Recent content by Jmoog

I own a Tascam TSR-8 and a Tascam 38. The 38 never gets used so I've recently decided to sell it and pass it on to someone who has more use for it than I do. Even though I don't use the 38 I would try to set it up every 6 months or so and roll tape on it just to keep everything lubricated and...

I haven't used my laptop with Reaper installed in awhile and I'm trying to get it updated and ready to record with again. I am using a DigiTech RP500 as an audio interface connected to the laptop with the USB. When I open Reaper I get an "error opening devices" message saying that a couple of...

I have a couple of bottles of tape head cleaner and rubber conditioner that I received with a Tascam TSR-8 years ago. The bottles must be at least 12 years old. Are these bottles still ok to use?

I'm doing some recording on my old Fostex X-55 4 track and I noticed that I was having problems with the 2nd channel playing back correctly during mixdown. It was playing back very distorted and intermittently so I cleaned the channel fader with contact cleaner. At the same time I cleaned the...

I'm getting my analog studio set back up for the first time in years. I have a Tascam 38 and a Tascam TSR-8. Where are some good places to find half inch tape?

I am trying to record into Reaper using my Digitech RP 500 as the USB interface. I have done this many times in the past but now for some reason I can't get Reaper to recognize the RP 500's presence. I have both the RP 500's Inputs and Outputs enabled under "Midi Devices". I have ASIO and the RP...

I'm trying to install the M-Tron VST plugin into Reaper and I can't get Reaper to recognize it when I search for it. When I go to the VST plugin menu (Options - Preferences - Plugins - VST) I can see what I believe is the correct file path to the M-Tron plugin folder (C:\Program Files...

I am having a problem using the Digitech RP500 as a recording interface. I am not super knowledgeable about software recording so I am wondering if someone here may be able to help. I am using a cheaper Acer laptop computer to run Reaper. I have "enabled" both the input and output of the RP500...

I am relatively new to recording with Cubase LE 4. I have recorded a bunch of nature sounds (thunderstorms, a lake, an empty cemetery, ect.) and I would like to process these recordings using the effects in Cubase. I know how to lay an effect on an entire track but I would like to fade various...

Im getting ready to do my first solo acoustic gigs at a local bar. I have two older microphones that I can use as my vocal mic, an AKG D 310 and a Audio Technica ATM63HE. I have heard that the AKG is somewhat comparable to a Shure 58 but I have read good things about the ATM63HE as well. Any...

I played a few songs at a local bar last Saturday night using a friends guitar and P.A. setup. It was his gig and I just took over for a few tunes. The owners liked my playing and are interested in having me play there by myself some nights. The problem is I don't own a P.A. system. I do own a...

I am wondering if there is a way that I can collapse a stereo file into mono using Cubase LE4. I have a set of files that are mono but the music is unevenly distributed between the two channels. The right channel is way louder than the left (like 80% right, 20% left). When I import these files...

I just received a Behringer A 500 power amp, a Mackie CR-1604 mixer, and a pair of Design Acoustic 8 ohm monitor speakers from a friend of mine who passed away. I have never had a power amp or monitor speakers. I have it all connected and it works but I think it may be connected wrong because...

A friend of mine passed away recently and left me his Tascam TSR-8 recorder. I went to clean the tape heads and pinch roller today and after I was done cleaning the pinch roller I noticed that about a quarter of it looked like some adhesive had gotten on it. Kind of like scotch tape had been put...

I just have a quick question regarding signal routing on the Mackie CR-1604. A good friend of mine passed away recently and he left me most of the equipment that he had in his home studio. Among the pieces I now have set up in my own home studio are a Tascam TSR-8 reel to reel recorder and the...