Recent content by ethyrvalve

Just to add to what Sweetbeats posted... assuming your measurements are accurate, these Studer desks have excellent service manuals and many adjustment points. If you're not comfortable doing the calibration yourself, this would likely be a very easy job for a competent tech.

Did you check the bandwidth capability of your Fluke meter? I have one that only measures up to 500hz, it gets extremely inaccurate at higher frequencies.

Hi all, I'm looking at someone's B-16 right now. Its supply reel spins at full speed/power (clockwise) as soon as it's powered on. The tension arms and transport buttons have no effect on it. When I trick the tape end sensor and tension arms into thinking tape is loaded I can make the transport...

Hi all, I'm just looking at somebody else's 388 right now and I got most of the bugs worked out (it was a sick puppy) but unfortunately there's a tricky no-repro issue (input is OK) that follows cards. I got the person to order a couple spare cards off of ebay but one of those too has a repro...

Hi all, I'm slightly confused by the documentation on the Fostex 4030/4035 combo. I was wondering anyone familiar with these units knows if an interface unit is absolutely necessary for the Master deck to achieve basic synchronization? I could see that it would be necessary if you were...

Hi all, I'm in a bit of a panic because I'm dealing with a deadline and my MS-16 very suddenly stopped moving tape. None of the transport buttons are lighting up or functioning. Not even 'Edit'. To summarize... -the capstan *is* spinning -the speed readout lights up -the track arming panel...

Hey thanks for the kind words. RE the drums, I'm sorta forced into a drum booth era thing due to low ceilings, but I do happen to prefer deader drums most of the time. Wow amazing vids! That home telecine of yours works great too IMO. I don't see any parallax distortion. Are you shooting the...

Hi all, I hope everyone is well. Looks like some exciting stuff has been happening around these parts. Anyhow, I got a box of NOS 1998-vintage Ampex 407 1mil 1" tape and I was wondering if I should be worried about using it with my Otari MX 70? Would stretching be a concern? (The machine's...

Hi all, I was repairing some of those infamously dodgy rca connection on the mother pcb of a friend's 58-OB (incidentally this issue was exacerbated by the fact the machine had been dropped at one point and the RCAs bore much of the brunt) and that all went OK (but what a hellish job getting at...

Hey folks, Long time no post. I hope everyone is well! Anyhow, some friends of mine have a Tascam 25-2 That has a couple issues: 1) (the serious one) the lifters will not disengage when the machine is in play. *edit: fixed--exercising the Edit switch got the lifters to disengage. 2) (less...

Hi all, I'm beginning to think about acquiring a new mixer in the next year-or-so. I currently use an M-520, which I love, but I'm starting to yearn for a bit more functionality. There's an M-3500 for sale locally, which inspired me to download and study the manual. I need a bit more time to...

Hi, I haven't been around in a while. I hope you're all well. I just have a quick question: Does anyone have a solution for the noise that comes from the channel on-off switches in a M520/512 console? I'd like to use them like mutes during some mixes but they develop crackles quite easily...

via a poster over at electrical audio: http://www.electrical.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=41942&start=0

Hi, I recently picked up an old full-track Ampex AG-350 deck in a console (so far it's working perfectly ) and the seller threw in a TD-1B 1500 Gauss bulk eraser. It's like this one: http://www.audiolabelectronics.com/TD-1b.htm I was wondering what tape formats i could reasonably expect to...

Hi folks, My B67 has started giving me sass. After being off for a week or so while I was on vacation it started turning the reels at a noticeably slower speed (for both 15 and 7.5ips). I'm quite sure it's not the pinch roller. And the tension seems ok. Some days it works fine though. Could it...