TEAC 144 Portastudio

Records it appears on · 2

• Nebraska

  Bruce Springsteen · Album, 1982

  • Lead vocal · Input chainVerifiedFour-track cassette recorder with built-in mixerSettings: C-60 cassettes run at double cassette speed (3.75 ips, per Mix's history of the Portastudio), about 15 minutes per tape; one take of one song per tape
  • Acoustic guitar · Input chainVerifiedFour-track cassette recorder with built-in mixerSettings: C-60 cassettes run at double cassette speed (3.75 ips, per Mix's history of the Portastudio), about 15 minutes per tape; one take of one song per tape
  • Other instruments: harmonica, mandolin, glockenspiel · Input chainVerifiedSpringsteen wanted the spare tracks of the four-track for a few overdubsSettings: C-60 cassettes run at double cassette speed (3.75 ips, per Mix's history of the Portastudio), about 15 minutes per tape; one take of one song per tape
  • Mixdown and transfer · Mix effectsVerifiedFour-track playback and mixer for the stereo mixdown; each song mixed when finished
• Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

  Eurythmics · Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This), 1983

  • Demo and tracking · Input chainVerifiedStewart recorded the sequencer onto it and bounced parts between tracks to build up pieces, some of which became album tracks.

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