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Hi All, I have been thinking about replacing the recording/playback heads on my Tascam 388. Ive been getting drop outs on channel 1 and distortion on channel 2. I found a head that is "65% still good." The price is close to $300 with shipping. What do you think? Is that about the what head for...

Hi Guys, I posted this in packing 101 but thought I might get a few more replies out here. I'm moving and bringing my Tascam 388 with me. We're going about 900 miles across the country with the 388 in the back of the moving van. I'll pack and handle it myself and was wondering if anyone had any...

Hi Guys, I got this old Fostex 250 from a friend because channel 2 pops. Everything else works fine and I'd love to fix it up. What I'm getting is what sounds like a dirty switch but with cleaning (and twisting) doesn't seem to go away. Also sometimes a few pretty loud "POPS" from out of the...

Hi there, I am thinking about renting a cheap little house in the country to do some album recording and was wondering about power issues. I’ll have a chance to go see it before I commit and was wondering if there is a way I could test the power to see if its “clean” for recording. I'm recording...

Hi All, My Tascam 388 is calibrated for Quantegy 407 tape. Would it need adjustment if I started using RMG RMGI EMTEC LPR-35? Would I need to tweak anything or should it all be fine? Thanks.

Anyone selling any Quantegy 407 tape? Im looking.

Hi there, I was wondering if anyone knows the steps to swapping rec/play amp card in Tascam 388? I have a problem with extreme volume dips on channels 1 and 3 on my machine and would like to see if the culprit is the rec/play amp card as suggested by some kind forum members. Also does anyone...

Hello All, I've been working with a nice Tascam 388 recording away until today I found that when I record something on track 1 and 3 there are BIG volume/clarity dips (all other tracks record fine-including track 2). I remember this happening before on track 1 sometimes but I use that for clicks...

Hi guys, Im settiing up a Tascam 388 in Europe so when I get there I can record. I had a friend get a machine and he seems to think it's in decent shape. Heads look good etc. He took it to a repair shop to get a little glitch on track 4 repaired but I was thinking while its in the shop to have...

Hi Guys, I'm going to be taking a trip to Europe and want to bring some reels of tape for recording over there. Some are blank and some have some music on them. It is the Quantegy 407 on 7" reels. I've got about 6 reels. Do you know if they could potentially be damaged by the airport scanners...

Quick question. I'm working with a Tascam 388 right now in the states but planning a long trip to Europe and have a 388 on that side waiting for me to continue work there. Do you think the playback speed could be a bit different using my recorded tracks and switching to another machine? Dave...

Hi guys, I know this question has been beat to death but Im trying to figure out a way to go 8 channels out of my 388 separately WITH THE EQ (to Digi 002). I really like the 388 EQ sound and would hate to lose it but Im feeling the limits of 8 tracks. Is there a way? I should say that having...

HI Guys, I got this old Yamaha 100 mixer from a friend. It was used in an indie club in L.A. in the 90's and mixed bands like Nirvana, Beck, Sonic Youth, Elliot Smith, etc, when they came though this little club. I have it now and was thinking about fixing it up. The problem is when I plug my...

5 inch reels on a Tascam 388 Can it be done safely? I have some AMPEX 642 on 5" reels but not sure about trying it. If "no", why not? Thanks.

Hi All, Ive been hearing a squeaking coming from my capstan motor (?) in the Quantegy 407 tape that my Tascam 388 is calibrated for. It gets louder the farther into the tape I go. Its only there when in PLAY or RECORD mode. Im using fresh unopened tape and tried a few different reels. I also...

Hi All, I just ran a full session on my newly acquired Tascam 388 and realized that I didn't use the TRIM knobs even once. I was running everything into the "line inputs". Would that bypass the TRIM? All my levels were fine but the Trim knobs had no effect on the signal level (didn't go up when...

I just got my Tacam 388 back from repair the day before yesterday. I used it yesterday for about 4 hours. It was working perfectly. Today I listened back to yesterdays track (all good) then forwarded ahead a bit to start another song. A few minutes into recording I noticed the tape seemed to be...

I'm wondering what is best for my Tascam 388 when I want to take a break from recording. Should I unwind and take the tape off/shut down the machine if I want to take a: 15 min break? 30 min break? 1 hour break? Or should I leave the tape on the reel, on the machine?

I just got my Tascam 388 back from recalibration/refurbishment and noticed that track #1 was not recording to tape. I never had any indication of a problem with it before it was taken in for unrelated work. The tech said I need to either re-lapping or a head replacement. Why would the head...

I just got my Tascam 388 "refurbished" recently at TEAC in Montebello and have noticed that the right wheel seems tighter than before. When I start to wind the tape it is a bit harder tighter. Also had a few misfires with the RTZ (it would stop at a random spot half way to zero), and also the...