I bought a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder last week, the Portastudio 414. A college friend of mine had a similar machine (the 424) and we used to record covers of Billy Bragg and Wilco songs. A few years later I started writing my own music. I got a Sony mini disc recorder and recorded a few horrible demos of my first band... Demos that I have just recently rediscovered in a box full of cassette tapes that I've been moving around with me over the past 10 years.
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| Song Idea and Various Demos |
I started recording a song on the Tascam tonight, but didn't finish it. Here are my initial thoughts:
- I'm refreshingly out of my comfort zone. I've already accidently played a take without hitting record, recorded silence over a take I wanted to keep, and recorded a take at the wrong tape speed. Yeah learning!
- Everything sounds different, and that is inspiring.
- Rewind. I forgot all about rewinding. I spend a lot of time rewinding.
Stay tuned for the finished song...
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| Tascam Portastudio 414 4-Track Cassette Recorder |
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