![]() 16 years ago you really did have to plan, and think, and replan. We really did do all that faffing around, and now see the futility of it compared with now when the music is the important factor and anyone can record so simply. Looking back 16 years you can actually see how far this industry has gone in such a short time. They then read a really comprehensive advice post like here, and don't understand any of it, so take up fishing and join a fishing forum and start all over again. They then pop off and google recording forums and join another and do the same, they then check back and see no responses so post more. Then post again in another section, just in case people read only one section and don't look at new topics globally (that's another subject altogether). Get an idea, need instant responses as they have no time or willingness to investigate and experiment. It's something that some people just have to do. If a second-dub stage is required for an external-bounce: (from the Porta- to the destination recorder, then back to the Portastudio), using CDr is preferrable to tape, for better high fidelity, but in the end you use what you have, & upgrade gradually, as you can. If you're working with a just ONE High Speed/dbx Portastudio and either a cassette/CDr recorder or the 'puter as a destination device, you'd make one external bounce from the Porta- to either destinaion device, then dub the stereo (tape/CDr) mix back onto the Portastudio on 2-tracks, leaving 2 open tracks for overdubs. ONE HIGH SPEED/DBX PORTASTUDIO AND cassette/CDR/'puter: If by chance you have TWO High Speed/dbx Portastudios to work with, you can mix down from the first Porta- to the second Porta- in stereo, dbx NR ON, then keep recording on second Porta- on the 2 blank tracks. If there are problems with pitch, a second dub will be necessary. Hopefully there are no problems with PITCH. Simple, huh? The Porta 02mkII is a single-speed/No Noise-Reduction recorder, so it lends itself to this simple cassette-swap type of external tape bounce. Then, take the mix tape you've just created, and pop it back into the Porta02mkII, and continue recording on 2-blank tracks. Play back & mix on the Porta02mkII, patch the RCA Line Out's from the Porta- to the RCA Line In's on the destination stereo cassette recorder, and record onto standard cassette with NO NOISE REDUCTION, (NR OFF). THE PORTA02mkII (or MF-P01) to STANDARD STEREO CASSETTE TAPE DECK: Dub resulting CDr mix back onto 2-tracks of the Porta-, leaving 2 open tracks for overdubs. Mixdown on the Portastudio, & record a copy on the CDr recorder, with similar operation to a cassette deck. Use either Line Ins or Sub Ins, and dub the stereo mix from the CD player back onto 2-tracks of the Porta-, on a fresh section of tape. Using the Porta's Line In's gives you more flexibility than using the Sub-Ins, but it's not absolutely necessary. Patch from the CD player's RCA Line Outs to the Portastudio's (1/4") Line In's OR the (RCA) Submix In's. Use cd-layout/recording software to create songlists & burn an audio CDr of the files (mixes). Use recording software to create a (PC: WAV file: 16-bit/stereo/44.1kHz) destination music file for each song. Connect from the Porta's stereo (RCA) Line Out's to the (1/8"-stereo) LINE INPUT on the 'puter (soundcard). Play back on the Porta-, & mix tape tracks 1-4 into stereo. Then, mix down tracks on the Porta- & dub onto an external stereo recorder, such as another tape drive/CDr recorder or your 'puter: is where you'd record on all-4 primary tracks of the Portastudio. Make sure to select the correct Input-track assignment for the target track. Keep the Output levels on the playback tracks 1-3 (prerecorded tracks) to about "7", mix to taste, & adjust the Input for normal "0VU" level. Mix the 3 playback tracks with the PAN conctrols set to CENTER, (mix in Mono). Technically, you may get a "collapse" bounce on the Porta02mkII, by patching a cable from one (L or R) RCA Line Output, to one (L or R) 1/4" Input. On the "typical" 4-track internal track-bounce, you'd select 3 playback channels to TAPE, mix accordingly, and pan the channels hard (L or R), then record in Buss (L/R) mode on the target track: (1/3:Left) & (2/4:Right). The differentiating feature indicating that the Portastudio is capable of an internal track-bounce, is if the mixer channels have a "MIC | OFF | TAPE" Input-select switch. Most other high-end or midrange model Portastudios have a mixer section with L/R track/buss assignment (routing), that's capable of an "internal" track bounce. There is no "master" mix section interfacing between the 2-In/4-Out architecture, which would enable you to assign the 3 prerecorded tracks to the 4th open track. Unfortunately, the Porta 02mkII isn't capable of doing the "internal" bounce. ![]() There are two kinds of track bouncing schemes: "internal" & "external".
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