Enjoyed seeing the process.

Hey there, this is just a little vlog which records the songwriting process with a friend. Finished song at the end of the video. Please subscribe comment and like! Let us know what you think!

😇😀👍👏🏽very well done,I do have a Tascam model 12,and had it about a couple of years now…..it works for me.

Toby Hounsham of The Stranglers uses this model on stage great sound

Enjoyed the song. Collaboration. No doubt it is a net positive. The one time I did, I paid a professional musician/producer to work with me on covers and that in turn inspired me to write a few originals. Lessons? Ying and Yang. I realized that if I kept things within my skill set, I could write and record songs on my own. My abilities were better than I realized. Your kazoo example was perfect. Prior to working with the producer I would record a track and fizzle as I didn't think it sound good at all. But I learned that as you fold individual elements into a mix the entire song becomes a greater than it's parts. Also, seeing mixing vs YT videos and reading about it was very helpful. I also learned how much I didn't know. Specifically what comes to mind, putting a song in a key I can sing; playing in time; tune my vocals (hobbyist here) but keep it natural; and so much more.

Great song and very good sounding recording. I am always coming back to standalone devices (Zoom R8, R24, Tascam cassette portastudios, Tascam DP24SD, DP008, Yamaha AW4416...) after going the pc + DAW route. There is just something ultimately satisfying to these machines, they sound fine, everything works without hassle, it just makes me focus on the music more I guess.

Just bought the Model 12 solely for the MPC 8 outputs. My goal was to use the Model 12 strictly as an audio interface for multitracking the 8 outs of MPC into Ableton. I did not know this wasn’t an analog mixer after purchase. Beautiful mixer but disappointed of its limitations when recording into DAW. From my understanding, you CANNOT use the Panning, EQ and Faders per channel to add a pre-mix and then record that into DAW? Just looking for a second opinion here lol. I can still multitrack the 8 outs into Ableton no problem. But it all goes in dry no matter if the faders are up, or down or the channels are panned left/right. This mixer is very confusing. I guess all those great features are for standalone recording to SD??? If you can help navigate me on any possibility here it would be highly appreciated lol!!

I just buy the films that i like so i don't have a problem with buying films for the sake of it .That's when you fall in the trap like you have and you find that most film you have you will never watch. DVD is crap quality and mostly on blu ray now and coming to 4k so any films i have on blu ray i will just sell them as there on 4k. But i get what you saying for space reasons especially when your moving to another house that would be a life changer but if you throw away the original blu ray or 4k boxes that the disk goes into for saving space then you will lose its value on the market for a rare film with its original box missing. So what do you do then as you still will have no room because you're keeping the empty original cases' and boxsets for its value reason. Especially if your into Steel book collection edition and boxset like i am for your favourite films with the nice artwork your pretty much not going to throw away those case's some of them are over hundred pounds and a lot more

Nice video! Couple of friendly suggestions which I learned from another youtube channel (@recordingstudio9): firmware 1.42 has a gain boost which you can apply to mics like the SM58. Also there's a normalize function now which can help in the final mastering, and also... if you bounce your mastered track from main back to 9/10 you can re-record it with the compression at 9 o'clock and that will help fit everything together before you export the main track with the export function for distribution.

I agree completely. If you want to avoid the heavier weight and the higher cost of a hammer-action keyboard, I think the M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 is terrific. Another great option you might consider is the Casio CT-S1. It has some built-in sounds that are quite good (perhaps not equal to Pianoteq). It also has built-in speakers and you can run an audio cable from your iPad headphone jack to the "aux input" on the Casio (decent sound quality for practicing, but not loud enough for performance). I think the key action is equal to or slightly better than the M-Audio and you can select 3 different velocity curves. The Casio lacks a pitch bend and mod wheel. Casio just announced a 73-key version of the CT-S1 and the extra keys would be very helpful for may keyboard players.

Wie kreativ der Mensch doch ist, wie gottgleich in seinem Schaffen! Nicht nur sich diese Melodien auszudenken sondern auch ein Instrument zu entwickeln und diese Melodien dann umzusetzen! Mal ganz abgesehen von den motorischen Fähigkeiten...der Mensch ist schon eine krasse Maschine^^

Great

Nice tutorial on the Tascam 12..Ive been away from recording for a long while but have continued to play & getting one next month..Looks like old school meets digital..It's got knobs I recognize LOL..Thanks you sold me on it.

Cheers dude, creepy covers, yours still kicks serious ass though ! ❤

My model 12 is on its way, can't wait

This is amazing Michael great work and very inspiring.🧡👌🔥good choice of album covers to inspire you too.

Yeah, you mentioned how because of 80s production It's straight away from sounding like real instruments. And yeah, that's definitely correct. But I kind of saw it this way when I listened to 80s records. I didn't think d*** that. Drum machine doesn't sound like a drum. I just kind of hear it as it's not supposed to mimic.

