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- DM-24 DA-88 DA-20
Hi to you all
I have been recording for more than 45 years - just to give you an example
I have here the granddaddy of samplers - the EMAX 1 keyboard lol just 8 note poly and 8 bit sounds
but those sounds are great and you cannot reproduce this kinda warm fuzzy 8 bit noise on a modern computer ! This keyboard actually replaced the legendary Yamaha DX 7 which I had - 4 note poly and 21 sounds I think ! so going up to an Emax was luxury AND it had a floppy disc drive too !!
I have also got the wonderful 1st digital reverb ever made by a company Dynachord
It has got a massive 8 presets !! and cost me £500 back in 1979 ! but those 8 presets do sound great !
It was actually named the DRP-16 because for a further £375 you could buy an add-on chip which you retro-fitted and gave you ..…..another 8 presets !!
It made a refreshing change to the old spring reverb I had - which looked like a 4ft length of blue pipe the plumber has left behind !!
And recording ? Started on a Phillips 2 track which they manage to get a small add-on box which meant you could over-dub on 1 track !
Moved onto of course the 1st Tascam Portastudio 4 tracks ! - well actually not - you had to stripe
the 1st track with white noise so that the drum machine (Yamaha x15) would be able to follow -
so then ONLY 3 tracks to use for recording - yes you learnt instrument and vocal placement in the stereo field the hard way !!!
So here I am I've gone digital after all these years of resisting it - ALL my old analogue gear
is STILL working after 40 years of use !! Yes EMAX 1 yes Dynachord DRP-16 yes Roland SDE 1000 (anyone remember THAT !)
And for guitar work ? I have got here the almost the ' lost in time ' Axxeman 1 u rackmount unit in a fetching light blue 4 guitar presets 3 chorus presets (well they are activated by push latching switches ) no solid state switching back then either ! With overdrive and fuzz control knobs !!! really ! lol Drove all way down to Hertfordshire to pick it up from the 2 gentlemen who were making it in a shed in the back garden of their house (I kid you not !)
So I have managed to get myself a really really nice condition DM-24 it is really like new ! got it from a guy who used it only as a 16-2 monitor mixer to monitor Welsh Choir singing only on a Sunday ! so it is unmarked none of the 100 snapshots have been used none of the user preset slots have been use AND he fitted a brand new LCD screen to it last year costing him £200 - I bought it for £185 !! lol
Now I have a good knowledge of recording gear and most times I do NOT read the manual never had to with analogue gear at all (this mixer is replacing my Soundtracs 24 channel desk which is STILL going strong after 30 years of use (British made that's why !) )
So I set up to record - I've followed all the instructions in the qs guide and the user manual - BUT having read ALL the manuals from front to back - NOWHERE is there any mention of what the hell the RECORD switches on the DM-24 do ! or how to activate them !!! after 3 days of frustration
MY BRAIN HURTS !! lol
So can someone PLEASE tell me how to activate the record switches on the DM-24 which
surely means that the DM-24 channels are RECORD READY and will send out signal to the multitrack
I have got hooked up a DA-88 and an Akai DR-16 both ARE recognised by the system and are
set up as DIRECT OUT and RETURN to AUX 1-2 everything is fine and dandy with that
BUT how do I hit the record switches to get the channels to send my signals to these 2 machines?
As I say I have found by reading ALL the manuals (which I hate doing but 'needs must' and all that)
There is NO mention of probably THE most important switch on the whole mixer - the RECORD switch - it's what mixer are designed for no? to mix - to record said mixes ? no?
I think it's deliberate - The Japanese do like puzzles - they like Kareokee and beer too - together !
I know this I have visited Japan many many times ( I was Technical Manager for ALPS ELECTRIC Co Japan)
Yes - ALL Tascams are stuffed with ALPS components - faders switches - tact switches encoders potentiometers lcds etc etc me and my team designed most of it !!
Tascam are about no 7 on the ALPS customer list behind Sony Nissan Honda Ford BMW Mercedes
Toshiba Apple Microsoft Dell Samsung etc (not Yamaha - they use Panasonic components )
Pretty much the entire UK Pro-Audio industry is using ALPS components from Solid State Logic
AMS/Neve Amek DDA Soundcraft Soundtracs Allen+Heath
Used to have tea and cake with Mr Rupert Neve and discuss circuit designs and played too much golf with Mr Dearden Davies and his brother Andrew (DDA Consoles) My kids went over to Graham Langley's house to play (owner of Amek ) he would come and have Sunday dinner with me and the family
Why ALPS ? simply they are the best ! they make components that will give long life and service for many many years - see above lol I have a Sony Hi-fi amp the TA-AX3 it's been with me since I was 22 !! IT STILL WORKS perfectly !!
So answers on a postcard please - or here will be fine !!
