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Tascam’s Portacapture X6 keeps creativity flowing for Neon Vines

As an electronic multi-instrumentalist and music producer, Jackie Buono, known professionally as Neon Vines, loves to explore the creative potential of modern music gear and software. By blending the technical intricacies of music production with the expressive, emotional world of musicianship, she delivers a performance and sound that is both fresh and innovative in today’s industry.

Tascam’s Portacapture X6 is a vital component of her creative process. She describes some of the ways in which she uses it: “I find it extremely helpful for capturing spontaneous ideas that I come up with when I’m on the go or away from my computer. I often sing short rough ideas or concepts into the built-in microphone so I can revisit them later.”

“Recently I’ve been using the Portacapture X6 to record my handpan - a pitched percussion instrument -  and hand percussion playing”, she adds. “I also enjoy recording audio samples from nature, then coming back into the studio and using little bits of chopped nature samples within my drum grooves. It adds a dynamic layer of depth and a breath of life to the beat that helps make the rhythms all that more unique.”

Buono reports that she has been working with her Portacapture X6 for roughly a year and a half. When asked about those features that she finds most beneficial to her manner of working, she says: “The unit’s portability is a major selling point for me. It’s really the only piece of gear I own that I can easily use for audio capture wherever I go. Also, the built-in mic preamps are high quality and very low noise, so it’s great for capturing the subtleties and details in sound without a high noise floor.”

“I use the Music and Field Recording presets the most often”, she furthers. “The music setting works great for live hand percussion, acoustic guitar, or vocal recording, while the field recording preset helps me capture environmental textures. Manual mode is great for fine-tuning input levels, EQ, and dynamics based on the sound source. I often tweak settings to optimize recordings for post-processing - especially when layering sounds for a complex arrangement.”

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