familyjazz
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Hey guys,
I've owned my tascam 388 for a couple years not (bought in okay condition). The issue I'm experiencing has been getting progressively worse over the time that I've had it, and although I've found work arounds, I think I would enjoy it a lot more if I was finally able to fix it.
The issue is that the audio (playback, monitoring and everything) cuts in and out. Every time I turn the machine on, there is absolutely no audio until it warms up (~15 minutes), despite the individual track VU meters showing the track playbacks at a normal level. When it is not working the Master L and R VU meters are not moving and sit in their resting position. Once the machine warms up and the audio is playing through either my monitors or headphones the Master VU meters do show the audio levels as they should.
In my frustration i've realized that I can hit the side of the machine and the audio will engage sometimes for a while sometimes very briefly. Also when the audio cuts out it's not always very sudden. Sometimes the volume slowly drops and the sound begins to sizzle and pop before dropping out completely. It also sounds like this when it is warming up.
I've tried opening the machine up, both the bottom panel and the top little panel, looking for loose connections or anything suspicious but haven't had any luck and am feeling defeated. I've search this forum and others quite a few times hoping to find someone with a similar problem and a solution but haven't had any luck.
Any insight would be much appreciated! thank you.
I've owned my tascam 388 for a couple years not (bought in okay condition). The issue I'm experiencing has been getting progressively worse over the time that I've had it, and although I've found work arounds, I think I would enjoy it a lot more if I was finally able to fix it.
The issue is that the audio (playback, monitoring and everything) cuts in and out. Every time I turn the machine on, there is absolutely no audio until it warms up (~15 minutes), despite the individual track VU meters showing the track playbacks at a normal level. When it is not working the Master L and R VU meters are not moving and sit in their resting position. Once the machine warms up and the audio is playing through either my monitors or headphones the Master VU meters do show the audio levels as they should.
In my frustration i've realized that I can hit the side of the machine and the audio will engage sometimes for a while sometimes very briefly. Also when the audio cuts out it's not always very sudden. Sometimes the volume slowly drops and the sound begins to sizzle and pop before dropping out completely. It also sounds like this when it is warming up.
I've tried opening the machine up, both the bottom panel and the top little panel, looking for loose connections or anything suspicious but haven't had any luck and am feeling defeated. I've search this forum and others quite a few times hoping to find someone with a similar problem and a solution but haven't had any luck.
Any insight would be much appreciated! thank you.
