Ok, It's been about 20-30 years or so but-
Me and my friends found the easiest way to do this, "At least back then"., was to use a, "Cassette Deck", which everyone had back then. Any cassette tape deck will work for this. But the quality of the deck and also it's "function list" can make a huge difference. "Especially when playing with recorded media from other studio's". All the good decks always had individual channel, "gain leveling" adjustments also. One of the best and definitely the easiest way we found was with a certain, "Teac" dual cassette deck actually. Using the "Tape record-In", "RCA" inputs ", "R+L", or "Single channel". Because that particular deck had a playback tape, "Pitch control" for each channel. That will allow you to bring what-ever the music you are playing into tune (exactly) with your guitars tuning. "I always tuned with a "fork" or at the very least a "Banana", but it never seemed to matter. The recordings, even my own were always off a bit somehow. "Even the minutiae of an in -house voltage variance can do this". Like a reading of "115V" as opposed to say,"117V" in a residential system. That pitch control makes it ALLOT easier to play (with) a recording. Or else it seemed like you would have to 're-tune the guitar every time you changed recordings or you would be off at least a bit. "Have you ever tuned two guitars together, to play a song live like say,-(Black Sabbath)"? Both guitars have to be tuned (exactly) against each other or else it just doesn't truly sound right. But when we were on it? Man it sounded amazing!
A trick for that is to tune normally, THEN, tune one, "Harmonic" against the same on the other guitar. That was the only way......
"Try playing the intro with the two, "Fretless", guitars to, "Cat Stevens", "Take a walk on the wild side" without doing that!
You can then also use this set-up to record any changes you make to a song by just recording your throughput along with the other recording. while it plays on the primary side of the "Teac" deck on a blank cassette in the "Teac", in real-time.
From the instrument itself, you "can", plug directly into the deck with an 1/4"-TS to rca, splitter/adapter. But your sound and gain will be quite "Hokey". But you can try it. This depends mainly on your, "Pick-ups". And back then "Active pick-up's" didn't even exist, "so your on your own if you have those".
I am now remembering, "As the cobwebs are getting knocked off a bit".-
About the transition from any guitar with a pick-up, "acoustic or electric" to the cassette deck or reel to reel. First you need a 1/4"-T.S. to a two channel, rca splitter, adaptor.
"NOT a 1/4"-TRS, to rca, adaptor"!
Unless you have a stereo-out guitar?? You do not......
You can "depending on the gear", use certain, "Effects pedals". Like a decent "BOSS", "EQ" pedal with gain adjustment. My favorite and best sounding way was to use the, "BOSS, 2 channel, Digital delay", (The one with the three 1/4" outputs and two 1/4" inputs). But that "can", be problematic depending on the gear. Simply, "Too much" or a set-up wired or grounded incorrectly = noise. "Ended up with a Roland GP-8/FC-100", and an, "Alesis", "Midi-verb". Plus the two "DBX", 32 band Eq's and not much else.
As a standard, in my "Reference", set-up rig. At the end of my effects rack. I used two "DBX", analog, "32 band, EQ's".
(One per channel, R+L). And before "ANY" amplification. Using the secondary 1/4" outputs on each EQ into either the stage's mixer being used or at practice or home into a mixer, reel to reel or that "Teac" deck with a 1/4" - RCA adapter. And the primary outputs into my main 100W heads- "Randall/ Mesa boogie".
That was the best sounding way.
So that's my two cents about the easiest way. And it took years to figure that out.
I also have done this through various 4, 8 and 16 track, "Analog tape" recorder/players.
I hope this helps....
And, "Merry Christmas"!
Me and my friends found the easiest way to do this, "At least back then"., was to use a, "Cassette Deck", which everyone had back then. Any cassette tape deck will work for this. But the quality of the deck and also it's "function list" can make a huge difference. "Especially when playing with recorded media from other studio's". All the good decks always had individual channel, "gain leveling" adjustments also. One of the best and definitely the easiest way we found was with a certain, "Teac" dual cassette deck actually. Using the "Tape record-In", "RCA" inputs ", "R+L", or "Single channel". Because that particular deck had a playback tape, "Pitch control" for each channel. That will allow you to bring what-ever the music you are playing into tune (exactly) with your guitars tuning. "I always tuned with a "fork" or at the very least a "Banana", but it never seemed to matter. The recordings, even my own were always off a bit somehow. "Even the minutiae of an in -house voltage variance can do this". Like a reading of "115V" as opposed to say,"117V" in a residential system. That pitch control makes it ALLOT easier to play (with) a recording. Or else it seemed like you would have to 're-tune the guitar every time you changed recordings or you would be off at least a bit. "Have you ever tuned two guitars together, to play a song live like say,-(Black Sabbath)"? Both guitars have to be tuned (exactly) against each other or else it just doesn't truly sound right. But when we were on it? Man it sounded amazing!
A trick for that is to tune normally, THEN, tune one, "Harmonic" against the same on the other guitar. That was the only way......
"Try playing the intro with the two, "Fretless", guitars to, "Cat Stevens", "Take a walk on the wild side" without doing that!
You can then also use this set-up to record any changes you make to a song by just recording your throughput along with the other recording. while it plays on the primary side of the "Teac" deck on a blank cassette in the "Teac", in real-time.
From the instrument itself, you "can", plug directly into the deck with an 1/4"-TS to rca, splitter/adapter. But your sound and gain will be quite "Hokey". But you can try it. This depends mainly on your, "Pick-ups". And back then "Active pick-up's" didn't even exist, "so your on your own if you have those".
I am now remembering, "As the cobwebs are getting knocked off a bit".-
About the transition from any guitar with a pick-up, "acoustic or electric" to the cassette deck or reel to reel. First you need a 1/4"-T.S. to a two channel, rca splitter, adaptor.
"NOT a 1/4"-TRS, to rca, adaptor"!
Unless you have a stereo-out guitar?? You do not......
You can "depending on the gear", use certain, "Effects pedals". Like a decent "BOSS", "EQ" pedal with gain adjustment. My favorite and best sounding way was to use the, "BOSS, 2 channel, Digital delay", (The one with the three 1/4" outputs and two 1/4" inputs). But that "can", be problematic depending on the gear. Simply, "Too much" or a set-up wired or grounded incorrectly = noise. "Ended up with a Roland GP-8/FC-100", and an, "Alesis", "Midi-verb". Plus the two "DBX", 32 band Eq's and not much else.
As a standard, in my "Reference", set-up rig. At the end of my effects rack. I used two "DBX", analog, "32 band, EQ's".
(One per channel, R+L). And before "ANY" amplification. Using the secondary 1/4" outputs on each EQ into either the stage's mixer being used or at practice or home into a mixer, reel to reel or that "Teac" deck with a 1/4" - RCA adapter. And the primary outputs into my main 100W heads- "Randall/ Mesa boogie".
That was the best sounding way.
So that's my two cents about the easiest way. And it took years to figure that out.
I also have done this through various 4, 8 and 16 track, "Analog tape" recorder/players.
I hope this helps....
And, "Merry Christmas"!