Tascam DX4D for a 32-2... is that possible?

[7x7]

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and I signed up because I seek advice on a DBX unit for my reel recorder.

I'm running a small almost all-analog project studio for electronic music. Recently I switched from a 7" 4 track recorder to a Tascam (Teac) 32-2 recorder to master my music for mostly vinyl releases. The recorder came cheap, with remote and NAB hubs and it's in a very good state, so I'm very happy about it.

Now I saw I can buy a Tascam DX4D, 1 for 50 euro ( from a private seller) and one for 75 (commercial seller). The manual of my 32-2 only mentions the DX2A. I reckon 2 stands for 2 track and 4 for 4 track, so I'm not sure if it is connectible? And if it is, is it worth it the investment? I merely want to see what it would do for my recordings...

Thanks

[SteveM]

Originally Posted by 7x7

Hi all,

I'm new to the forum and I signed up because I seek advice on a DBX unit for my reel recorder.

I'm running a small almost all-analog project studio for electronic music. Recently I switched from a 7" 4 track recorder to a Tascam (Teac) 32-2 recorder to master my music for mostly vinyl releases. The recorder came cheap, with remote and NAB hubs and it's in a very good state, so I'm very happy about it.

Now I saw I can buy a Tascam DX4D, 1 for 50 euro ( from a private seller) and one for 75 (commercial seller). The manual of my 32-2 only mentions the DX2A. I reckon 2 stands for 2 track and 4 for 4 track, so I'm not sure if it is connectible? And if it is, is it worth it the investment? I merely want to see what it would do for my recordings...

Thanks

They both have the same plug that plugs into the back of the decks which just flips the dbx to decode or encode mode depending on which function you're in on the tape deck. So you can use just two of the in/outs from the 4d. I think I tried it with my 32 and dx4d and it DID work. I hope someone else can chime in here to let us know for sure though.

[7x7]

Thanks for your answer, it's quite reassuring. The sends and receives should indeed not be a problem I guess, it's the control plug that I was most worried about. It might be worth the investment now...

Also a new question popped up... Will I need to recalibrate before hooking up a dbx unit?

[Herm]

No calibration.

[7x7]

Great, thanks for the answer!

[Richard King]

If you have a dx-4 with a 2 channel machine you MIGHT be able to skip all the switching and use it with 2 of the 4 channels as encoders and 2 of the 4 channels as decoders. It's been ages, but I think I remember people doing that with the units.