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From: shep@datacube.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 10:41:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  9 10:41:00 1985
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Nf-From: datacube!shep    Jul  9 10:41:00 1985


>My friend and I have done a lot of work with decks like the Tascam (such
>as the Fostex) and the configuration that we use involves using and old 
>dbx(tm) stereo noise reduction. This helps to cut down on a lot of the 
>noise that you get from the preamp section of most of these small decks.

	One of the nice things about the Tascam widget is that it has
the dBx codecs built in to the unit. You can switch them in/out for all
four channels. This is great since one of the drawbacks to "casual" users
of dBx when using an external codec is getting the gains and hf-lift lined
up. By keeping it one device, in this case the Portastudio, there is little
chance of gross mistracking unless little fingers begin to reach inside the
deck. 
	I've been real happy with my Portastudio for playing around at home.
It's great for laying down riffs and working them out. I have a bunch
of MIDI machines and a few guitars. By laying tape sync on an outer track
and using an appropriate MIDI widgetizer, you can keep all your keyboards,
samplers, and drum machines first generation onto your final mix! This
leaves the other tracks open for guitars and vocals. 
	This method is great since you can spend eternity working out
your groove with MIDI and "real" instruments; walk into your local 24-track
studio; and lay-up to the 24-track your regenerated timecode. If you
care about the sound, you can keep all the MIDIfied stuff as MIDI code
`till remix!
	Anyhow, I like my Portastudio. It functions well as a mid-fi
recorder. It records timecode and/or tapesync, which is important for
my world. My only gripe was that it came from the factory with a poor
lineup.

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