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Allen Hinds uses Tascam’s Portacapture X8 for music work

Whether it’s recording vocal performances, instrumental tracks, or ideas for future projects, guitarist and music educator Allen Hinds is always looking for new ways to broaden his range of musical activities. Over the years, he has recorded or performed with Natalie Cole, BeBe & CeCe Winans, The Crusaders, Hiroshima, Roberta Flack, Randy Crawford, Bobby Caldwell, James Ingram, Marilyn Scott, Eric Marienthal, Marc Antoine, Gino Vannelli, and Boney James, to name a few.

Hinds is also involved in music education. He has led worskshops, masterclasses, and clinics worldwide and is also a published author. To help capture audio for his various applications, Hinds uses a Portacapture X8 8-Channel 32-Bit Float Portable Audio Field Recorder from Tascam.

“Over the roughly two years that I’ve had my Portacapture, it’s become central to much of what I do”, he says. “I first acquired this unit to help capture the great voice of Randy Crawford, the well-known jazz and R&B vocalist. I toured with her for several years, so we have a long-standing relationship. These days, she’s been in a wheelchair so she’s not touring. I wanted to capture her vocals, but doing so required that I bring the recording gear to her. The Portacapture X8 made that possible.”

“Having XLR connectors in addition to the onboard stereo mics provides a lot of opportunity for different types of recording tasks and it provides high quality reproduction of whatever it is that I’m recording”, he details. “This unit can capture eight tracks simultaneously - six inputs plus the stereo mix - and it also provides overdub and punch in/out capability.”

“I’ve used both the presets and Manual mode”, he adds. “I used the Voice preset when I recorded Randy Crawford and I also like the Field Recording preset, which I have used when capturing live performances. I’ve experimented with all the presets. You can use them to get close to what you want and then fine-tune the parameters in Manual mode.”

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