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@annother3350 43 минут бұрын

We didnt want to hear it or anything

@matthewweaver2283 Күн бұрын

You said you got yours repaired in Texas. What shop is this and where?

@buhlir 2 күн бұрын

Super cool, Some sound demos or comparisons would be really awesome in these vids your making on the Tascam gear!

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and thanks for the feedback. 😀

@audiolego 3 күн бұрын

Subbed ❤❤❤❤super subbed l

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thank you for watching and subscribing. 😊

@barncat7943 5 күн бұрын

dope

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. 😊

@hellofx 5 күн бұрын

You look like some grown ass gay man in the 80's . . . .

@Retrothusiast 6 күн бұрын

Note, you may hear crackling sounds in some of the patches. This is coming from my Tempest itself. I don't know if this is normal or my tempest needs repair. I'll check with Sequential to see if they still repair these.

@Retrothusiast 6 күн бұрын

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@cortical1 6 күн бұрын

One of the best drum machines ever made. I've had many since the '80s. Nice video! Cheers.

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thank you for watching! It really is the best! 😃

@buckkylem 6 күн бұрын

Can you tell me where you got that stand for it!? I need one

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. You can get the stand from Zzounds (or other popular music gear outlets). I put my affiliate link in the video description if you'd like to support the channel.

@kierenmoore3236 7 күн бұрын

Looking at the list of problems, the empty gutshot, then the price, makes me feel a little queasy … 🥴 Hope it’s more reliable, in the longer term … ?!!

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. The Prophet after my initial saga has been rock solid. It would seem I just got unlucky.

@namaste303 8 күн бұрын

Kind of nice to see some use an MPC to make music other than boom bap hip hop. Nice.

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Absolutely!. It's such a versatile instrument/sequencer. Thanks for watching! 😀

@speckles9251 9 күн бұрын

Voice allocation is an issue. The blend of samples and synths eats time. It's OK to reproduce already produced material for live or a variation but I do not find it all too inspiring. Less does more. BTW One of the few machines with an actual footswitch that works!

@Retrothusiast Күн бұрын

Thanks for watching and your comment. 😀

@950kid 9 күн бұрын

I really want to get one

@kingrueone 10 күн бұрын

I just got my prophet 5 and the love affair has begun. this video is hilarious and so good. thank you

@Retrothusiast 9 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. So glad you liked it.

@tommymandel 10 күн бұрын

Yes! Love mine.

@Retrothusiast 10 күн бұрын

It's one of my favorite retro pieces I own. :)

@__Rob 10 күн бұрын

How is it 8 track but 10 channels? What do the last two channels do if they aren't tracks?

@Retrothusiast 10 күн бұрын

Hi Rob. Thanks for watching. The channels are all assignable to tracks of your choice via the LCD matrix. I usually just pick a one of the built in scenes and don't go too deep, but it's my understanding that you can get pretty creative on how to assign channels to tracks to best fit your needs.

@WaynePryce 6 күн бұрын

Ones dedicated for sync

@Retrothusiast 12 күн бұрын

@tommymandel 10 күн бұрын

Here's a short video of me playing the Tempest was it *12* years ago already??? kzbin.info/www/bejne/b37Mgqh3d5yjgdksi=DjyOD_PBQqia2n4g

@keyboardkingpin 14 күн бұрын

I like vintage gear...good work.

@Retrothusiast 14 күн бұрын

Me too! :)

@KRAFTWERK2K6 15 күн бұрын

THE most important feature that made me wanna get one of these was the fact that this was the only Tascam 8 track machine, recording to cassettes, that was able to record all 8 tracks at the same time. All the other 8 track portastudios, even though they offered 8 tracks, only recorded 4 channels at the same time at maximum. And i needed at least 6 channels at the same time. So i found an actually affordable and working 688 and when it arrived i was simply blown away by how massive and heavy it is. And oh god is the routing matrix complicated. It's definitely the LEAST intuitive Cassette Multitack Studio you can get. So the 8 tracks at once recording feature really comes with a huge caveat :P

@Retrothusiast 15 күн бұрын

The routing matrix is certainly hard to wrap your head around at first. The 688 incredibly complex, but extremely versatile. And yes, it's an absolute beast! Hopefully yours arrived damage free. Mine did not.

