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Hello All, I've had a Tapco 2200 for some time and I used to use it with some frequency until it started to get too scratchy to be workable. It's a Stereo/Dual Mono 10band Graphic EQ that I always found easy to use and, more or less, invisible sounding. I pulled it out of the rack today and did...

Hello all, I have received a Tascam 238, which is excellent. I opened up the box plugged it in and pressed the power button. The motor for the tape transport, of course, starts to spin. I know that it's common (inevitable?) for these units to develop an issue with the speed of this motor so my...

I've had the Tascam 238 on my 'want' list for a long time, but I don't 'need' it so I'm not willing to spend a lot of money on it. As I'm sure you've all see, one is on ebay in sort of working shape for, right now, about $15. The seller said the 'Capstan motor seems to make a whining noise' and...

Hello all, I've been thinking a lot of studio wiring over the past few weeks. My Tascam M3700 is nearing completion and though the studio itself is still a ways out I'm starting to try and figure out the best ways to wire everything together. I am trying to keep things flexible and, where...

Hello All, Because I am a fool I have a new found curiosity for mixers controlled via midi. I stumbled across the Fostex DCM100 which is a very simple 1U mixer that, beyond a simple gain control on the front panel, is controlled via a small midi surface called the Fostex MixTab. The mix tab has...

Hello All, I have a largish (smallish perhaps...) unfinished space that I intend to convert into a recording studio. The space is essentially 20' x 20' with a sloped ceiling height between 10-15'. The ceiling height is fluid at the moment though so really, whatever height is needed can be...

I found a local(ish) as for a Tascam 234 a couple hours away on Craigslist (CLASSIC VINTAGE 4-TRACK - Tascam 234 Syncaset) It was posted some time ago and I'm not even sure it's still available but I was curious what others thought of it's condition. It lacks rack ears.. not a crisis. I could...

Came across a really clean (looking) Otari MX-70 1" 16 track machine at a local shop. I've been reading the posts on the forum here and elsewhere and I'm wondering if I should purse it. I spoke briefly to the guy that owns the shop to find out what he was doing with the machine and what it's...

Well, here goes! I've recently acquired a broken Tascam M3700 which I had planned to use as spares for my (mostly) working Tascam M3500 but, with some urging from the the board here, I'm instead going to try and repair the M3700 to it's full glory. Feel free to read up on how I got here: Refurb...

I'm in the early planning stages of building out a new studio. The space I am planning to use it 20'x20' and I'd like to have it broken up into at least a control room and a live room. Am I crazy for thinking about a design like this? The console pictured is to scale as are other furniture items...

I first learned about the M-1b via the manual I was reading (for fun, mind you) of the M-520. They mention the M-1b being a great way to easily increase the number of separate headphone mixes you can make. The M-1b is basically an 8 channel unbalanced line mixer but the 8 inputs are 1/2...

An interesting opportunity has come my way and I can't think of any better group of people to discuss it with... A couple months ago I bought a Tascam M3500 in fairly good condition. It has some minor cosmetic issues and a few technical issues but nothing catastrophic. The only major issue I've...

I had the floor plan of my studio all planned out and then I went it ruined it all buy buying the Tascam M3500. :spank: The board is wonderful and certainly is going to take center stage in the control room but I'm a little lost as to how I'm going to manage to get a comfortable setup happening...

How can I simulate the load of a guitar amp to fix the tone issue one of my guitar players is running into? He plays into a DI right now and we're all happy with his tone but when he tries to use a distortion pedal he is telling me the sound is nothing like what he hears through his amp. Now...

These days, syncing your DAW with tape is a great way to build a hybrid work-flow by mixing the best of both the digital and analog worlds. I often see discussions on having the DAW chase the tape machine but rarely see a discussion of Tape chasing the DAW or 'Slaving the Deck'. Instead of...

What are your thoughts? Impressed? Disappointed?

I'm noticing some local(ish) 24 track Otari's on ebay and wondering if now is the time to scoop one up... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200537363747&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230545574622&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT I'm not...

I bought an M-3500 console and am starting to play around with it and do some testing. I posted some questions about it in the Tascam section of the forum but it doesn't seem to get much traffic over there so I thought I'd post a link to that post here in the Analog section... I hope that's OK...

So, I took the plunge and bought a 32 channel M-3500. I ask myself, what have I done? (Actually, so far I'm really enjoying the board) I've been going over every switch, pot, fader, input and output looking for all the little issues the board will no doubt have. A couple of things have come to...

I've just committed to buying a modest 32 channel console (Tascam M-3500) for my studio, an upgrade from a 16 channel board. In my efforts to take a 'pro' approach to setting up my studio I have 6 or so 48 point, 1/4" patchbays. (As you may know, a 48 point patchbay means you have two rows of 24...