mr.blisset
New member
Hi there,
This is my first post here so just thought i'd say great community you guys have going here, very glad to have found you all!
So I've had some noise issues with my Tascam 388 for a while now. It doesn't print the noise to tape so I haven't really bothered finding out exactly what is up with it.
The noise also only starts to happen after the machine has warmed up a little.
Here's my trouble shooting so far:
I plugged a monitor into each out on the back of the 388 to try and determine which section of the unit the faulty component is a part of.
Firstly, I get NO NOISE from any of the channel strips themselves.
I plugged the monitor into the EFF OUT and AUX - I get hiss and the offending crackling noise.
Turning MASTER AUX and EFF down removes the noise.
Toggling the MON switch will worsen the crackling noises or if the noise is not already present then toggling this switch will 'activate' the noise so to speak.
The crackling noise is nearly always present with MON latched
Turning up the individual blue EFF knobs seem to make no difference. The crackling noise doesn't change.
If MON is not latched it will eventually quieten down or even go away completely for a short period, if I latch the MON then the noise will start up again immediately.
Does anyone here know why this is occurring in such a way or have any ideas on how to further trouble shoot this issue? thanks!
This is my first post here so just thought i'd say great community you guys have going here, very glad to have found you all!
So I've had some noise issues with my Tascam 388 for a while now. It doesn't print the noise to tape so I haven't really bothered finding out exactly what is up with it.
The noise also only starts to happen after the machine has warmed up a little.
Here's my trouble shooting so far:
I plugged a monitor into each out on the back of the 388 to try and determine which section of the unit the faulty component is a part of.
Firstly, I get NO NOISE from any of the channel strips themselves.
I plugged the monitor into the EFF OUT and AUX - I get hiss and the offending crackling noise.
Turning MASTER AUX and EFF down removes the noise.
Toggling the MON switch will worsen the crackling noises or if the noise is not already present then toggling this switch will 'activate' the noise so to speak.
The crackling noise is nearly always present with MON latched
Turning up the individual blue EFF knobs seem to make no difference. The crackling noise doesn't change.
If MON is not latched it will eventually quieten down or even go away completely for a short period, if I latch the MON then the noise will start up again immediately.
Does anyone here know why this is occurring in such a way or have any ideas on how to further trouble shoot this issue? thanks!