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Hi guys,
i know this is a question where il probably get all sorts of answers like 'why do you want to do that?' but just want to see some view points on this. so i really like the sound of tascam recorders but i also like the sound fo digital recordings and iv'e been racking my brain over how to go about getting somewhere in the middle of the two. i was contemplating buying a tascam machine and possibly transferring some of my digitar mixes onto tape and then back into the computer again. would this give it any sort of analog sound or is that just a load of crap. im experienced in music and recording etc but analog is something iv'e never touched. im also looking to try and get something that sort of has the nebraska vibe by bruce springsteen but with a bit less hiss and sort of a bit updated sounding. was talking to my producer friend the other day as i had an idea of transporting digital to tape and then back to digital and from there actually mixing the digital audio and the tape audio together. obviously the synch would have to be tight and would still give that chorus'ey double tracked efeect... but im basically trying to make something that sounds different so going against the grain isnt a problem.... he however said that this would be a problem because tape stretched or something and it will go wildly out of synch with the digital... so any way i guess my questions... 1. can anyone clarify about the tape stretching scenario. 2. will recording digital to tape and then back to digital just sound shit and be a waste of time. 3. is there ways of minimizing the hiss from the tascam tape recorders.... or is there a tascam machine in particular that is more clean sounding?
thanks and apologies in advance if this is just real newbie crap that makes no sense ha ha
i know this is a question where il probably get all sorts of answers like 'why do you want to do that?' but just want to see some view points on this. so i really like the sound of tascam recorders but i also like the sound fo digital recordings and iv'e been racking my brain over how to go about getting somewhere in the middle of the two. i was contemplating buying a tascam machine and possibly transferring some of my digitar mixes onto tape and then back into the computer again. would this give it any sort of analog sound or is that just a load of crap. im experienced in music and recording etc but analog is something iv'e never touched. im also looking to try and get something that sort of has the nebraska vibe by bruce springsteen but with a bit less hiss and sort of a bit updated sounding. was talking to my producer friend the other day as i had an idea of transporting digital to tape and then back to digital and from there actually mixing the digital audio and the tape audio together. obviously the synch would have to be tight and would still give that chorus'ey double tracked efeect... but im basically trying to make something that sounds different so going against the grain isnt a problem.... he however said that this would be a problem because tape stretched or something and it will go wildly out of synch with the digital... so any way i guess my questions... 1. can anyone clarify about the tape stretching scenario. 2. will recording digital to tape and then back to digital just sound shit and be a waste of time. 3. is there ways of minimizing the hiss from the tascam tape recorders.... or is there a tascam machine in particular that is more clean sounding?
thanks and apologies in advance if this is just real newbie crap that makes no sense ha ha