notbillcosby
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Hello! I've been the proud owner of a Tascam 388 for the past few years, and over the last year or so have watched almost all of my work move completely from the computer to my gorgeous all-in-one 1/4" 8 track. It's started making some muffled but noticeable rumble/rustle noises from the main outs. Not the headphone outs, but definitely the mains on the back. I only notice it when music isn't playing, so it isn't really getting in the way of mixdowns right now, but I imagine the next time I'm working on something that isn't an in-the-red punk album I'm going to be noticing it. This is a similar noise that I've heard come out of various tube amps over the years, and I think in most cases people say (in the amps) that it's some filter caps that need to be replaced. I have no idea.
Is this a problem someone out there has had and can say, "oh sure, I know exactly what you're talking about. Turn to page ____ in the manual, and replace part #abcde on that page." or am I going to need to figure out how to test components and whatnot? I've never taken this big fella apart! I'm not afraid to do it though, as long as I'm not out of a recorder for an extended period of time! I'm handy with a soldering iron and medium-depth dissassembly doesn't intimidate me, so bring it on! I want to keep this thing running at top notch because, well, they're not getting any cheaper.
Is this a problem someone out there has had and can say, "oh sure, I know exactly what you're talking about. Turn to page ____ in the manual, and replace part #abcde on that page." or am I going to need to figure out how to test components and whatnot? I've never taken this big fella apart! I'm not afraid to do it though, as long as I'm not out of a recorder for an extended period of time! I'm handy with a soldering iron and medium-depth dissassembly doesn't intimidate me, so bring it on! I want to keep this thing running at top notch because, well, they're not getting any cheaper.