xyzandertaylor
New member
Hey there,
I recently bought a Tascam 388 and I am having trouble figuring out why Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are not recording onto the tape.
I have new appropriate tape purchased and in the machine.
I have pulled, examined swapped and reseated ALL of the PCB record/play cards. The cards looked immaculate and even after swapping various cards, only channels 1 and 3 are still recording so I can rule out it being a PCB card issue.
I have everything routed 100% perfectly both for recording on the tracks and when playing back. My problem is that nothing really seems to record onto tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Or I have incredibly low playback volume on a track or two but it's mostly nothing coming through at all. I feel like this may be a tape head issue but I have no idea. I will try and attach some photos of the tape heads for review.
Any idea what this issue could be? Thanks so much!
I recently bought a Tascam 388 and I am having trouble figuring out why Tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are not recording onto the tape.
I have new appropriate tape purchased and in the machine.
I have pulled, examined swapped and reseated ALL of the PCB record/play cards. The cards looked immaculate and even after swapping various cards, only channels 1 and 3 are still recording so I can rule out it being a PCB card issue.
I have everything routed 100% perfectly both for recording on the tracks and when playing back. My problem is that nothing really seems to record onto tracks 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Or I have incredibly low playback volume on a track or two but it's mostly nothing coming through at all. I feel like this may be a tape head issue but I have no idea. I will try and attach some photos of the tape heads for review.
Any idea what this issue could be? Thanks so much!