Hello, I am back with more questions about my fostex R8, around a year ago i posted a few threads about my deck and the problems i was having with it and after a year of ownership i would like to ask a few questions.
I have only gotten one good recording out of this deck and that was on a old maxell metal master tape. Since then i have bought a few new reels and all i have gotten is tons of shed and noisey muffled recordings with popping static in the noise floor. I have cleaned the heads and guides manically and even demagnetized the deck but 3 hours of recording later and i got the same results. I am running an old tascam M-218 nixer which i understand might not be helping. I even have some problems with that aspect as i dont seem to understand the bussing as after 4 tracks are recorded all further tracks begin to have bleed from the first 4 recorded tracks that correspond with their buss position. Its really frustrating! Not to mention everytime i record a song the machine gets so gunked up that basically all the black paint near the transport is rubbing off from all the cleaning and their is plenty more getting inside the deck and in places i cant get to. I have even had to use dental tools to clean the cracks and crevices! I was very happy with the first recording i got out of the deck but its been over a year and im thinking of just selling it and saving up for a 1/2 inch like a TSR-8 or similar as i get better fidelity out of my Tascam 424mkiii then i do this fostex R8 and it is really demoralizing! so if anyone could clue me in to what is going on i would love it!
1. Why is new tape shedding so heavy?
2.why has every recording been so muffled and bad with popping static noise faintly behind the whole mix?
3. Can i do anything else to make this deck work or is it a lost cause?
4. Whats the deal with the tascam M-218 mixer? is it part of the problem?
5. Does anyone have a guide for calibrating this deck?
I have only gotten one good recording out of this deck and that was on a old maxell metal master tape. Since then i have bought a few new reels and all i have gotten is tons of shed and noisey muffled recordings with popping static in the noise floor. I have cleaned the heads and guides manically and even demagnetized the deck but 3 hours of recording later and i got the same results. I am running an old tascam M-218 nixer which i understand might not be helping. I even have some problems with that aspect as i dont seem to understand the bussing as after 4 tracks are recorded all further tracks begin to have bleed from the first 4 recorded tracks that correspond with their buss position. Its really frustrating! Not to mention everytime i record a song the machine gets so gunked up that basically all the black paint near the transport is rubbing off from all the cleaning and their is plenty more getting inside the deck and in places i cant get to. I have even had to use dental tools to clean the cracks and crevices! I was very happy with the first recording i got out of the deck but its been over a year and im thinking of just selling it and saving up for a 1/2 inch like a TSR-8 or similar as i get better fidelity out of my Tascam 424mkiii then i do this fostex R8 and it is really demoralizing! so if anyone could clue me in to what is going on i would love it!
1. Why is new tape shedding so heavy?
2.why has every recording been so muffled and bad with popping static noise faintly behind the whole mix?
3. Can i do anything else to make this deck work or is it a lost cause?
4. Whats the deal with the tascam M-218 mixer? is it part of the problem?
5. Does anyone have a guide for calibrating this deck?