Sounds really nice. I love the simplicity. I've been recording for about 30 years, starting with an analogue 2-track, then a 4-track, 8-track and eventually into the DAW world. I recently purchased a new interface and DAW, but before I could use it I was hit with an incredible attack of anxiety. It's literally paralyzing, psychologically speaking, and I just cannot make myself sit down and learn to use the new DAW. I find it all too overwhelming. However, I miss recording and have been toying with the idea of downsizing and getting back to basics with just a modest 4-track setup.
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
Too many choices and unlimited possibilities leads to that feeling of anxiety or fear or whatever. Keeping things simple and just getting the music out feels better to me. The technology should not stand in the way of the creativity. No sense in learning to be a computer programmer when the old tape tech works just fine.
@Ky6Stringer Жыл бұрын
@@4Ever4Track You're exactly right.
@ElijahSettles Жыл бұрын
Dude this is so encouraging. I just got a Portastudio 414 and I'm starting my 4-track journey cause the DAW life has been really uninspiring. Thanks for putting out this content. Will be watching all your videos
@THEREALTWISTEDINSANE Жыл бұрын
Need album out
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
I’m trying for a song every week. 11 or 12 songs total.
@luisfernandonarvaezm.6422 Жыл бұрын
Congratulations, your work is very beautiful ¡¡ I worked on DAW for 15 years and decided to leave it. Analog is always the way. Greetings from Colombia, South America ¡
@DaveZula Жыл бұрын
Excellent songwriting. Great title. I really like how it's just a simple arrangement with the guitar & doubled vocal, and then when the electric guitar comes in it feels like such an emotional lift. Well done. ✌️❤️
@jonpaultucker Жыл бұрын
Great song! I think you’ve made a great choice. I recently moved away from the computer again and have found similar inspiration. Cheers!
@snorrebjorkson2294 Жыл бұрын
I had the old Portastudio. Bruce Springsteen made his best record with this stuff and just two SM57.
@Haze763 Жыл бұрын
Great sound!! That 246 looks awesome. I still have my 424 in good working condition. I looked into getting into DAW recording and got turned off by all those plug ins. It's like all fake to me. I just got a DP-24 and that's got a routing learning curve I was not expecting. Like you, I'm trying to keep it simple. I doubt I'll use 24 tracks let alone 50 or more in a DAW. That's just nuts!! Hahahaaa. I've been frustrated too for the last 2 months trying to learn my new DP-24. I need to start having fun again. Keep up the good work. 👍
@winnyjstew28 күн бұрын
Mannn, my 246’s deck won’t record or playback. I don’t even know where to start .
@4Ever4Track27 күн бұрын
Depending on where you live, I know a Tascam tech that can fix them. He’s in NJ
@winnyjstew27 күн бұрын
@ ohhh where at? I have family in Newark Nj
@4Ever4Track27 күн бұрын
@@winnyjstew www.njfactoryservice.com/ Ask for Russ
@peterkiefel4324 Жыл бұрын
Great song and recording - well done! I have a similar rig (424, m12, rack gear) and am really enjoying it. It's great that you find inspiration in the constraints of the 4track! I assume you use the m12 thru mix bus compression and that is the final stereo mix you use? I.e. no mastering in DAW?
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, I did 4 tracks on the 246, brought those into the M12. I used a delay pedal to double the second guitar part and panned the original hard L and the delayed track hard R. Then I came out of the main L/R of the M12 back through my 500 comps and back to a new tape master. I grabbed the stereo master from the M12 and uploaded that here. So, yeah, no mastering.
@peterkiefel4324 Жыл бұрын
@4 Ever 4 Track good one! I recently got the warm audio bus comp. So my last mixdown I sent the mix on the M12 out thru the sub mix channel, into the bus comp for limiting and the output recorded onto stereo pair 9/10 on the M12. Was really pleased with it and ready for SoundCloud! Keep up the great work and thanks for geek out!
@seanjones_tx Жыл бұрын
Great to see/hear you back. Love your writing, sound and process! Any reason you pick the 246 over the 424? Workflow? Preferred sound?
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
The 246 has 4 direct outs that go from the tape through each channel strip. They call them the PMG outs. The 424 only has 4 tape outs, which is just the tape sound. So I get a chance to run the tracks on tape back through the channel strip and each strip has an insert where I can patch in my analog gear.
@fredflintstone1428 Жыл бұрын
Have you tried recording to the Tascam Model 12? I have a Model 24 and love it. It's a really lovely song, not sure about the double-tracked vocal though. I think the vocal is good enough to stand alone on one track.After owning practically every home recording system ever produced since the 1980s, I've settled on an AKAI MPC Key 61 coupled with a Tascam Model 24. They've replaced my whole studio.
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
I have recorded direct to the M12 and it’s fine. Since I’m avoiding the daw, going to tape first let’s me do eq, compression, de-essing, and effects between the tape machine and the model 12 when I’m bouncing it to digital.
@justinsconza Жыл бұрын
hey this is great! i just bought a 246 on reverb and i’m super excited about it. i’m gonna get the model 12 or 16 and can’t decide. did you consider the 16?
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
The 12 is more than enough for me, so I didn’t look at the 16.
@justinsconza Жыл бұрын
@@4Ever4Track ok cool thanks!
@andreasl4318 Жыл бұрын
Nice to hear from you again! Why do you think you failed with the DAW? Do you feel forced to "tweek" more with the endless posibilities, or is it the DAW itself that messes with the workflow, or do you just need the tape distortion, or..? 🙂
@4Ever4Track Жыл бұрын
I just don’t feel connected to the process with the DAW. I want the process of recording my music to be as fun as writing and playing and with analog I get that. With the daw I just don’t.