This is just my opinion. No hate here. But I love 80s production. Yeah, there's some bad 80s. Records, just like there's some great 80s. Records that used great use of 80s production for its time. I personally love it. I love all the keyboards and the drum machines ect. It's all just so fun and loud. There are some great records that came out of the 80s that Kate Bush's records. I mean, there was some heavy fair. Light used on those records, but they're so good. And of course, Peter Gabriel ABC Howard Jones. The dream Academy. Peter Cetera. Pet Shop Boys. Aha, duran duran I even love that Jane child record that came out in the end of the 80s Even Rick Springfield's 80s records. I absolutely adored. No, hate you're just saying I love it.

Picked up one about a week back because of qualities highlighted in this review. I already have a more substantial portable digital piano with a progressive hammer action. This little key controller fits in different locations, yet isn't totally foreign when I switch. One downside I've noted on my copy, and which I've seen reported by other reviewers: The MIDI velocity/touch response isn't super consistent between the keys. So you might have problems with playing that relies on nuance. Still it's super inexpensive and light weight and has a decent key feel and response. You can play it not only on a stand with a sustain pedal, but also play it semi comfortably with it just propped on a lap, or bed, or desk/table! Although those aren't ideal positions, it expands when and where you can play.

Thinking of picking up the Tascam 12 for Live band recordings. What do you think? Nice Recording! Thanks for Sharing!

This is honest sooo freaking cool and i loved listening to it ! Keep up the work lad !

Something like this crossed my mind but i could never. However since i was running out of space, i went in and took a look at my collection and decided to just part ways with the dusties. So discs i had no use for anymore. It was really the best solution because i could still keep the case style presentation, streamline my collection to where it is properly curated now and get some decent money back in return.

Hey everyone, this is the last song from my EP and the end of an era for this period of writing songs. I hope you have enjoyed the songs as much as I have finally recording them. Please let me know and see you all soon ❤

I bought a fake and sent back

excellent!

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i got the fake one from China for 45$ and i love it

Great job ! Really enjoyed the song ! Keep it up

Hey all, this is the fourth track from my EP the boy doesn’t learn. It was written after 9/11. Hope you enjoy the lyric video. Please let me know what you think and subscribe for future videos ❤

Excelente vídeo. Parabens! Sua canção chegou até o Brasil. 🇧🇷

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Beautiful song. Great job. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🇧🇷

Sounds very good. You did everything in the tascam 12 alone? Sounds awesome!!!

Thanks for an excellent video. Clear and concise. I like the song as well 👍🏼

Great tune and songwring. Really like the chord changes.

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The main difference with original is that CD's are mono. The fake are stereo, well mine is, the sound is great, so for £30 I have all Beatles albums on CD plus in stereo. Bargain

Very well done :)

Dig it.

Hey all, this is the third song from my EP the boy doesn’t learn. I am uploaded one video a week so please comment and sub for future songs. Full album on all streaming platforms. Thanks for checking out the video! See you all soon!

Nice one

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This is the second track of my ep, so I upload a lyric video, please comment like and subscribe , any support is much appreciated ❤

I’ve got fake stereo and mono boxed sets that I picked up when I was living in Shanghai (where genuine articles just cannot be had). I have never listened to the discs, as I’ve kept them in the shrink wrap, so I can’t speak to the audio quality or the quality of the booklets or inner sleeves. The outer boxes of both sets seem to be of higher quality than the other fakes I’ve seen reviewed on KZfaq. Some of my albums exhibit some of the spelling errors and bad reproduction quality I’ve seen, but others do not. I conclude that I’ve got a higher quality fake, but a fake nonetheless.

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Cool mate, cheers. Couple of thoughts: First off, thank you for making this demo feature an actually pretty good song with competent singing, Almost every other 'gear demo' type video for the Model 12 that I've watched has very poor music being recorded on it, which is a bummer to sit through. Secondly, with regard to the compressor knob, another KZfaqr (RecordingStudio9) made a detailed analysis of how it works.( The upshot is here... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rZqIq7h1qrbbZX0.html.) Basically, at 25% (9 o'clock or so) it acts as a high threshold 100:1 limiter, and then as you go clockwise on the knob, the threshold lowers, and the ratio drops as well down to your typical 8:1 - 4:1 compression ratios. So it does very different things depending where you are on the knob, not just "less/more". Finally, I am planning to get a Model 12 and use it similar to what you've done here, so your video was a nice workflow tour.

You couldn't have spent your "birthday money" in any better way than that! I just bought a 2d hand Epiphone Dot (a 2005 model, made in Korea) and I can't put it down. It looks exactly like the one you got, with the only difference being that mine has a plain pick guard without the "E" logo. I usually play it essentially unplugged, and it sounds, feels and plays great. Very lively, very resonant. Sweet guitar! Well done!

Nice, a very capable device...I've got one, but rarely use it!! Need to dig it out again!!!

Lovely performance!