 4 track because of you. I have a 424 mk3 myself. Have you ever used an external mixer in front of the tape machine ?

[@400amgm]

sounds awesome ! will it be released anytime soon?

[@Govier]

Thanks so much.. I'll definitely be releasing new music soon.

[@UmasPapa]

Nice vibe. Do you ever play shows in the area? I'd definitely go

[@Govier]

Thanks so much. I have before but it’s pretty sporadic. I don’t have any social media so the only marketing I do is locally with flyers. I live in a very remote part of southern Oregon and don’t go on tours or anything like that.

[@UmasPapa]

@@Govier I'm also in S.O. hit me up next time you play