Fantastic video man! 😄 Glad you made another one of these! Love the new album by the way! Is that mic your using to talk an old reel to reel mic? we've got a couple that are similar, and experimenting with recording them. They sounds super vintage it's awesome!
Very curious about this type of workflow with the 34. Basically you can record up to 4 tracks simultaneously to tape, but since you're going to protocols, are you recording to tape first and then bouncing to PT? Or is there a way to go through the 34 and get the tape flavour without having to actually record to tape first? Maybe repro or sync function? Cheers great tune and I want to find one of those old EV mics too
Yes! There’s a way to run your tracks through the tape machine, one way would essentially only using the preamps in the machine (which doesn’t have gain knobs so you’re kinda just soaking up some of the mechanical sound, not sure how else to describe it), and the second way would be to record on repro going through the tape machine to your computer. There would be a noticeable delay (see tape delay effect) and would make it hard to play in time, unless maybe you were recording a band who had a different way of hearing their playback.
hi the price of tape is now silly or getting good tape as well i have a tascam 34B myself it's more like a 34b-38 it has 38 heads the ones on the 34 were to bad with heavy wear and i lost my otari 5050 mkIII to bad caps deck was bad when i got it so i jazzed up some 38 to play at many speeds it can be done very easy once you know i have seen a tascam do 3O ips i left a wire out by misstake i talked to a mate yes can do it easy
Question about this vid if you have a sec: As you bounce tracks to the computer from the 34, do you ever have trouble lining up separately recorded batches of tracks with each other in ProTools? Or is it just about nudging the stems around until they sound right? Any tips for a tight sync would be super helpful! Thanks so much for sharing your process and awesome music. Love the songwriting and how the parts in your arrangements leave room for each other. Sincerely, Someone committed to mixing in-the-box who would love to incorporate the sound of tape.
Nice Video and cool machine, I may be grabbing a 32 this week! But ps, don't use rubbing alcohol! It's not good for tape heads, you should use MG Chemicals 99% Isopropyl Alcohol, no residue from additives and it's not watered down, it leaves the heads properly cleaned. A few more bucks but a bottle will last you a lifetime.
I have this same Machine and I really want to use it more. I'm running a Allen and Heath GL4000 as my console and there seems to be a difference on the impedance of the outputs and the inputs of the tape machine. 1/4" outs and RCA ins. Could you be more specific on how you connected this?
Since the tape machine has no gain control, you need a source to control the gain (a mixer), which you have. In my case my mixers outputs are 1/4” so I used a 1/4” to RCA adapter for each signal going in. The hardest part was finding a mixer with 4 isolated outputs so I could record 4 tracks at once. I didn’t really run into any impedance issues, so I can’t fully speak to that problem. But you’ve got a much nicer mixer so I’m sure there’s a way to make it work! I believe the TEAC M30 is the original mixer meant to be used with this reel to reel.
@@sealife7475 Yes I have been looking at a M30 but kind of expensive for the one function it would do. I've also been looking in to DI boxes to see if that could make this work with out the issues that I'm getting. Thank you for the feed back.
Question for you. I was given a Tascam 34. It’s powered on, but I’m not sure if it’s working because I don’t have any reel tapes. is there a way to test to know if both wheel motors work without the reel tapes ?
There are two silver knobs all the way to the right and left on the tapehead panel. One is above the power button and one is above the record button.They should both move along a curved track, lift them both up about halfway with your hand and press play. The actual tape would be applying upward pressure on these normally.
do you record all 4 tracks to tape first and then move them over to your computer. or can you record just drums and then move drums to computer, and then just guitar and move that to computer to layer on drums and so on so forth with the other instruments and vocals or how exactly do you did it?
I’ve read that since tape is unpredictable, it can make it hard to get matching playback speeds, making it tricky to get tracks to be in sync when bouncing to a DAW. Was that ever an issue for you? (Specific example: let’s say you record drums using all 4 tracks and then send to DAW, and then wipe those drum tracks from the tape machine to record guitars and bass. And then bounce the guitars and bass to the DAW. Would it be hard to sync up the guitar and bass to the drums tracks in the DAW since they’re from different “bounces”?)
@@frizell10 On working devices no. Reel to reels were built to play in perfect time, if it's happening the machine is probably really old and needs servicing. That would take some serious editing magic to fix in a DAW.
awesome video and song! was it hard lining up the tracks once they were all bounced into your DAW? any tips for that would be awesome, thanks. please make more tutorials like this
Not too bad, the trick is to find the averages in peaks. When you look at the waves try to make sure each where the waves get the tallest are all landing in the same spot relative to your grid (if you’re playing to a click)
Those recording videos are just awesome, and what makes them like hundred times cooler is damn good music. Please do more!
Thanks so much, I really appreciate that!
Really nice sound, I think tape in general has a nice effect on transients.. I dig the one you did with the fostex 4 track too 🔥
SMOOTH AND SILKY!
Thanks mate!!
You are a legend. You have a cool sound. Appreciate the effort put in to your videos
Oh my god so high quality
found one in good condition. cant wait to use it! great video, really beautiful sounding recordings
! :)
I friggin love this and thanks for linking it so i can find it!!
yessssssss love ur music dude!
Thanks mate!!
@@sealife7475 Hey dude, i might be signing with Look Up soon, it'll be cool to work together!
I used to record lps onto a reel to reel, haha.
This is awesome. You are a great artist.
Sounds great
cool video
Nice content!
wow this legit👍 cool stuff broo.
Can you say where you are located? Really love your style and would love to jam!!
omg i love your inde music we gotta collab sometime broooooo
Fantastic video man! 😄 Glad you made another one of these! Love the new album by the way! Is that mic your using to talk an old reel to reel mic? we've got a couple that are similar, and experimenting with recording them. They sounds super vintage it's awesome!
