The Great Gate of 388

[@BadChizzle]

Grooving all over the place

[@unclestarwarssatchmo9848]

Sounds a bit lite LCD Soundsystem but without the synths and James' strange vocals lol this is awesome!

[@BarnacleButtock]

I love that this level of amazing musicianship is "testing"

[@BrothersNylon]

Dbx off! Condenser mic on snare pointing to the center, Kick mic looking in the hole, mono overhead looking down at the ride/tom. bass is a nice semi hollow greco running through a limiter then to tascam 388. Oh and I didn't do this for this recording but I now know the print bright and then cut some brights while mixing for good highs with minimal hiss.

[@MadeOnTape]

"only old people care about tape hiss" - me

[@martdod]

Old people grew up with tape hiss on albums. We actually miss the tape hiss if it’s not there. 😂

[@kbrown4ou]

Thanks so much for posting these 388 videos. They give me a chance to relive the great times I had with mine (until I did one of the top-ten dumbest things in my life and sold it; with plans to move on to a bigger board and one-inch tape machine, which was unnecessary as the 388 did all I needed and the bigger studio never came to reality.) (Better make selling my Tascam 388 as one of the top three dumbest things I’ve done in 65 years.)

[@snarfusmaximus]

Reminiscent of stuff like Return To Forever, Jan Hammer Group, or 70's era Herbie Hancock. This is brilliant! I was given one of these machines a few days ago and wasn't expecting it would be capable of audio quality such as this. Mine needs some work but this has really got me motivated.

[@GoodfaYou]

Came for the Tasman , but the jam is bananas ..great music

[@biggrime]

Dope music! Tascam sounds good

[@JohnnyNowhere]

I keep seeing comments on keeping the Dolby turned off. The 388 utilises dbx and sounds fantastic with it engaged, with tape hiss reduced dramatically, top end crispness intact. This is not a cassette and does not have the boxy sound associated with them. I own two of these machines and if kept properly aligned, they will not be lacking before the artist lacks. When tracking at 7.5 ips, it's all about the buttery richness of the bass. Not icy digital top end.

[@BrothersNylon]

Hell Paving Company hell yeah

[@kurtfoster3640]

Nowhere Man. The negative side effects of DBX relate to bass tracking and modulation noise errors not high end. DBX also doubles freq response errors so a spec of + or - 3 dB becomes + or - 6 with DBX engaged. DBX sucks and that is the problem with all small format analog.

[@JohnnyNowhere]

@@kurtfoster3640 With an overall dynamic gain of 30dB in signal to noise, you'd have to be Superman to hear the difference you've outlined. Slight pumping might be the only thing that a good set of ears would pick up. The good far outweighs the bad in this respect, but you've a right to your opinion. I'll keep my DBX.

[@dannydaniel1234]

@@JohnnyNowhere My Joe Meek Stereo Twin Q2 will cut the boxyness out of any cassette deck!!

[@travisraab]

yeah the dbx is half the sound. the sound on this recording is dope. it's like mid fi steely dan but cooler. sounds amazing. use it as it is.

[@ambiguationdotnet]

this is awesome! the music, the playing, the mix, the audio! all of it! album bought!!

[@jameshem]

transforming those jams into orchestrated gems. great to watch!

[@travisraab]

Is this album on spotify by any chance>

[@gmrios]

You Cats are so LUCKY! I ALWAYS wanted one of these machines when I was younger. Music sounds great too!

[@beagleguitar]

Just great stuff. Love the tones, love the vibe, and just love the overall sound of the recording. Awesome!

[@LandonBalk]

Super vibey, those machines.

[@Mjohannb]

Aww man I can't believe it.... The music is crazyyyyy !!

[@yvesbajulaz]

Man, that sounds juicy...

[@Abracadabra418]

wow! i want one of those, Great stuff dude!

[@vanessalouzon]

So so soooo good.

[@bennyl.5]

Really cool jam, dig it. Love that tape sound too

[@nuwunmusicchannel4003]

who cares with noise floor?!! this is ultra amazing sound, the noise, the distortion, and the peak of the drums was so musical and vibes!!! this machine 100x much better than my Zoom R16 Digital 16 channel/track Multitrack Recorder/interface...

[@pepe7drum]

i used to have a zoom r24 i sold it to get more hi end gear wich im still doing, but damn i still miss that little recorder, is a great piece of gear specially if you want to keep things simple and you like to move around, i will buy another in the near future, is a very useful tool bro

[@Letsgetbread8500]

Dope 👍👍 video..I just picked up one of these bad boys..Any tips on keeping the noise & hiss down on playback?..Tried the Dbx, takes all the highs out..Are you using any outboard noise Gates?

