dbx Dx-8

[stephanowic]

Hello,
I have recently purchased a Teac 80-8 multitrack and the noise reduction
module dbx Dx-8. The recorder is in good condition, although not perfect,
one track is apparently not rececording at all (should be the probelm with
the FET I found already on the forum) and there are some kind "spillovers"
from one track to the adiacent ones. Anyone got a clue what's that about?

Moreover the dbx module does wok fine in terms of hiss suppression but
the result is an extremely fat sound, sometimes wavey (like a slight
phaser/chorus effect) and seems to alter A LOT the EQ of the original
sorce. I am now using the recorder without the noise reduction module
for this reason. was wondering if anyone has experinced the same problem,
will it need a full factory check up or is something simple I can sort out myself?

thanks
stefano

 

[Strryder]

Are you hitting the tape really hard?

I could be wrong here, but f I remember correctly you can't hit the tape too hard with DBX or there will be audible artifacts, have you tried backing down your recording levels and see if it goes away?