You must not forget that if someone starts to get into home recording again, after decades, there may be tons and tons of problems to solve, with the hardware, with all that new software business, licensing stuff, installing managers etc., so there may only be a small slot of time for each task, as with this detail.
All i was saying is, please be nice to the forum noobs, there was no intention to annoy anybody here i'd say. And the Tascam M12 is actually very sophisticated. Saying this as an former user of a Tascam 244, where you basically just had to plug in your instruments and go. Thank you.
An internet forum dedicated to audio recording serves as a platform for enthusiasts, professionals, and beginners to discuss, share, and learn about audio recording techniques, equipment, software, and best practices. Its purposes include:
- Knowledge Sharing: Users exchange tips, tutorials, and solutions for recording, mixing, mastering, and editing audio.
- Gear Discussion: Members review and recommend microphones, interfaces, DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations), and other recording equipment.
- Problem Solving: Forums provide a space to troubleshoot technical issues, such as noise reduction, latency, or software bugs.
- Community Building: They foster connections among musicians, producers, sound engineers, and hobbyists with shared interests.
- Project Feedback: Users can share their work for constructive criticism and suggestions to improve their recordings.
- Industry Updates: Forums often feature discussions on new technologies, plugins, or trends in audio production.
This create a collaborative environment to enhance skills, stay updated, and support creative audio projects.
It's unfortunate, but too many "new members" apparently are of the assumption that we're a free alternative to TASCAM Support or offer free instruction and training services.
These types are only interested in receiving a solution to their own particular "problem". They then disappear until their next "problem"; giving nothing back to the community, to include adding to the knowledge base by letting us know if the advice provided solved their problem, or even responding with a simple "thank you" or a "like" in acknowledgement.
I've been an active contributor here for 8 years and have spent thousands of volunteer hours trying to help hundreds of people learn about audio engineering.
As you wrote, this is sophisticated, professional level gear, and it demands a commensurate effort to learn how to use effectively. We try hard to help new owners do that.
But the assumption made by some who join the site that their time is too valuable to waste reading the owner manual, reading the stickies, searching the forum, or providing feedback implies that our time is not as important as their own, and we are just here to make life easier for themselves.
That is an incorrect assumption.
