TASCAM MODEL 12 AS A HOME STUDIO MIXER/HUB | 424recording.com

The Tascam Model 12 mixer is a home studio hub in addition to everything else it can be used for! I use the Tascam Model 12 every day in a way I didn't even realize I would, routing all of my instruments and computer audio through it. In this video, I share some thoughts and tips on how I've been using the Tascam Model 12 mixer as a home studio hub.

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[Barryer]

Still have my Tascam Porta One, bought at Manny’s in 1988 ($499 I think). Transports need a hug, but it still works.

[h-dawg]

I’ve ordered the model 12 and it arrives tomorrow! Literally well chuffed. Can’t wait to delve into it!

[heyhuey]

I just got the Tascam 12. I've been away from recording for 8 years or so and found homes for my DA88s and Mackie 1604s. I do still have a Tascam 488 (In the box with manuals) but as I was putting it on line I started to rethink the learning curve to get back to where I was with it in 1993 and pivoted to the 12. What good are all of those CRO2 masters anyway? I like this little guy and as an IT professional I appreciate the evolution of the HW and SW. I'll keep watching your channel and ramp up on the tricks and traps of this unit. Thanx

[MadeOnTape]

excellent to hear! I still haven't pulled the trigger on the model 16 but it's great to see your set up and work flow!

[fiddlefolk]

I think it is a cool situation to record your tracks to the portastudio and get the tape saturation and bounce to the 12 to get the modern flexibility of the new unit.

[MikeFoerster]

FIRST! I'm going to look at getting one for the church, we got a donation for upgrading our a/v stuff and we can use it for our concerts.

[dangoodman]

This is right where I am at and why a bought the model 12. It is a lot to learn as compared to my old Behringer. I just did not want to chase after vintage 4 tracks.

[byniasofficial]

Why are you routing the sound from your pc via the onboard soundcard while Tascam 12 can be used as a USB audio interface? Isn't that a bit of a waste of two perfectly fine channels?

[DespairQuietlyPlease]

Can I ask why you still use an audio interface instead if using the tascam itself?

[Two-Eyed_Boy]

Hey, thanks for letting us in your studio! I work with hardware as well and currently use Tascam DP-008EX but it's probably better for on-the-job recording. It's 2 tracks of simultaneous recording is really limiting.

This Model 12 looks like it could be a good upgrade and a solution for a mixer, which I need to use a rack mounted compressor for sidechain!

[HerbieMiata]

In 1998 I saved up $800 cad washing dishes to buy my TASCAM 424 MkIII. Funny because I wanted the MkII but they didn't make it anymore. I now use TASCAM Model 12

[YellowJelloMusic]

I wanna live in a "perfect" world where I can use my 414 forever :D But if the time comes, I'll probably get the model 12 or something similar for recording DAWless. What you've shown is a great use of it, I love it when people find unusual ways to get advantage of their gear!

[pepuletrz]

same camp..i have been on all types of tascam multi track tape recorders and just a month ago wanted the other tascam <the DP-what ever) the new one.L and M did not have any in stock but had ONE model 12..so ...after 1 min. of thought i bnrought it home..i love it..

[grisimusic]

I always wondered why you replaced the tape recorders for the model 12. I’m looking forward for the comparison between them!

[geet]

my goal with a model 12 is to get rid of my scarlet 2i2 and have all of my main instruments plugged in at al times into ableton.

[simonpanrucker]

Great vid and I like your calm presenting style :) What is the computer keyboard you have there? The colours are

[tylergates]

Wish it had more channels. I used them all up on just drums. So i have to bounce that mix and keep the drums as a final mix and record the rest to fit the mix of the drums.

[helgefaccini]

Really like your channel...kind of watching "Back to the Future" on a large flat screen:). Here's one wish for a future video: I recently bought the Tascam Model 24, but I am still not sure if I am going to keep it or buy the Model 12 ( seems more singer\songwriter type, though it's sadly not analog like the 16 and 24).. . Anyway, here's the thing: if I record a track on the SD card and then send this playback track to my hardware compressor ( on the playback channel press the sub button and then from sub out to compressor input and from compressor output to another input channel of the model12), it works perfect... I can afterwards blend the first track together with the compressed track and it sounds clear and beautiful. ...The big problem is when using the model as an interface...when I playback a recorded track from my daw on the model and do the same thing ( like I do when recording on the SD card), meaning here that I record the compressed track on a new track in my daw, the next step is always a pain in the ass. Cause when I try to blend the two tracks together in the daw there's always a phasing sound ...I always thought that's a latency issue so I zoomed the two tracks in the daw and tried to fit them as good as I can...but it still doesn't sound like on the SD card...i would really appreciate it if you could solve that problems for us...cause I know that there is a lot of people out there who try to use analog mixer and gear and combine it with the digital
Sorry for my nearly perfect English, but I had to miss some English lessons back at school time, cause my 424 needed a lot of attention back in that days

[bun]

got a model 12 in July and same as you, I've set my cassette recorder aside. I never made the jump to DAW recording so i guess I'm a weirdo because everybody looks at me confused when i tell them it. Today i got an ART VLA pro ii compressor and tried it a little. I need to boost the signal with a pre-amp to get the signal hotter, I do have that little ART tube pre-amp and am going to try driving the signal hotter to get a better signal than the first a temp at trying this out.

[wibblegorm]

So you're using other audio interfaces with the Model 12, which is itself an interface? Interesting. Could you say more about the benefits this has on your signal chain/workflow?