Mixdown

Mixing down some fight music for the DMFA Radio Project. An overhead shot would have been better, ah well. The multitrack (Tascam TSR-8) is on the left, the 2-track (Revox B77HS mk2) is on the right.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• tascam
• tsr
• tape
• mixdown
• reel
• multitrack

[GibRipper]

I am envious of you Tapewolf. I am mixing old school, but using an Otari Radar II. No computer screens no editing software. Would like to get an MX5050 but that TSR-8 looks pretty sweet!! Keep it alive, where do you get your tape ATR?

[tapewolf]

I'm using RMGI SM911 mostly, some Zonal 700 and some new-old-stock Quantegy 406 which I managed to get a good deal on (£60 for seven reels of 1/2").

ATR is horrifically expensive (£97/reel) and doesn't have many resellers here. RMGI has a few quirks but works for me and is about half as much.

Zonal are still making 1/4" stock but it's only available in the UK I believe.

[tapewolf]

Typo - that was £60 for 14 reels (two boxes of 7!)

[Chadfish]

You mix in headphones?

[tapewolf]

Yes. Monitoring on speakers would require all kinds of jiggery-pokery to minimise the room sound, which I don't really have space for in this house :-S

[syd1973]

That looks like a Watkins Copicat under your mixing desk there! Is she working alright? Bless those little echo machines!

[tapewolf]

It is indeed. Slightly beaten up, I'm afraid, but pretty much indispensable. Nearly all the vocals are going through it these days.

[trufuzionshow]

Amen to that Tapewolf.We still have the Reel's Turnin Over Here.

[Interests2009]

Nice setup.

[sirjasonnasty]

nice setup... nice soundz.

[stratocat9999]

Looks like you need a remote for your Revox 2 track and an auto-locator....Too much walking! :)

[TheMisfit123456789]

holy crap dude how do u know how to work all that, i just got my 2488 neo esterday and idk how to use it lol

[NoizeGearIch]

@tapewolf So does the sound that is heared in the video actually come out of the headphones? Man, you must be deaf! ;-)

[checkabreak]

@wado1942 ok thats the new rule... : )

[wado1942]

@checkabreak

No, I have the ability to listen to what I'm doing. You have to control the level comming into the mixer through the input trims to avoid distortion. Believe me, the sound will be worlds better if it PEAKS at around +6 to +9 on the buss peak meters when you're mixing.

[checkabreak]

@dtfann03 nah is not old..... you old... the old is new again.... that's how you know how old you are when you see kids down the street wearing the same thing u use to wear... and u go>>>>>> that shit its old hahaha : )

[checkabreak]

@wado1942 where have u you learn that gearslutz? : ) i record sooooo hot comes out hot... i record soooooo low it comes out Hot !!! i record medium it also comes out HOT !!

[ReadyTape]

guitarbody,,,look up "compansion" that will help alot,, and might I say this video is farken awesom. Nothin like DIGILOG

[seattlehawkins]

At the end, He ran out to do a huge blast of coke!