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|  06-03-2004, 01:34 AM | #1 | |||
| That Entenbrot, The Mask 
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				Does anyone here have one of those small 4-tracks or anything?
			 
			
			Just rather than go the through the computer route to record stuff, I thought that this might be a good way. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this kind of stuff.
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|  06-03-2004, 01:40 AM | #2 | 
| Chill out, dickwad. 
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			I had a 4 track. I gave it to someone because it was terrible.
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|  06-03-2004, 05:43 AM | #3 | 
| Velvet Kevorkian 
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			Yeah I have a Tascam.. they are a pain in the ass. Computers much easier and effecient.
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|  06-03-2004, 07:48 AM | #4 | 
| Baird 
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			Ah the old analogue versus digital debate...
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|  06-03-2004, 11:53 AM | #5 | 
| dirty irani 
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			I've used my mates four track, which was pretty easy to use. Sound quality was suprisingly good.
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|  06-03-2004, 12:24 PM | #6 | 
| Ron Paul 4 EVA 
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			  Yup.  I have a Fostex X-12,  which I bought primarily because I needed a cheap 4-track.  It's quality,  though.  I get a better signal on an instrument than on my computer (Truly though,  my computer's a piece of shit),  it's more portable,  and it gives me hands-on control. Also, I'll take an analog signal for my vocals. Odds are, I'm gonna continue to use this exclusively to mixdown my vocals, because a digital stream picks up too much noise. A ton of big names use four tracks (HEll, Frank Black uses a 2-Track). | 
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|  06-03-2004, 01:58 PM | #7 | 
| Velvet Kevorkian 
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			I like the idea of running my instruments through the Tascam, then into the computer. One, I get a hard copy of something plus the digital information on my computer, and I can get cleaner sound. For some reason it works as a good filter for amplifiers as well. Like when I use my flanger on my bass, I constantly get an endless wavering instead of silence, but the Tascam cleans that up.    | 
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|  06-03-2004, 07:04 PM | #8 | 
| TAKE IT EACE 
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			I am using my computer to record stuff now, but I am using the trial version of Goldwave, and I am not really sure if it has all the features that I want. I can't figure out how to layer the two guitar parts that I recorded for a song.   | 
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|  06-03-2004, 07:22 PM | #9 | 
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			I have a Tascam 4 track and use it all the time. I just recorded a bunch of songs I wrote over the week. I just hook up my 4 track to my computer, translate the tracks to Mp3's and blam, there you go.
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|  06-03-2004, 08:43 PM | #10 | 
| TAKE IT EACE 
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			Where would I go about purchasing one of these devices?
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|  06-04-2004, 02:17 PM | #11 | |
| Ron Paul 4 EVA 
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|  06-04-2004, 02:19 PM | #12 | |
| Ron Paul 4 EVA 
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 Though if you want a specific locale, look at www.musiciansfriend.com . They have 4-track and multitracks that run the gauntlet from chincy (EDIT: This is not supposed to say "Chinky," before anyone gets hostile...Chincy, as in cheap) to extravagent. | |
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|  06-04-2004, 07:02 PM | #13 | 
| Velvet Kevorkian 
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			OMG U R SO RACIST
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|  06-04-2004, 10:06 PM | #14 | 
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			How is asking for information on a 4 track being racist? Make some sense, dude.
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|  06-04-2004, 11:58 PM | #15 | ||
| Ron Paul 4 EVA 
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 We had people wig out over the word "chinky" before, and the spelling of Chince/chincy is close enough so I decided to put a disclaimer on the end. Chinky is a term that apparently gets used in Britain, which is based off of a racial slur (Chink). Because it's a racial slur, use of it is likely going to be considered racist. Hope that explains everything... | ||
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