That was an AWESOME machine! I used to dream about having one of those in the 80s. The most I could afford was a Fostex 160 cassette multitracker. I'm a Cakewalk user for 10 years now but I'll always have the greatest respect for that vintage of gear.

Keep the 388 vids coming! Love learning about this machine

That was our first multitrack recorder for my studio back in 1987/88. ✌️

Would also love to see more step by step videos on the entire process

Keep these 388 videos coming!

Would love to see a video for the absolute recording beginner... like what other gear we need besides the 388, what the whole recording process looks like step by step, how to record a whole song, etc, etc.

Man i just found this channel and I lvoe it, and your music and all your Tascam knowledge. Thanks for making these videos!

Hey Matthew and Doris, I just love you guys so much, your honesty, your love for the analogue vibe. May your God bless you both and keep you forever more. Much love. Paul. Beautiful people you truly are.

Yes please do a video on maitenence on the new 388. Love cheers😍

Very cool sound!!!! I love the drum sound!!

Rad! Can't wait for new album tho!

Digging this guitar riff! Great video!

Awesome video guys! Timely...I've just been doing some final cleaning of the pots and faders in my old Tascam 424. Been recording digital for years, but it's been great getting back to tape. Such warm charm that you just don't get, even with some of the best plugins. There's a natural compression, and distortion to it that is very hard to duplicate without the real thing. Still want one of these beauties again though...Fantastic machine! Thanks again for posting.👍👍👍

Can you also do a video about why/how you master from the 388 to the other reel to reel? That would be awesome

Cool stuff!

Would love to see repair video!!!

Nice brotha!

With albums appearing in the big box stores here in the United States it's clear analog is making a comeback. I like my old Roland VS-1824CD digital recorder far better than my old analog tape recorder. It's still got enough knobs for hands on but the digital patch bay, on board effects and track editing are things I would never want to live without again. Still nice to see these old antiques being used in today's throw away society.

CANT WAIT FOR NEW ALBUM, ITS GONA BE GREAT!!!

I really like when you started to play! Sounds very nice!! Feels like R.E.M. or THE SMITHS I really like the video!!

Nice bro

THATS A GREAT PSYCH GUITAR TRACK!

more please

hey I'm super interested in how you're pairing the 388 with your DAW in your recording process!

Hey Matthew. Love the 388 videos. I have an old 244 I use a lot for particular tape stuff in my studio up here in seattle, but still usually end up mixing and recording in the box. I just got my hands on a 388, so your videos have been useful. When you say youre bouncing to that other tape machine, can you elaborate on that? Wondering if you take your tape on the 388 and bounce that right to your DAW and then mix in the box there and then summing to that other machine and back into your DAW or what..

Could you do a video on using the TASCAM as Eqboard an using oyher outboard gear recording with the DAW ? Analog-digital recording guitar and drums

Thanks so much for this vid Matthew. Super cool stuff. I've had 'The Illusion' on repeat for the past few weeks and it's an incredible album. I'm working on recording an album myself right now on the cassette-based cousin of this machine the, Tascam 488. I could be wrong but it looks like you were recording directly into the preamps on your 388. Is that right or were you using any other preamps or compressors? How do you normally do it? Also our of curiosity do you normally use the dbx function on this machine? Looking forward to the third Dream Machine album!

Can any tech refurb and fix these or should I find a specialist??

I need more cowbell !!!!

Hi! Greetings from Salamanca Spain, I'm the proud owner of a TASCAM 388, I want to start recording with it, I'm in the process of building my home studio, for matters of space and specially to avoid unpleasant situations with my neighbors, one of the things I'm lacking is the acoustic drums, I have an electric one an Alesis DM6 which I plug to mi iMac and I use EZ toon and/or Perfect Drums in Logic, it sounds pretty decent. I would like to know what to put in my rack to record the rest of the instruments analogically, Mic preamps, compressors? what do you have in your rack?, do you connect the microphone of to any particular Preamp or you just go directly from the Mic to the Tascam, do you ever use DI boxes? what Microphone preamps do you use? My instruments which I would like to record analogically are guitars, bass, keyboards, my wonderful Fender Rhodes and my Yamaha YC 45D. The only thing that will go to the tascam for the moment Electronically are drums. what is your audio interphase that you use to pass the sound of the tascam to Logic? than you very much in advanced

Would you ever give lessons on how to use one of these over skype? I could pay for your time of course. I have one and just need help getting started.

Repair centers in New York State??

Repair nice one

Would love to see repair videos 👍🏼

Is that a faces poster in the back

What did you play the drums to?

Hello! Stumbled across your vids just by looking up as much as I can about the 388 I have been really obsessed with them. Have you seen the new tascam model 24 mixers? I'm curious if you feel this might be comparable to the 388 vibe and workflow wise? The only thing holding me back from pulling the trigger on the 388 is the insane prices these days they go for like 2k usually even non functioning. Any advice here?

How come it was going into the red?? Isn't that bad

lmao I don't have a 388 but I do have a Teac 2300 and a Tascam M-30 so i'm sure the M-30 has the same knob and input/ouput layout

I am in western ny state near Rochester. I just got a 388 for $300!! But It needs some repairs. Any ideas on a good place to take it? I am willing to drive if need be. I would love to get a full restoration and setup if possible.

Hey, just wondering - how come you record so the needles are pushing into the redzone? Does this cause unwanted distortion or do you think this is the better way to go? I use a tascam 388 and I love it but I often wonder if I'm making the best use of it with my amatuer skills! Thanks.

As great as any GBV song already. ⚡️

You've done guitar and bass, now how about the drums?

Do you have any that services your Tascam gear? Also, how does this machine do with recording to the outside tracks, and can you bounce to adjacent tracks without problems?

Hi Matthew, have you any idea why when I try and record drums with a click (which can assigned to any track on the tascam) it’s bleeding in to all the channels? I’m sending my click from logic to the saffire which is going in to the tascam. It can be faint on the other channels but it’s still there. What is your technique for setting up a click track wit your live recordings ? Thanks in advance

Probably a dumb question but how can you record to a click track on one of these? Would I need to use a track to record a metronome then eventually just record over it?

Would love to see a tour of your setup without that 70’s filter. True colors. Any chance?

Why do you also record to the computer?

Also, what are you using the DAW for?

i'm lost, where did the backing track come from?

Hey Man. My 388 is down for repairs. Any assistance you can offer would be much appreciated. 👍😎🇨🇦

Awesome! Any chance you know where to get the 388 serviced in orange county / L.A?

Hey long time listener 388 user, noticed you have the pitch way up is there a reason for this ?

Why did you get another one??

👍😎🇨🇦

I dont wont to know how to use it i like to know where to find one then i learn how to use it later lol