Hello,
I have recently brought my Akai 4000ds mkII from Montpellier to Istanbul, for using in my homestudio as I used to do in France. I have it since 6 years, with my portastudio 464 and I use them both in my homestudio to basicly get "tape effect" for some individual tracks in my multitrack digital mix.
First thing I have done: I changed the top nut of the capstan sleeve, because it wasn't blocking enough. Then I opened the machine and cleaned almost 80% of the mechanical parts, greased as well when necessary. Dismantled, cleaned, greased and reassembled both table blocks. Cleaned but couldn't demagnetize the heads and other metals touching the magnetic tape because I lost my demagnetizer. I will ordered a new one.
Now I am in a situation where I composed some music in collaboration with a plastician/video artist and wanted to record the stereo master of one song onto tape, I mean the whole session mixed down to 2 tracks. There are a lot of acoustic guitars in the recording (between 2 and 8), used as traditional guitar (melodically, arpeggios etc.) but also with different objects (such as ebow, fork, sticks, coins) for sounds. There is also percussion, voices and tanbur. The problem is the mid frequencies around the two bottom strings of my guitar does wierd, irregular pitch changes on tape and I use those strings quite a lot. They are very vibrato like but sometimes too much. It doesnt make any seasickness mood. Its pitch kinda flutters quite openly. So I was wondering can magnetized heads can corrupt sound as this or my problem is elsewhere, around pitch roller or the capstan. Or maybe it is me and my amateur Akai device isn't that top after all. By the way, I am quite sure that the motor has a good tork and it is regular.
Thx in advance for your answers,
I have recently brought my Akai 4000ds mkII from Montpellier to Istanbul, for using in my homestudio as I used to do in France. I have it since 6 years, with my portastudio 464 and I use them both in my homestudio to basicly get "tape effect" for some individual tracks in my multitrack digital mix.
First thing I have done: I changed the top nut of the capstan sleeve, because it wasn't blocking enough. Then I opened the machine and cleaned almost 80% of the mechanical parts, greased as well when necessary. Dismantled, cleaned, greased and reassembled both table blocks. Cleaned but couldn't demagnetize the heads and other metals touching the magnetic tape because I lost my demagnetizer. I will ordered a new one.
Now I am in a situation where I composed some music in collaboration with a plastician/video artist and wanted to record the stereo master of one song onto tape, I mean the whole session mixed down to 2 tracks. There are a lot of acoustic guitars in the recording (between 2 and 8), used as traditional guitar (melodically, arpeggios etc.) but also with different objects (such as ebow, fork, sticks, coins) for sounds. There is also percussion, voices and tanbur. The problem is the mid frequencies around the two bottom strings of my guitar does wierd, irregular pitch changes on tape and I use those strings quite a lot. They are very vibrato like but sometimes too much. It doesnt make any seasickness mood. Its pitch kinda flutters quite openly. So I was wondering can magnetized heads can corrupt sound as this or my problem is elsewhere, around pitch roller or the capstan. Or maybe it is me and my amateur Akai device isn't that top after all. By the way, I am quite sure that the motor has a good tork and it is regular.
Thx in advance for your answers,