Recent content by fendermike

Re: I usually.. It seemed like a cool idea to me once, too. I tried it and for some reason, it seemed to make the groove fall apart, or become dilluted. It could have just been some bad mojo due to the cassette format, or maybe I didn't get it right, but the stereo machine didn't sound as...

Wow! Talk about a blast from the past. My very first guitar was a Royce. It was an SG copy that my Dad bought for me at the Sam Goody's in the Livingston Mall in Livingston, NJ. Thatwas back in 1973 or so. I realized much later in life that it was a less than stellar example of an SG copy. The...

Thanks again. I have a line on an 8 track, 1/2" tape unit for 600 dollars after professional refurb. I'm extremely interested. Don't know the details or even the brand yet since the deck is not in the shop yet.

Actually, I guess I mis-spoke above when I said "what I plan to do is...". I've been doing just that for about 10 years now. I had a recent flirtation with stereo drums and Deck II on an aging Mac, but latency problems with that computer forced me back to tape. The stereo really didn't do...

Thanks, guys... ...and thanks in advance to anyone else who wanders in. Having listeners is what it's all about. PS-I intentionally called it Good King "Whathisname". Was trying to be clever at the time.

Thanks for the detailed reply. It all makes sense. I have a service man who could perform the adjustment/setup for me. Since I'll be borrowing a deck from someone to use while mine is of questionable status, I think I'll take it in for at least an estimate. I don't think the heads are...

I know what I plan to do, but wanted to get some feedback from the population at large. With track space at a premium, I plan to run my machine in "stereo" to two inputs with the machine's sounds panned hard left or right, depending on how much reverb I want to add. Reverb sounds blooshy on...

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Re: Yes- cubed. Thanks. Are we talking about aizimuth? Is this user adjustable, or is bench testing equipment a pre-requisite?

Well, I demagged a few more times and now I have a few questions for those of you who may know more than I. 1) What is a normal level of dropoff from record to playback? In other words, I record and peak at about +4db, but on playback, I'm only at 0db. 2)If playback of earlier recorded tapes...

It would work, indeed, but only as a "master" stereo eq. In other words, you couldn't have a different frequency boost or cut for each track. They'd all be in the same boat, since your eq would be inline between a stereo output and the stereo inputs of the tape deck. It might give you a little...

Nice. I'll let you know what I find later tonight. I don't want to have to start shopping for a replacement right now. Anyone else with some encouraging reports?

Funny you should mention this. I just took mine to a jam last weekend in a case that fits perfectly, although I don't have the MKIII (I've got the original 424). I'm using an old electric typewriter case. I layed down a cut-to-size piece of carpet padding on the bottom and rear, and I lay...

Last night, while prepping for a new project, I cleaned and demagged my 424's heads (the original, tan model, not the MKII or III). Like a dummy, and because I forget since it's been so long, I turned the tool on while it was in close proximity to the heads. I demagged as normal (I didn't...