i have a tascam portastudio 414 mkII thats been sitting and collecting dust. i want to sprinkle some of that dust onto my drums and get them to sound dirtier but without taking away from the "knock."
what i've been doing so far is playing my drum sequence from my mpc 2000xl at max output and recording it into the 4 track onto track 1 input set to line/mic. I'm thinking Id probably set the gain with all the drums sounds playing to get the levels, and then "solo" all the sounds and record them individually all at that same level I set with all the sounds playing. then, record them into my DAW.
the problem im having is i dont know what levels to set to get the drums sounding dirtier with more "tape saturation" and a little more "knock." i dont want to lose too much from the low end from the kick or the snap from the snare. what levels should i set volume wise when im recording into the 4 track and then recording out of that into my DAW?? Both setting levels on track 1 as well as the master fader.
Also, does it make a difference to track out with the RCA line out vs. the headphone output?
On my interface should I set the input to "instrument" to get more of the "tone" or leave it set to "line"?
ive been experimenting with it for days, but im curious if anyone else has experience they can share. i really want to be able to use it to its full potential. (and yes, i have read the manual, lol)
all suggestions are much appreciated!
what i've been doing so far is playing my drum sequence from my mpc 2000xl at max output and recording it into the 4 track onto track 1 input set to line/mic. I'm thinking Id probably set the gain with all the drums sounds playing to get the levels, and then "solo" all the sounds and record them individually all at that same level I set with all the sounds playing. then, record them into my DAW.
the problem im having is i dont know what levels to set to get the drums sounding dirtier with more "tape saturation" and a little more "knock." i dont want to lose too much from the low end from the kick or the snap from the snare. what levels should i set volume wise when im recording into the 4 track and then recording out of that into my DAW?? Both setting levels on track 1 as well as the master fader.
Also, does it make a difference to track out with the RCA line out vs. the headphone output?
On my interface should I set the input to "instrument" to get more of the "tone" or leave it set to "line"?
ive been experimenting with it for days, but im curious if anyone else has experience they can share. i really want to be able to use it to its full potential. (and yes, i have read the manual, lol)
all suggestions are much appreciated!