Hi.
I'm still working on my new album but the recording process has been slow due to severe technical problems with my vintage Soundtracs Topaz mixing console. I had to let go of it and start looking for a new/old console to replace it. I was shit broke as I usually am so It took me almost 8 months to find one I could afford. During this down-period I recorded almost nothing in the studio. Just a few synth overdubs and that was it. I tried different digital solutions like plugging straight into my RME interfaces and so on but nothing really worked or sounded the way I was used to. Eventually, I landed on a Tascam M-3500, fully analog 32 channel inline studio console from the 90's. It also had a few technical issues but I fixed it shortly after I bought it and now it works flawlessly. I was actually looking for a more modern studio console like a 32 channel inline Audient or a Toft Audio but I couldn't find any that I could afford so I went for the Tascam. I paid $1000 for it and I don't regret it. It's a great sounding console despite lukewarm critics from former users and besserwisser around the world. It's hard to tell though. I mean, I've read a bunch of crappy reviews of great sounding consoles like famous Soundcraft's, Allen & Heath's and yea, also Neve consoles. It's all about taste and opinion, I guess. I have no problem with Tascam. I started recording music on a 4 track Tascam Porta 04 cassette studio. Then I continued on a Tascam TSR-8 (½" reel to reel tape machine) and now I am working on a Tascam again so I guess I can say Tascam has always been with me. The console is more than 30 years old but it still holds up very well. The main important thing is; I am back in the studio recording and I'm having great fun. Still have some work left to do on my album but hopefully, It will be out in March, next year.