[@jsnhrv]

I have one of these myself and love it to death. Im realy liking your drum and bass sounds. Could I trouble you on how you recorded the drums and bass.Mics,placement etc.. Great job.

[@BrothersNylon]

we have a facebook! facebook . com / the brothers nylon no spaces tho!

[@napkinshoplifta5163]

Sick

[@jonpayne466]

great stuff man

[@ricardoftanakaf]

just awesome

[@javieralmendral2250]

Great all, the ingeniero, the grup, wowww, the machine....👍👍👍👍. The ñame of the group, please. Thanks!.

[@BrothersNylon]

Thanks! The Brothers Nylon or on bandcamp its Calico Galaxy - ranikade3

[@javieralmendral2250]

Thanks, I found it in the video and I listened to you all day long. Super Group!!. Congratulations!!!

[@nanom.9148]

as you mix what do you record onto to upload it to youtube?

[@BrothersNylon]

Cheers Michael! Glad you dug/like

[@hr2186]

Best machine ever.

[@jtag0995]

So badass

[@b4rb1__]

sooo coool

[@berac321]

Hey man! Do you guys have a website? Just got myself a Tascam 388 and look forward to achieve something as great as you guys are doing!! And also just bought your album cause it`s f@%& awesome!! Cheers from Australia.

[@TheNostalgicBeats]

Those keys are creamy

[@BrothersNylon]

cheers ricardo

[@DerekHundik]

Whats the music its outstanding .

[@BrothersNylon]

It’s an original it’s called, The Great Gate of 388. It’s on our Bandcamp under calico galaxy

[@Bedonius]

how did you record the drums? love it

[@BrothersNylon]

thanks my man

[@jsnhrv]

Oh!..also Dbx on or off????

[@BrothersNylon]

hahahaha marc! love that you love

[@jamesflowers874]

Sounds incredible! What kind of monitors are you using? Also what kind of tape are you using?

[@BrothersNylon]

for this one I was using these old dbx soundfield speakers with a sony audio receiver but now I'm using the Yamaha HS-5. Also this was when I just got the machine so I found a local guy who sold old 70s 80s radio show tapes and I was using them. They sounded really hissy and vintage but later found out they were "sticking" which is bad for the tape heads.

[@jamesflowers874]

Brothers Nylon wow I’ve never heard recycled tape sound so great! Is the sound recorded onto a camera or processed in anyway for the KZbin upload?

[@BrothersNylon]

nope! Direct audio from the machine into a presonus audiobox 44VSL. As Direct as it gets.

[@foggydrifty]

Hell yea!

[@George-gk2zs]

what version of dbx is in this unit ?

[@BrothersNylon]

thanks!!!!

[@DonaldMohrMusic]

Is that an Acoustic 1x15 cab? I have the same one.

[@BrothersNylon]

It's a ampeg svt 4x10 classic series. Looks pretty similar to the acoustic 1x15

[@DonaldMohrMusic]

Ah, dig. Thanks! Nice sound.

[@siamvelvet]

all i hear is jeff beck on the especillay drums

[@BrothersNylon]

+Kathleen Fair (Tootsie) haha what song?

[@siamvelvet]

all

[@siamvelvet]

sounds good but sounds a lot like the wired album ALOT

[@siamvelvet]

with a little steely

[@BrothersNylon]

+Kathleen Fair (Tootsie) listening to the full wired. that was awesome!

[@MobiusMinded]

Good tones

[@ElfPrincessHarley]

Sounds great! Dolby on or off?

[@BrothersNylon]

dolby off, always!

[@Jusakko]

Jam that shit@_#!E&% YEAH YEEEEEEEEEeeeeeEEEAH!

[@breadfaybian]

you just click baited your self 1 fan

[@mothsoup5595]

i wanna eat that snare... i will munch th snare... mmmmm saturation..... nice

[@pmscompany]

Analog !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@triumphofsin]

If you have a Dolby option on your tape player, leave it off! It kills the high end in the mix and obscures the spirit voices.

[@Dan-TechAndMusic]

They already answered this in the comment section.

[@Unknownapprenticetx]

pond ?

[@ИгорьСидаш-х7я]

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

[@Sssummerfalll]

Is a Tascam 388..... OHH NOOOO! Oh... All I want for Christmas......

[@davidlamie7980]

this is great what bass guitar is being used,, thanks

[@BrothersNylon]

David LaMie thanks Dave! It's a 1970s Greco Semi hollow. Check out our vid dr Mario to see the exact bass.

[@freeecountryy]

Where are you located brother?