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Tascam fosters creative freedom for music artist and educator John Allen
John Allen is a dynamic live looper (one-man band) at the crossroads of performance, innovation, and education. Known for his looping talent, he has captivated audiences and performed for industry professionals from Los Angeles to Miami to New York. His style features a wide range of musical genres.
“Stardust: An Immersive Music Experience” is a live show created by Allen that takes a visual and aural journey through the cosmos. The show features a live, improvised score performed in real time with vivid 4K space footage in planetariums and theaters nationwide. As a licensed educator, Allen conducts interactive live looping and music workshops at high schools, colleges, and conservatories nationwide.
He uses a variety of equipment from multiple manufacturers, but his Tascam Model 12 recording mixer/DAW controller, Portacapture X6 portable audio field recorder, and DR-10L compact recorder with Lavalier mic are at the heart of everything he does. “I use the Model 12 to record my planetarium show”, he explains. “I noticed using a direct recording from my loop station didn’t adequately document the room’s sound, which is very much a part of my show’s sonic fingerprint. The reverbs and delays didn’t really have a chance to breathe. I brought in the Model 12 to capture not only the direct audio out of my loop station, I also set up room mics and ran them into the Model 12. This gave me an accurate capture of my performances and how the ‘room sound’ is very much part of the show. With the Model 12’s captured audio, audiences can also go to my online store and purchase the show they attended.”
“I use the Portacapture X6 for content creation”, he adds. “Much of the voiceover work for my online content, tutorials, and trailers for my show are done on the X6. The X6 makes it easy to record on location outdoors as well as for tradeshow appearances when I’m not spoiled with a controlled environment.” Allen uses his DR-10L for tutorial creation on his YouTube channel, noting that the DR-10L’s compact design and low-profile aesthetic allow to wear it on camera when a more traditional microphone would be in the way of a particular shot.
When asked about his favorite Model 12 features, he says: “I am not a ‘studio head’ by any standard. What the Model 12 enables me to do is have a flexible platform to record my shows. I am a fan of the top-down design, and its ability to record everything to a SIM card makes it easy to drop into a DAW as needed.” He adds that “the weight of the Model 12 makes it easy to take it to shows” and that “the system’s onboard digital features are readily available on a moment’s notice when needed”.
As for content creation, the Tascam Portacapture X6 plays an important role in Allen’s ability to craft the desired audio passages. “I have used the Portacapture X6’s Podcast feature to capture voiceover audio for use in my tutorial and for doing product demos for companies”, he explains. “I have created a customized setup that enables me to plug my loop station into the X6 and record. It has been a treat to travel around the country, capturing various atmospheric sounds such as a street corner, a mountain lake, or an airport lobby.”
(Photo: Tascam)
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