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The ribbon is already blown, so I don´t think I can make it that much worse. Well I could of course, but I really can´t afford to get it fixed, so it´s a paperweight until i fix it anyway. I figured it out though, just if anyone in the future needs this info - I took out the 9 pin socket at the...

Yep, no sound out of the mic, rattling inside and "popping" noises when plugged in and shaken a bit, so I think the ribbon is done, and I want to try to replace it. I can´t afford to send it in to get work done on it, so I figured I might as well try myself. Thanks, I will google those!

Hey all, this might not be the right place to ask about a microphone, but there are a lot of knowledgeable people in here, so I thought I´d just try. I recently acquired a B&O BM6, I´m trying to open it up, but the insert with the ribbon seems impossible to get out. Does anyone know how to do...

I just started with recording to tape a month ago, so I´m a bit of a noob myself. But I have a bit of very basic advice, since you say that you don´t know anything about it. I have a Tascam m-50 which is similar to yours, and the idea is, that you put your mics into the channels 1-8 on the left...

Thanks a lot for the suggestions everyone! I´ll do a bit of research on the Tascam 16x08 and the Behringer, they both seem to do what I need!

Hey guys, I´m recording to tape and I need something to bounce it to the computer. I have a 4 track tape machine right now, but might be expanding to 8 at some point, so I´m looking to buy something that has conversion for preferably 8 tracks, but at least 4. I have an Audient iD14 and iD22, but...

Thing is, there is no Tascam here in Denmark, so I´d have to call them in Germany or France. Which I could, but it´s pretty expensive. So I´ll wait for a few days, if I don´t get an answer, I´ll call. Thanks for the heads up!

Jason if you´re referring to the first post, I fixed the flywheel, at least it´s not knocking anymore

Just sent them a mail. Yes correct!

Thanks so much for the great replies and help guys! I appreciate it a lot. I think I´ll take a break for a week or so, and just enjoy recording using the SYNC head for playback, I´ve had the thing for 3 weeks and hardly recorded anything. Then I´ll touch up the soldering on the motherboard, as...

Thanks sweetbeats! I don´t have a scope yet, but I was thinking what else I could do that follows that logic - the wiring from the head goes into the motherboard (thanks for clearing it up btw) with a little plastic connector thing for each track, that you can take off. So I swapped track 1 and...

I inspected the wiring from the heads, and found the reason for track 4 being gone on the SYNC head... that little bugger must have broken off when I had the assembly out. I soldered it back on, and now all tracks are working on the SYNC/record head! Records and plays on all tracks. But still no...

I have cleaned the tape path well with isopropyl alcohol, and the heads too, but that was before the flywheel operation. So I´m definitely going to give the heads/tape path the cleaning of a lifetime tomorrow, to exclude that possibility completely. I´m using Maxell 35-180B

I got it now, they we´re just in there really good after 30-40 years, so it took some wiggling. I put a piece of string through the holes at the top and bottom of the card, that helped. I reseated them, listened - playback on 4 is back. I´m not sure if it´s been gone at all - maybe I confused it...

Thanks sweetbeats, I got to the cards now. Before I start reseating and shuffling them - is there a specific way of taking them out, that results in as little PCB breaking as possible?

Sorry for being a noob, but where would I find these amp cards? I looked in the manual and couldn´t find any mention of it, this is what it looks like when I open it up from the back. Is an amp card a preamp? because this version of the 34 doesn´t have any, it only has line ins. All tracks work...

I think you should ignore most of this thread haha, the first and last couple of answers are pretty much spot on. Its really not as specific or scientific as wanting to average at -18 or any other level, as long as you dont risk clipping and youre not super quiet, youre good. Just set it one...

Hey quiberon, those threads were what I based my theory on - thanks a lot for posting about it, it was really helpful and detailed! I forgot to update this thread - I opened up the flywheel and found no rubber washer at the bottom and no goo, only a normal thin metal washer. Which was strange...

I will do this if I can´t solve it, but it´s just more practical upright

ok so I took out the capstan shaft from the flywheel, and there´s no rubber washer in there. The capstan thrust adjustment doesn´t change where the flywheel sits in relation to the assembly, so I think I´m going to put a nylon spacer in there and see if that helps. It should give me a bit of...