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Hi I am setting up a little set up using fostex e-16 a tascam 8 track cassette and a pc. I would love to sync them together (mainly the 2 tapes) but I have no idea of how this works, can anyone give me any pointers? is it even possible to sync reel to reel and cassette formats? Cheers

Hi, is there anyone here with a good knowledge of turntables? I have dusted down my dads old Sony PS-T22 and bought a new stylus for it but I suspect the old cartridges and stylus's are inferior to todays? What makes/models combinations of cartridge and stylus would you recommend? Cheers.

hi, i have been using an old version of cubase for a long time, vst/32 i cant remember the version. on pc. its really easy to use and its been kind to me, anyway i find its quality on mixdown to be poor though. even exporting a song recorded at 48kHz 24bit at the same spec, there is a...

hi, i am pretty new to recording with tape. i have done a couple of projects on my e-16. ok so i guess when the tape runs it always makes some 'dust' but how much is it supposed to make? the problem i am having is the outer tracks 1-2 and 15-16 seem to be affected by this (maybe some scraping)...

hey, i am doing a recording session next week. i have five mics available, 3 X sm58s and 2 X AKG C2000Bs. my main concern is recording the drums, i have used the AKGs on the bass drum before with some success, but if i want to use them for overheads then i would have to use a 58 in there. and...

hey, i am doing a recording session next week. i have five mics available, 3 X sm58s and 2 X AKG C2000Bs. my main concern is recording the drums, i have used the AKGs on the bass drum before with some success, but if i want to use them for overheads then i would have to use a 58 in there. and...

hey, anyone know of anyone who can service my fostex e16 in the UK, preferably in the manchester area? i bought it about a year ago, sent it to the only guy in england i could find to service it. it got trashed by the courier. the guy 'electrofix' in bristol took 6 months to service it costing...

hey guys, i normally hang in the analogue section but i have a question for you guys. i have been a 'drummer' for years now and i must have only tried to tune my kit a couple of times because i am crap at it. anyway i was thinking of buying one of the drumdial tuners. do any of you own one and...

Hi, i'm sure i have seen a thread about this before on here but i can't find it now that i need it. anyway- I'm looking for an alternative to quantegy tape. I am recording onto a fostex e-16 and want some high quality tape for an upcoming project. can anyone give any recommendations? thanks.

hi, i just finished recording my first song using my new(ish) fostex e16(e15). i say ish as its been at a shop for 6 months getting almost fixed and is now a e15. anyway i have quite alot of tape hiss on the mix and wanted to know how you guys would mix it. would you try to use the eq to take...

not much care is taken in the recording or mixing process really, apart from leaving coughs in, as we are into the whole low-fi thing. bit tell us what you think anyway. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=5162404 (the top one)

hello, im new here, but i have had problems and this looks like a great place to start. in fact i don't know why i have not been here before. anyway, i just bought a fostex e16 and i am beggining to think i have been had. i don't know much about all this as it is my first reel to reel, but it...