Compression effect

[tanstaafl49]

Hi all.

I've read the sticky, studied the block, watched Phil's videos, bought his book and I'm still confused.

Can I check with the experts that having recorded, say, six tracks with no effects, I cannot then add an individual amount of compression to each track before sending it to mixdown?

If that's right, I don't need to worry about how to do it. If I'm wrong, I'll work it out. But it seems the only way to do it is bounce the track to another track and compress it on the way?

I do find that the machine, while giving great results, is about as unintuitive as Tascam could have made it.

Arthur.

 

[David Porter]

I'm a little rusty and not looking at the block diagram... and someone will hopefully correct me if I'm wrong here...

But if I recall correctly - you definitely cannot add compression at mixdown using the "dynamic" compression effect. You can use the "guitar" compression effect at mixdown - but only on one track (I think that's right).

But that does not mean that you're forced to go to mixdown without having compression on your chosen tracks. You can play each track that you'd like to add compression to out of the sends and cable it back to an input, adding compression on the way back in, and then record that on to a spare track.

More time consuming - but it'll work.


Look at what Mark wrote here:

https://www.tascamforums.com/posts/29544/

 

[-mjk-]

That production tip also allows for performing a type of parallel compression.

 

[tanstaafl49]

Thanks. I do find it odd that in almost every single way, as far as intuitiveness, ease of use, metering and ability to allocate effects, the Tascam is inferior to my old Boss 1600. It does produce slightly better results and I don't have to put up with the noise of the hard drive grinding away, but I don't think I'd ever buy another Tascam after this one, especially after the early disasters I had before they sorted the operating system out. If I could replace the hard drive of the Boss with a solid state one, I'd go back to it like a shot.
Actually, I wonder if you can?

 

[Mark Richards]

...replace the hard drive of the Boss with a solid state one...I wonder if you can?

Good question for the "Non-TASCAM Equipment Forum". I'll bet someone there may know.

 

[David Porter]

Thanks. I do find it odd that in almost every single way, as far as intuitiveness, ease of use, metering and ability to allocate effects, the Tascam is inferior to my old Boss 1600. It does produce slightly better results and I don't have to put up with the noise of the hard drive grinding away, but I don't think I'd ever buy another Tascam after this one, especially after the early disasters I had before they sorted the operating system out. If I could replace the hard drive of the Boss with a solid state one, I'd go back to it like a shot.
Actually, I wonder if you can?

I have commented about this before. And, of course, it is strictly my opinion which stems from my specific experience.

But after coming from the Roland VS840 and VS880EX (make no mistake - excellent recorders - but incredibly confusing and hard to figure out and master - and came with horrible manuals clearly written by a non-english speaking person(s)) - I found/find the DP-32SD light years more intuitive. The simplicity was a breath of fresh air.

And as I've stated many times - for me - it was learning and leaning on the block diagram along with the Tipping videos. It just clicked with me. Like Neo and the Matrix.