Thanks so much! Yeah these mics are super cool! Vintage sounding with a lot of gain.
How do you bounce your recordings into protools?
Very curious about this type of workflow with the 34. Basically you can record up to 4 tracks simultaneously to tape, but since you're going to protocols, are you recording to tape first and then bouncing to PT? Or is there a way to go through the 34 and get the tape flavour without having to actually record to tape first? Maybe repro or sync function? Cheers great tune and I want to find one of those old EV mics too
Yes! There’s a way to run your tracks through the tape machine, one way would essentially only using the preamps in the machine (which doesn’t have gain knobs so you’re kinda just soaking up some of the mechanical sound, not sure how else to describe it), and the second way would be to record on repro going through the tape machine to your computer. There would be a noticeable delay (see tape delay effect) and would make it hard to play in time, unless maybe you were recording a band who had a different way of hearing their playback.
hi the price of tape is now silly or getting good tape as well i have a tascam 34B myself it's more like a 34b-38 it has 38 heads
the ones on the 34 were to bad with heavy wear and i lost my otari 5050 mkIII to bad caps
deck was bad when i got it so i jazzed up some 38 to play at many speeds it can be done very easy once you know i have seen a tascam do 3O ips
i left a wire out by misstake i talked to a mate yes can do it easy
Question about this vid if you have a sec: As you bounce tracks to the computer from the 34, do you ever have trouble lining up separately recorded batches of tracks with each other in ProTools? Or is it just about nudging the stems around until they sound right? Any tips for a tight sync would be super helpful!
Thanks so much for sharing your process and awesome music. Love the songwriting and how the parts in your arrangements leave room for each other.
Sincerely,
Someone committed to mixing in-the-box who would love to incorporate the sound of tape.
I would love to buy your new album on vinyl! I could only find it on CD or on Spotify...
Is this available on vinyl anywhere?
I wish! Vinyl is really hard to get right now and reeeeal expensive… someday
Nice Video and cool machine, I may be grabbing a 32 this week! But ps, don't use rubbing alcohol! It's not good for tape heads, you should use MG Chemicals 99% Isopropyl Alcohol, no residue from additives and it's not watered down, it leaves the heads properly cleaned. A few more bucks but a bottle will last you a lifetime.
oh shit! Hot tip... i will certainly stop using rubbing alc and pick up some 99 iso, thanks for the heads up!
I have this same Machine and I really want to use it more. I'm running a Allen and Heath GL4000 as my console and there seems to be a difference on the impedance of the outputs and the inputs of the tape machine. 1/4" outs and RCA ins. Could you be more specific on how you connected this?
Since the tape machine has no gain control, you need a source to control the gain (a mixer), which you have. In my case my mixers outputs are 1/4” so I used a 1/4” to RCA adapter for each signal going in. The hardest part was finding a mixer with 4 isolated outputs so I could record 4 tracks at once. I didn’t really run into any impedance issues, so I can’t fully speak to that problem. But you’ve got a much nicer mixer so I’m sure there’s a way to make it work! I believe the TEAC M30 is the original mixer meant to be used with this reel to reel.
@@sealife7475 Yes I have been looking at a M30 but kind of expensive for the one function it would do. I've also been looking in to DI boxes to see if that could make this work with out the issues that I'm getting. Thank you for the feed back.
Beautiful! Is it expensive to record on these thingies?
Yeah a bit. The machines themselves can be pricey, and the tape isn't all the cheap or easy to find.
Next try ADA. After you mix in the DAW master back to tape!
@@sundaybrunch7097 that’s a great idea!
@@sealife7475 I'd love to see that!
what is the vocal mic? d112?
Shure SM7b
Question for you. I was given a Tascam 34. It’s powered on, but I’m not sure if it’s working because I don’t have any reel tapes. is there a way to test to know if both wheel motors work without the reel tapes ?
There are two silver knobs all the way to the right and left on the tapehead panel. One is above the power button and one is above the record button.They should both move along a curved track, lift them both up about halfway with your hand and press play. The actual tape would be applying upward pressure on these normally.
also how did you get the subtle distortion for the guitar? is that just clean setting with a decent amount of gain on the amp? sounds great
Exactly
do you record all 4 tracks to tape first and then move them over to your computer. or can you record just drums and then move drums to computer, and then just guitar and move that to computer to layer on drums and so on so forth with the other instruments and vocals or how exactly do you did it?
Exactly, I recorded drums first, then guitar/bass/vocals. You can bounce them out to a DAW as frequently as you want.
I’ve read that since tape is unpredictable, it can make it hard to get matching playback speeds, making it tricky to get tracks to be in sync when bouncing to a DAW. Was that ever an issue for you? (Specific example: let’s say you record drums using all 4 tracks and then send to DAW, and then wipe those drum tracks from the tape machine to record guitars and bass. And then bounce the guitars and bass to the DAW. Would it be hard to sync up the guitar and bass to the drums tracks in the DAW since they’re from different “bounces”?)
@@frizell10 On working devices no. Reel to reels were built to play in perfect time, if it's happening the machine is probably really old and needs servicing. That would take some serious editing magic to fix in a DAW.
awesome video and song! was it hard lining up the tracks once they were all bounced into your DAW? any tips for that would be awesome, thanks. please make more tutorials like this
Not too bad, the trick is to find the averages in peaks. When you look at the waves try to make sure each where the waves get the tallest are all landing in the same spot relative to your grid (if you’re playing to a click)
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Bouncing to Protools is cheating. :-)
I hear "We, the farts". :(