@travisraab 18 күн бұрын

688 ownership is directly correlated with Star Wars figurine collections and inversely with copulation frequency.

@bepitan 18 күн бұрын

lol

@Retrothusiast 15 күн бұрын

Sad but true... LOL

@cl1xor 18 күн бұрын

Loved my 644 so much i bought a spare. Aside from the mt track, the unit is very quiet and the eq is very musical. The routing matrix is awesome. You have loads of inputs and even have separate outs, perfect combination with a modern daw!

@fernandomoreira2103 18 күн бұрын

Still own one though out of use.

@Retrothusiast 15 күн бұрын

The 644 makes for a great mixer when not in use as a MTR. :)

@fishpotpete 18 күн бұрын

I've been a Tascam fan since the first units and have owned several ever since (I've got the Model 12 now). Just curious how it lays down the tracks on the tapes? Does it have something like 6, 8 or 10 tracks on the recording head? I had an Alesis ADAT for a while, but the VCR tape drive kept failing. But I never had a problem with cassette drives on the Tascams!

@muttomatic 17 күн бұрын

8 track head.

@Retrothusiast 15 күн бұрын

It does have an 8 track head, which is very impressive, especially considering how well it still sounds with such tiny stripes on the tape.

@Retrothusiast 19 күн бұрын

@WealthAndHealthMastery 19 күн бұрын

loved the look Matt

@Retrothusiast 19 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😜

@afterjoe3042 20 күн бұрын

I can't find the video link for the repair? Please upload more, love the content!

@Retrothusiast 19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Great catch! I forgot to include that. Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4vQk2iviLN-rKM

@Blueberrystop 21 күн бұрын

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@tonylyons7711 23 күн бұрын

This is a similar vibe to the korg wavestate . There is a new wave of synthesise!👏👏. Roland has come a long way since the old juno 106 that i bought in the 80s.

@lawrencerasmus 23 күн бұрын

I like my Yamaha mt8x . I've had fostex and Tascam, but more bells and whistles on the Yamaha

@martinforstner3075 24 күн бұрын

I have the Xm, like it a lot and can only recommend it👍

@Synestial 24 күн бұрын

Great job on the review... I'm a Jupiter Xm owner (purchased in January 2024)... it's really an incredible synth with so much capability and great sounds. I had researched a bunch of compact synths prior to making this choice and have absolutely no regrets whatsoever!

@Retrothusiast 24 күн бұрын

Thank you! I agree it’s an incredible synth! :)

@smokey5100 24 күн бұрын

This synth is a severely slept on, portable, professional BEAST!!!

@Retrothusiast 24 күн бұрын

Completely agree!

@gertjanvandermeij4265 24 күн бұрын

*Roland's BEST synth was (still is) the JD-800 !!!*

@kendoshusmiller9137 24 күн бұрын

D50!!

@MosEisleySpacePort1138 19 күн бұрын

Roland created a JD-800 expansion and it’s available for the Xm.

@PayneSculptures 25 күн бұрын

So is the Xm and X basically a higher end combination of several ACB based roland emulations?

@Retrothusiast 24 күн бұрын

It's my understanding the ACB technology is different from the ZEN-Core tech, which both the X and Xm utilize.

@PayneSculptures 24 күн бұрын

@@Retrothusiast - Ah I didn't realize they were zen-core. That's a bummer. I don't understand why Roland doesn't put in the extra time/effort into 6 or 8 channel ACB based clones. The extra realism is very much appreciated while Zencore (I feel) sounds like a reasonable rather than exact approximation.

@SomewhereInside 14 күн бұрын

Just one gripe , would like to see equipment reviewed as stand alone only , with no auxiliary equipment , bad gear channel amongst others are guilty of this also .

@Retrothusiast 13 күн бұрын

@@SomewhereInside Thanks for watching and the feedback. 🙂

@infestedalien 25 күн бұрын

The Jupiter X, xm and Juno-X are fascinating creations from Roland. Many care too much about VCO.

@Retrothusiast 24 күн бұрын

There's a place in my studio for both VCOs (Prophet 10) and the Xm.

@Newmusicreview 25 күн бұрын

Nice keys.....maybe a bit better lighting so we can see it all well ;-)

@Retrothusiast 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching. Totally agree. Still building out my KZbin setup :)