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Is there a way to get some DEOXIT into the ff/rw switches? I have the Otari MX 5050 and the 2to4 track switch was blackened with gunk, blocking multiple channels.

This response was so vivid of a story it made the subscription cost of homerecording .com worth it. Thanks for the no hype description of living with analog for many years! I still believe the semi random orientation of magnetic iron particles is a better way to record an audio wave...

$200 for an in-the-box Tascam 244? I’m green. Nice find! And very informative post!

Update #3: I began pulling all my cables out from the Tascam M-3500. I had some RCA cables plugged into the Stereo Out outputs, these weren’t connected to anything. When I removed them, the buzzing stopped. Strange, so even though these are outputs, they introduce a buzz on the audio if an...

I needed to post on update, today the noise is back with a vengeance. It’s gone if I switch to 2-track recorder input or Extension input. The noise does not appear on the main bus outputs, fortunately. I’ll have to do process of elimination, unplugging everything until the noise stops...

My M3500 was having a strange 60 cycle buzz, like a ground loop, but only on the monitor/studio outputs. The stereo outputs sound quiet. This problem is reported elsewhere, along with the problem of generally high noise floor, including hiss. I lifted up the effects return, aux, switches...

There’s something about vinyl records recorded and mixed with the intention of going to vinyl. Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy sounds amazing on my Pioneer PL-10.

Thanks Rob! I’ll grab a trimmer and replace it, maybe that’ll work. But I moved the amp card to channel 16 so it’s not used right now. Thank you for this information. And I did decide not to change the calibration to +9. I’ll just hit the tape harder to see if I can get farther above the...

Hold on, this means that 10khz now comes out as -20 VU. Perhaps I broke a component I installed from the 30 IPS to 15 IPS modification. I’m really thinking I have to buy a new amp card now. Bummer. Is there a replaceable component responsible for high frequencies in the amp card?

While I was adjusting BIAS for channel 12 of 16, the VU meter suddenly dropped from +2 to -20. Now it won’t go above -20. Im worried I just destroyed my BIAS amplifier module. I’m blaming myself for not using a plastic screwdriver. I think I just took 5 years off my life from stress. I...

Hi helpful friends! I modified my Tascam MS-16 amp cards and speed to be 15ips. It’s now also modified to have additional bias current available. So I bought a reel of ATR master tape. My calibration tape is 250nWb/meter. If I want to get the most out the headroom for this ATR tape, how...

Hi, I did complete this mod. The EQ was not crazy sounding before I calibrated it, so you can do the mod even before owning a calibration tape. I have used the machine 100 hours with zero issues. Great modification!!

I went from “I can put a cassette in the machine and hit record, how hard can multitrack tape recording be?” to “now I know why these guys are called engineers” and I’m sweating… I’m learning more than I realized there was to know!! I only hope I can respectfully carry a torch to the younger...

It’s the craziest thing, I cannot get it to do the moo anymore, but here’s a vid of the meter behavior: I’m turning everything on at once via a Furman power conditioner. My scope is a Hitachi VC-5430 color lcd digital oscilloscope.

I modified all the amp cards of the MS16 to be 15ips EQ instead of 30ips. I used the mod someone posted on here. The author of that mod said it increases the available bias(?) as well.