I have a chance to buy Tascam 38-8 reel-to-reel with Tascam 216 Mixing Console and Studer B67 (without VU) mastering reel-to-reel recorder. I don't have any previous experience on reel-to-reel machines. Would these machines make a nice analog recording and mastering home studio? What questions I should ask from the sellers of these machines?
What other gear would I need for a simple analog studio? I do have some decent mics, Ashly CL52 compressor and Golden Age Project Pre 73 mic preamp, and Ashly graphic EQ.
Since I never used reel-to-reel tape recorders is there some basic maintenance that I should learn? (I have a tape delay, so I know how to clean capstan heads.) How do you calibrate reel-to-reel machines for different type of the tapes? Is this a job for a pro?
What other gear would I need for a simple analog studio? I do have some decent mics, Ashly CL52 compressor and Golden Age Project Pre 73 mic preamp, and Ashly graphic EQ.
Since I never used reel-to-reel tape recorders is there some basic maintenance that I should learn? (I have a tape delay, so I know how to clean capstan heads.) How do you calibrate reel-to-reel machines for different type of the tapes? Is this a job for a pro?