Editing on tape is nowhere near as hard as both of you think it is. It's just like editing on a workstation, you just have to learn where the "cursor" is (ever used a scrub function? if so that's just mimicking twisting the reels). If a person owns an analog tape machine, it would be extremely bad if they didn't know how to edit tape, because it is impossible for that need to not arise.

Would I want to go back and edit on tape again? No. It's time consuming, and inefficient, but it really isn't that hard, and is much like any other acquired skill.

Nah I'm just talking about his body of work imo.

GOAT engineer imo

post some pics of your setup RAC

I don't have any of the full set-up just yet, but here are some obligatory crappy quality cell phone pics...

Tascam MSR-16 Recorder


Tascam M-2516 Mixing Board

nice


strat looks well worn imo

That is my 57 Reissue. Great girl.

Everything is set up in the studio and completely functional. The board, tape machine, and effects all seem to work. I've been able to get noise through the entire chain and back out again. I am certain there are easier ways for me to accomplish what I am doing. For example, I have no clue of how to use the Patch Bay. But I did lay down some test tracks and play them back. Haven't tried any dubbing, punching, bouncing, nor mixing down. Still plenty to learn.

The reel of tape that came with my equipment was bad. It suffers from what the Analog guys call "Sticky Shed". The tape disintegrates as it passes through the machine, shedding its coatings and leaving a sticky residue on the heads, guides, and rollers.

I ordered about 3 miles of fresh tape that just arrived. I know what I'm doing this weekend!

Feel free to post some questions about the patch bay if you'd like. I may be able to help you out. Or PM if you prefer. Pics/model info of the patch bay would obv be useful as well.

Yeah. I'm so ignorant at this point that I don't even know the questions. I know there is such a thing as a Patch Bay - mostly because I own one. But I have no idea how to use it. I think it simplifies switching between devices, but have zero idea of how it is done.

I'll grab some info about what I have and post it.

Is the manual you were searching for the one for the tascam M-2516 mixer?
I got one on the first try, seems complete, but only 48 pages long. If that´s the one I´ll send it to you, PM

At it's simplest definition, a patchbay is used to interconnect multiple device's ins and outs. So everything runs to the patchbay, than you can use patch cables to do your routing from there. There's all sorts of different kinds with different connector types.

Awesome. Yeah 2516 is what I need. Very much appreciated.

What kind of patch bay? TT? Or TRS?

I hope it's TRS, cause TT's are evil. They're the best when they're hooked up, but when you're the one who has to hook them up, they're horrible.

The new tape made all of the difference. No sticky rollers. Was able to do multiple tracks and dubs. Had a minor glitch that I had to debug. Bad wiring connection. Also didn't realize exactly how the Monitor loop worked. Got that figured out now too now. Still so much to learn about how to shape the sound.

Hey POR, I read an article that remind me of your analog studio shenaningans. I don´t know anything about analog, so i found the introductory part (the description of analog inserts and effects) fascinating.

http://www****sic-tech.com/headlines...._from=&ucat=1&

maybe in the chain knowledge this is like mega basics, but still i tought it was very "cleanly" explained

Really good stuff. Much appreciated. I'll need to read it a few times to really understand it.

I'm still learning the Mega Basics about how to use the gear. My initial recordings are still pretty poor at this point (my terrible playing doesn't help).

Haven't even started looking at how to get it mixed down to digital.