moogmymellotron
New member
hi i just purchase a tascam 388 in really really nice condition. the only known issue w the machine was that it was not recording any audio. Though it would play back pre recording tapes very very muffled. the heads were reallly gunked up. i had to scratch gunk off the guides...
however after doing so, it was playing back a bit better and actually recorded some signal! my question is...could the entire issue be due to the heads being really dirty? they look okay underneath all the garbage. ive heard several people mention the recording bias?
also, just a general pinch roller question. I just put a brand new roller on my tsr8 and was just wondering how often do you guys clean the rollers and w what? thank you
however after doing so, it was playing back a bit better and actually recorded some signal! my question is...could the entire issue be due to the heads being really dirty? they look okay underneath all the garbage. ive heard several people mention the recording bias?
also, just a general pinch roller question. I just put a brand new roller on my tsr8 and was just wondering how often do you guys clean the rollers and w what? thank you