Recent content by Dick Name

Ok, so since the motor was seemingly functional, as in - it still spun, I really wanted to believe that the "motor sound" problem was something else, because I didn't want to face up to the idea that I would have to replace the motor, haha. I finally took the motor apart, and one of the three...

I'm gonna go ahead and see about replacing this motor. I'll report back with results.

I bought an X26 on ebay "non functioning" and I've been able to bring it back to life, barely. I had problems with what I perceived as motor noise, being amplified in the machine and coming through the outputs, but was able to work around that (if I let the machine run for a couple of minutes...

I scored a 688 for next to nothing from a buddy, it just needed a belt and a bit of cleaning. I love it, it’s become the center of my home studio. If I’m not using the tape function, I still sent everything through it on the way to my DAW. It’s kind of complicated, but it’s been fun learning all...

I’ve built a similar plate reverb, a bit smaller, probably about 3’ by 4’. I just use a little Radio Shack amp to drive it in the middle, and a piezo on each end goes straight into my interface. I just put an eq on my master bus and set up a mix that I think will play well on the plate, usually...

Update on the X-26 - When I turn it on, after having sat overnight, the motor noise comes through and registers on the VU meters at -6. If I just let it sit, turned on, the noise slowly drops, while it crackles and moans and groans, and after about 20 minutes the noise is still there, but at...

Thanks for responding. The X-34 was my first machine, some time around 2000. I've amassed a pretty decent pile of gear for my basement studio, buying everything broken and fixing it myself. I've got a Tascam 688, and a a TEAC A-2340SX that I got for next to nothing that just needed belts and...

Hey everyone - Longtime reader first time writer. I picked up a Fostex X26 on ebay "for repair". It pretty much wouldn't do anything when I got it, and I got it back to working order again, except for motor noise coming through all outputs as soon as the machine is turned on. I lubed...