Recording a song on the Tascam MF-P01 4-Track

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  • Опубліковано 25 гру 2024

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  • @jasonelambeth
    @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +5

    I ended up recording an acoustic version for the Patreon crew and it turned out really nice! Check it out here: www.patreon.com/posts/76661516

  • @MikeFoerster
    @MikeFoerster Рік тому +2

    This makes me what to get all my cassette systems fixed and working again! Great job!

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому

      Thanks Mike! Broken tape machines are a sad affair. I hope you’re able to get them working again someday!

  • @mountaintidesstudio3416
    @mountaintidesstudio3416 Рік тому +2

    This is AWESOME. Love seeing/hearing it all come together!

  • @MakeIndieFolkMusic
    @MakeIndieFolkMusic 17 днів тому +1

    So rad!!! I have a Yamaha 4track, but haven’t really used it yet

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  15 днів тому +1

      @@MakeIndieFolkMusic I hope you find time to make use of it! The 4track is a glorious machine!

    • @MakeIndieFolkMusic
      @MakeIndieFolkMusic 15 днів тому

      @ thank you!!

  • @Milesthehumanman
    @Milesthehumanman 3 місяці тому +1

    Dude this is awesome I loved your song at the end really reminds me of duster

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  3 місяці тому

      @@Milesthehumanman thanks so much Miles! I do love me some Duster!!

  • @whiteshedrecordings
    @whiteshedrecordings Рік тому +1

    Glad you were able to push through the quirks of this tiny ear destroying device for our listening pleasure.

  • @drewmorris349
    @drewmorris349 Рік тому +3

    I love it! I didn’t know you could slow down the tape like that. I’m definitely gonna try to steal that if I ever actually make any music ever again.

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +2

      Yeah! Isn’t that fun!? My other 4-tracks have a pitch bend on them. This technique probably isn’t great for the machine, but it’s kinda junky anyway.

  • @nowavecharles
    @nowavecharles Рік тому +2

    "I don't know. I don't know what this stuff is." Same Jason, same.
    EDIT: Also wow, solid ending track. Reminds me of wacky 90s hidden tracks at the end of maybe a Guided by Voices or Amps for Christ album. That kind of vibe. Nice work Jason. :)

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +1

      That quote could sum up my entire musical journey. 😂
      Thanks dude! I keep forgetting, I need to take it into band practice to see how much better my drummer would make it!

    • @nowavecharles
      @nowavecharles Рік тому

      @@jasonelambeth Haha yeah. Fair enough 😂

  • @oinkooink
    @oinkooink Рік тому +1

    Very good. You should be very pleased. Well done. Goodbye for now.

  • @YellowJelloMusic
    @YellowJelloMusic Рік тому +1

    Gotta love that classic Jason floor-snare beat! ❤️

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому

      Lol! It’s so embarrassing how bad I am at the drums. This gets the job done in a pinch.

    • @YellowJelloMusic
      @YellowJelloMusic Рік тому +1

      It's totally fine, makes your style distinguishable

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +1

      @@YellowJelloMusic thanks buddy!

  • @digitaldesigner5284
    @digitaldesigner5284 Рік тому +1

    I did start recording my songs in 4 track revorders in 90s. Good times.

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +1

      Heck yeah! The Tascam 414 was my first multi-track recorder back in the day!

  • @scottorrmusic
    @scottorrmusic Рік тому +1

    So great. As always. Did you do any panning in the final mix to daw? Would’ve been fun to try the bass and guitar hard panned away from each other.
    This was a fun vid. And love goofing in the studio and experimenting. ❤

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому

      I wanted to, but since I mixed it down to two tracks I just kept it straight up the middle and panned each track hard. Next time I will have to do some panning!

  • @guillaumealtamira7115
    @guillaumealtamira7115 2 роки тому +2

    Interesting, got the same volume problem with the same machine (track 2 and 4). Anyway, nice vid! Love the manual detuning😁😋

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  2 роки тому

      Then I’m not crazy! I couldn’t find anyone else complaining about it on UA-cam. So weird.
      How dare they not give me a pitch wheel!?

  • @petercarr8325
    @petercarr8325 Рік тому +1

    you have a way of talking sir that makes me smile...it's like i'm the Australian version of you i swear haha

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому

      Lol. Maybe we were separated at birth!? Maybe I am Australian!?

  • @AnkothOfficial
    @AnkothOfficial Рік тому +3

    Something was generally weird with that guitar track tbh. It seems to be too loud in the final mix, too, and the vocal is too quiet.
    The mfp01 rules, though. It's such a cute little unit, and it sounds really nice, considering how horrible these devices can sound. I'm a metalhead and I am used to portas being driven to their limits and saturating into a wall of lofi bliss (for example Slayer's Def Jam records demo).

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +1

      Yeah, that little Squier sounds pretty awful. The mix was done without much thought and probably done in headphones. But, I do tend to put vocals pretty low in the mix.

  • @goosegaskins
    @goosegaskins 10 місяців тому +1

    Great video, thanks! Loved watching the journey.
    Can I ask why you recorded the four tracks from the Tascam down to two tracks in the DAW? Wouldn't you want to have one Tascam track = one DAW track?

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  10 місяців тому +1

      I was thinking that it might be a bit louder if I mix it down to the two tracks and then pan them vs. just having the one track.
      Thanks for watching!!

    • @goosegaskins
      @goosegaskins 10 місяців тому +1

      Ah, I see! Thanks!

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  10 місяців тому +1

      @@goosegaskins my pleasure!

  • @ephraimwarrior6766
    @ephraimwarrior6766 Рік тому +1

    Sick you are like Kurt Cobain so now it's a must I sub.i don't know if you went mono in for when it was loud !this unit is mono only input this can make it loud if went stereo in.

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому

      Oh man, that is some high praise, I'll take it though!
      I thought I was all mono, but there might have been some tracks where I was recording with a mic that might have been stereo. I'll definitely keep that in mind for next time. Thanks!

  • @DustinWHiser
    @DustinWHiser Рік тому +1

    I have one of these bad boys and I have the same volume issue. The track you're recording is so loud it makes playing in time veryyyyyyyyy difficult. It makes it's utility very limited, for me at least.

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +1

      So glad I'm not the only one! It's a total bummer though because it would be a really fun little machine to record on.

  • @petercarr8325
    @petercarr8325 Рік тому +1

    hey hello

  • @goodtimefolkrock
    @goodtimefolkrock Рік тому +2

    That model is a POS .....strictly entry level junk produced in the very last era of cassette multitrack rec orders .....do yourself a favor mr hipster and spend a few bucks on a better quality machine with individual line outs and line ins for each channel .....makes transferring to digital much easier

    • @jasonelambeth
      @jasonelambeth  Рік тому +2

      Lol. Yeah, this was just an experiment to a song to a computer and try to get it to sound halfway decent. I also hadn't used it in forever and thought it might be fun to record on again. I was totally wrong though. I have other four tracks that I will most definitely be sticking with in the future.