Dad3353

STOP EVERYTHING..! NOW..! PLEASE..! Get this working with any old duff cassette FIRST, before even considering playing one of the four-track tapes. If it's going to 'eat' tapes, better that it be a duff one..! OK, it doesn't have to be a duff tape, just not one of the precious ones. An ornery stereo tape will do, just to get the transport sorted. Only play your 'good' tapes once it's sorted.

Sorry; far too soporific for my old bones. Are you sure the tape wasn't running at half speed..? Too slow for me to dance to (and I don't dance...). Good production, but not (at all...) my style. Thanks for sharing.

It almost inspires me to install a lift in the cottage; luckily it (the cottage...) is all on just the one level. A bullet dodged.

Clip-on tuner on the headstock, OBBM cable into the Hiwatt head, OBBM cable into HH cab. That's it.

The ideal would be to record all four tracks in one go; there could be slight differences between passages if done in two passes. Not enough to mess up listening, but best avoided, if possible. Just sayin'; good luck with the transfer.

Oh, what a shame; the pieces had to be in exactly ten minutes ago. Now ain't that just bad luck..? Never mind, sonny; have another go next time (when you'll miss the boat by even less... ) ... ... Nah, midnight (the witching hour...), 23rd September 2020 is the Official Closing Ceremony, with trumpet fanfare and parade of scantily-dressed ... Oh, did I say that out loud..? Sorry..!

Oh dear..!

Good afternoon, David, and ... Plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good evening, Greg, and ... You already know that there's plenty to read and amuse you here, and lots to learn and share.

Good call ^^. Needs checking.

S'what I thought, but I read through their doc a few times; no mention. On their forums, it's been requested as a 'feature', but it's not been taken up. Seems odd to me, too, but it's maybe a DAW for doing other stuff, really..?

Darn it..! Why did you have to do that..? Now see what you've done..!

I've given it a quick burst using a spare guitar track I have (originally for trying out the Smooth Hound system; it passed that test...), and can concur. There's not much in the way of 'clean', to be fair, but, to be equally fair, the 'grind' amps do their job very well indeed..! I like the choice of simulated cabs, too; they give added 'depth' to the tones. I'll be using it a bit more, the next time I have a 'heavy' guitar to get down, as it seems that the sounds dial in very readily. A Good Call, and unbeatable value..!

Got, thanks for the timely 'heads up'. I can't say that 'grind' is my speciality subject, but I'll give it a chance. Wish me luck.

Good idea. Leave the mic on the other side of the room, though, please. ...

Indeed. ... ...

That's ^^ a short scale, more like a baritone guitar; those gauges will not suit a long-scale bass, I think. Why not use a 'normal' 'E' string on the 6th, then string up as any bass, but add a 'B' and 'E' at the top end..?

Don't listen to him, folks; he's joshing me. It's entirely listenable, a more-than-worthy addition to the mounting collection of fine works exhibited throughout for these Challenges. Me likee.

You know the score ...

Sorry, but this is not going to help you that much; I'll just describe how I record stuff with Reaper. I don't worry too much about the input level in absolute terms, as long as I'm seeing a decent signal on my on-screen graphics. Different instruments, and different ways of playing can produce different levels, and any imported samples or clips will have their own levels. Before mixing, however, I usually 'normalise' all tracks, which makes them 'compatible', each having the same peak level (can be 0db; I usually prefer a bit less, so normalise to -3 or -6 db...). In the past, with analogue, tape systems, this could increase background noise (tape hiss and the like...), but with modern 24-bit recording, this is, in my view, a thing of the past. I prefer recording more on the low side, then normalising, rather than recording 'hot'. I'd recommend trying this with your system, except that, in looking through the features of Bitwig, it would appear that they (deliberately..?) don't offer a 'Normalise' treatment..! Seems odd to me, and they doubtless have their reasons, but I'd be a bit stuck without it for mixing tracks with disparate levels. Still, that's how I deal with low input levels. To me, they're preferable to 'hot' levels (within reason, of course..!). As stated, this might not help much, but that's how I deal with things. There's nothing wrong with your interface; it's fine.

As far as dancing in general is concerned, both of my left feet are like breeze blocks. It's not an 'age' thing, I've always been more of a stumbling teeter-totterer, even on a Good Day. I'll happily watch a good ballet (Coppélia..? Swan Lake..?), but have no appreciation whatever of this most bizarre of social interactions.

I'm glad I play drums.