Thanks for reading - Sorry the post is longish - but I am 64 years old and I like to ramble on !! lolol
Regards
Billr
I have been recording for more than 45 years - just to give you an example
I have here the granddaddy of samplers - the EMAX 1 keyboard lol just 8 note poly and 8 bit sounds
but those sounds are great and you cannot reproduce this kinda warm fuzzy 8 bit noise on a modern computer ! This keyboard actually replaced the legendary Yamaha DX 7 which I had - 4 note poly and 21 sounds I think ! so going up to an Emax was luxury AND it had a floppy disc drive too !!
I have also got the wonderful 1st digital reverb ever made by a company Dynachord
It has got a massive 8 presets !! and cost me £500 back in 1979 ! but those 8 presets do sound great !
It was actually named the DRP-16 because for a further £375 you could buy an add-on chip which you retro-fitted and gave you ..…..another 8 presets !!
It made a refreshing change to the old spring reverb I had - which looked like a 4ft length of blue pipe the plumber has left behind !!
And recording ? Started on a Phillips 2 track which they manage to get a small add-on box which meant you could over-dub on 1 track !
Moved onto of course the 1st Tascam Portastudio 4 tracks ! - well actually not - you had to stripe
the 1st track with white noise so that the drum machine (Yamaha x15) would be able to follow -
so then ONLY 3 tracks to use for recording - yes you learnt instrument and vocal placement in the stereo field the hard way !!!
So here I am I've gone digital after all these years of resisting it - ALL my old analogue gear
is STILL working after 40 years of use !! Yes EMAX 1 yes Dynachord DRP-16 yes Roland SDE 1000 (anyone remember THAT !)
And for guitar work ? I have got here the almost the ' lost in time ' Axxeman 1 u rackmount unit in a fetching light blue 4 guitar presets 3 chorus presets (well they are activated by push latching switches ) no solid state switching back then either ! With overdrive and fuzz control knobs !!! really ! lol Drove all way down to Hertfordshire to pick it up from the 2 gentlemen who were making it in a shed in the back garden of their house (I kid you not !)
So I have managed to get myself a really really nice condition DM-24 it is really like new ! got it from a guy who used it only as a 16-2 monitor mixer to monitor Welsh Choir singing only on a Sunday ! so it is unmarked none of the 100 snapshots have been used none of the user preset slots have been use AND he fitted a brand new LCD screen to it last year costing him £200 - I bought it for £185 !! lol
Now I have a good knowledge of recording gear and most times I do NOT read the manual never had to with analogue gear at all (this mixer is replacing my Soundtracs 24 channel desk which is STILL going strong after 30 years of use (British made that's why !) )
So I set up to record - I've followed all the instructions in the qs guide and the user manual - BUT having read ALL the manuals from front to back - NOWHERE is there any mention of what the hell the RECORD switches on the DM-24 do ! or how to activate them !!! after 3 days of frustration
MY BRAIN HURTS !! lol
So can someone PLEASE tell me how to activate the record switches on the DM-24 which
surely means that the DM-24 channels are RECORD READY and will send out signal to the multitrack
I have got hooked up a DA-88 and an Akai DR-16 both ARE recognised by the system and are
set up as DIRECT OUT and RETURN to AUX 1-2 everything is fine and dandy with that
BUT how do I hit the record switches to get the channels to send my signals to these 2 machines?
As I say I have found by reading ALL the manuals (which I hate doing but 'needs must' and all that)
There is NO mention of probably THE most important switch on the whole mixer - the RECORD switch - it's what mixer are designed for no? to mix - to record said mixes ? no?
I think it's deliberate - The Japanese do like puzzles - they like Kareokee and beer too - together !
I know this I have visited Japan many many times ( I was Technical Manager for ALPS ELECTRIC Co Japan)
Yes - ALL Tascams are stuffed with ALPS components - faders switches - tact switches encoders potentiometers lcds etc etc me and my team designed most of it !!
Tascam are about no 7 on the ALPS customer list behind Sony Nissan Honda Ford BMW Mercedes
Toshiba Apple Microsoft Dell Samsung etc (not Yamaha - they use Panasonic components )
Pretty much the entire UK Pro-Audio industry is using ALPS components from Solid State Logic
AMS/Neve Amek DDA Soundcraft Soundtracs Allen+Heath
Used to have tea and cake with Mr Rupert Neve and discuss circuit designs and played too much golf with Mr Dearden Davies and his brother Andrew (DDA Consoles) My kids went over to Graham Langley's house to play (owner of Amek ) he would come and have Sunday dinner with me and the family
Why ALPS ? simply they are the best ! they make components that will give long life and service for many many years - see above lol I have a Sony Hi-fi amp the TA-AX3 it's been with me since I was 22 !! IT STILL WORKS perfectly !!
So answers on a postcard please - or here will be fine !!
Thanks for reading - Sorry the post is longish - but I am 64 years old and I like to ramble on !! lolol
Regards
Billr
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