Recent content by Hi_Flyer

Looking for a spare parts deck, but I would consider the purchase of a new deck/different model if it was in decent shape and the price was reasonable.

on Channel 8, I can only record a very very low signal to tape. I get a normal level if I monitor the input signal, but when I monitor the repro head (or playback from the sync head), I get an extremely low level, like 20dB less than the input signal. When I try to adjust the repro level or...

I'm thinking about buying a 1/4" mastering deck and I'm just kinda putting the feelers out locally to see what I can find. Found a guy through craigslist that says he might sell a Scully 280. Anybody familiar with these decks? I know the Scully is rather high end, but other than that, i...

I have an MX5050-8 calibrated for 456/SM911. When I bought the deck, the dude gave me a couple old reels of 3M 996. I am not sure whether to use the reels, sell them so I can buy more SM911, or just throw the tape away and use the nice six screw high precision 3M reels for takeup reels and/or...

The takeup reel on my MX5050 seems low. As the tape winds on to the takeup reel, its rubbing against the bottom inside of the reel. It looks like the reel table simply needs to be lowered. Or possibly the guide needs adjusted or raised? It seems like an easy fix, but I can't seem to figure out...

Bought a guitar and a new amp so some of the recording gear gotta go! This unit is mint, bought it last year, it has seen light use in my home studio. $350 plus shipping or best offer.

Anybody have a machine they are parting out? or know where I can get one? I'm having intermittent problems with the one channel on my MX5050-8, I had the relays and the switches replaced and its still giving me some problems. I'm thinking the easiest solution is to just buy a new one. been...

looking for any incarnation sm7 (a,b) thnx

so I'm thinking about my next mic purchase... prolly gonna save up for a bit, but I wanna go with a dynamic. I have a couple SM57s and an Audix i5 in the arsenal, but I want something better, along the lines of EV RE-20, Shure SM7, sort of next level up from the SM57 class of mics... I'm...

I got a Studio Projects C3. Its OK, I guess. It has served me well as my first condensor, but I think I am starting to realize its limitations. It starts to sound pretty hissy with some compression and EQ. I think its the harsh quality that plagues alot of the low end Chinese condensors... hissy...

so I want to provide two seperate monitor mixes from one headphone monitor feed with my Onyx 1620 mixer. I figure I can *maybe* accomplish this with some creative panning. For example, say I am recording two guitar players and a drummer simultaneously, each guitar player wants his own guitar in...

So I threw a couple new Celestion G10s in my Peavey Classic 410. got the speakers installed and wired up just fine, but when I plugged the cable back into the amp, there was an input for both 8 ohm and 16 ohm loads, and I can't remember which one the cable was plugged into... I am a moron when...

been putting this deck through its paces, mainly tracking drums and guitar (live) as front end for a DAW. a couple of times, I have wanted to punch in and fix guitar parts, but i have haven't been able to get a clean punch out. I can get in clean, but you always here the overdub getting punched...

so I got my nady ribbon last friday and tried it out on a band I was recording over the weekend... what gives? it was SOOOOOO dark! I had it on a guitar cab along with an i5, and so I could A/B the sound... it was so dark that it wasn't even usable. Is it possible something is wrong with it?

why isn't this done more often?? anybody tried it and if so did you get decent results?