Chris Cornell’s Guitarist and I jam on Tascam 388

[@travisraab]

I fixed a bargain Tascam 388: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKuccqqAeJWMesU

[@dreamphonix]

Awesome job putting this together Travis! You made me sound semi professional. Love ya!

[@travisraab]

I loved what you played Yogi! What a pleasure man looking forward to seeing you soon ✌️❤️

[@mikewolfe9458]

This is awesome. Thank you guys for sharing!

[@tiagoborba1181]

Such a nice guy, and a amazing musician

[@travisraab]

Yogi is! What a talent.

[@Fezzler61]

I love that Yogi's gear is pro-sumer. Cool.

[@wehappyfewmusic]

Great Jam, the rhythm track sounds nice and warm with a touch of 388 magic. 🤟🏻

[@travisraab]

Thanks so much! :)

[@MadeOnTape]

This is awesome! Great collab and great playing/vibes all around!

[@travisraab]

Thanks I appreciate that 🙂😊

[@revelationsoundstudio]

I had the Tascam 388 which was also called the Studio 8 by the way. I had one customer who wanted me to record Handel's Messiah in a cathedral. I carried the Tasm 388 to the church, used two Rode NT5 mics and recorded the concert. It came out great. I loved the way music sounded when recorded through it as it had a warmer (duller) sound. Here are my thoughts on it. The mic pres are clean but not too clean or sterile. Nothing amazing about them but nothing bad either. They don't have that sparkled top end but have a slight warmer mids. The EQ is one of the weak things about this unit. They are ok, but I have many plug in EQ's including the Cubase Studio EQ which are much more powerful which include hp filters. The EQ is a little grainy, but it does the job. The transport worked very well, and I never had an issue with my machine. It was fun using reel to reel even though it took longer to record a song because you needed to wait for the machine to get to the beginning of the song with rewind. In using tape, the more you redo a part over and over again, you start to lose the high end a little. I always cleaned the tape heads and I demagnetized them after a certain amount of time. I bounced tracks all the time to get more tracks to work with. I used it with a Roland R8 drum machine with this unit. But once drum software came out like the original BFD drums, this unit started to be more limited compared to what the latest technology had to offer. Unlimited tracks with Cubase, so many EQ's, reverbs, and compressor plugins to use on every track. Then with 24-bit recording which was cleaner and had more headroom. I had a Alesis Quadraverb that I used with the 388 but it seemed like working with a dinosaur compared to DAW recordings that not only offered so many more features, but it was faster to record things as well. One concern after using this for a couple of years was the heads started to get worn and it would have cost a good junk of change to upkeep the unit. Since I needed money to switch over to Cubase with a A/D, D/A box with mic pre's, I sold my Tascam 388. I wish I could have kept the machine to do special recording projects with it. In addition, you could get the 2 bus out and input it into Cubase. Then add plug ins and drum software like Superior Drummer 3. Having a hybrid studio with Tascam 388 and Cubase would have been interesting to do at times. I will admit it, I miss the Studio 8.

[@Pedro-mb1ey]

Making vibes!!!! I love watching the process! This is awesome

[@Pedro-mb1ey]

Love Yogi’s thoughts on going beyond your comfort zone

[@travisraab]

Yeah it's really interesting to just hear Yogi's thoughts on music and his approach. I've seen him playing with some really shreddy amazing players and he's still able to stand out as a special player. It's pretty cool

[@Pedro-mb1ey]

So dope that you get to work with him!

[@Mark_Williams300]

Yay! You got the 388 up off the floor

[@travisraab]

I do what I can!

[@5thcomm]

Brilliant!

[@travisraab]

Matt I am a HUGE fan of yours! Thank you SO much! keep making your videos!

[@Mark_Williams300]

The track sounds fantastic. :D

[@travisraab]

Mark I appreciate that 😊

[@marcelhiltrop5286]

Maaaan, Fuck me!!!! That Tascam 388 co-op looks so much fun. It's that LoFi Funk Sound to me.

[@travisraab]

Yeahs dawg!

[@StratsRUs]

This is truly great.Thank you.Jimmy Page actually says that his goal was to always sound like someone teetering on the edge all the time.I think that's what makes his legacy on record so fresh too.I suppose drugs helped .

[@travisraab]

interesting to hear! thanks H K

[@revevague6256]

Love it!

[@travisraab]

Thanks Reve!

[@Jamesrosemusic]

Great stuff! You make the 388 sing. I need to service mine but it's been running me solid for 6 years. Where is Episode 7?!

[@travisraab]

Thanks James! Yeah i can't tell if mine is running right or not but I assume so?? Are you talking about episode 7 of old barn studio? I didn't know you anyone was watching that stuff!!

[@Jamesrosemusic]

@@travisraab I'm always scouring new sources for tascam stuff and I've been really enjoying your videos! I never subscribe or interact on youtube really, but your channel is rad! Keep it up, and I'm in suspense concerning... Doolittle...

[@travisraab]

​@@Jamesrosemusic That's such a nice thing to say man. I'm really enjoying just having fun with these videos and it's great to hear that you're getting a kick out of it. I was actually working on a teaser for episode 7 i'll try to crank it out!

[@Hamfantasy56]

Bravi bravi bravi 🙂

[@travisraab]

grazie mille!

[@Peanut_Butter_Jelly_Jam]

Covid brought a lot of misery to us but it also changed many things for the better. Online collabs being of one them.

[@R74-b7p]

Nice Jam! Dude... is that a insulation on a clothes rack bogo? Lol

[@travisraab]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/goSTYaeOYqyGfaM

[@littlevibetown]

"more emotion when you're trying to reach"

[@travisraab]

wise words from yogi!

[@morbidmanmusic]

Hey!! Don't put your headphones on the top of the tape door. It magnetized the tape and the heads. Man... that is a big no no

[@travisraab]

ive never heard that

[@johnkaplun9619]

Idk man I always found Jimmy page to play some pretty hard stuff

[@travisraab]

jimmy page what a talented player and great producer and writer!

[@johnkaplun9619]

@@travisraab I was inspired by your videos and pulled the trigger on a 424 yesterday. Great work on this channel, I think you'll do well here. Let me know if you want to be casette tape pen pals!

[@travisraab]

@@johnkaplun9619 thats so cool! keep me posted on that sweet machine yae man!