Hello everyone! I've got a little problem with my 424mkIII: when I play back there's these strange "snapping" sounds. Sort of like little static-y snaps or something. It only happens on playback and it will do it even if there is no tape loaded into the transport, so I think it's not anything to do with the tape itself. It appears on each playback channel and the volume of the snapping sounds can be turned up and down with the mixer - so I think it's something happening in the circuit between the playback head and the mixer itself.
Has anyone else ever experienced this? Is there a solution? Other than this annoying problem, the tape machine seems to function fine. Is it possibly power related? When the guitarist in my band switched his amp off while I was listening to the playback, there was a loud "snap" in the headphones that was similar to the other noises I was hearing. Could my power be that dirty? I would expect the power supply would take care of things like that, but that's why I'm asking you folks here, so I can hopefully learn what's going on.
Has anyone else ever experienced this? Is there a solution? Other than this annoying problem, the tape machine seems to function fine. Is it possibly power related? When the guitarist in my band switched his amp off while I was listening to the playback, there was a loud "snap" in the headphones that was similar to the other noises I was hearing. Could my power be that dirty? I would expect the power supply would take care of things like that, but that's why I'm asking you folks here, so I can hopefully learn what's going on.