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i wanted to share this here. It is the user interface of the iPad app that i am working on to control tape recorders (along with the electronics module needed to connect to the recorder) I would like to get some feedback for it, it is a complex project that i am doing alone when i have time...

you can use the AQ-65 and connect it to accessory 1 with a cable adapter. That will work for basic function control. For track arming, you could use a device through the serial port (i've been making one for more than a year now, and it works, but it is not productized yet) with all the...

looks like the micro controller is not initializing well all the time. Things to check: Ribbon cable seating inside - disconnect and reconnect Lots of socketed chips, remove and reseat all of them Power supply PCB solder fractures Something may have happened on shipment. Don't remember if...

if it is true that will be great. How do we know is true ? how trustable is the source ? - for sure this will be great. Maybe there is enough stock of heads for older studers/revox. With today's technology it should be cheaper to produce, even in smaller quantities than the golden years.

as said above the TSR8 has better electronics and built in DBX. The 48 has a better more rugged transport, including a brushless direct drive porcelain capstan. The TSR8 capstan is a cheap motor with a pulley, that is the main weak spot of the TSR8. I have 2 TSR8s and i love them, but also...

i don't think so. did you check the sensor and output as mentioned on my earlier post ? it may be the tape tension sensor, or a contact. not necessarily an IC. This failure is actually something that doesn't necessarily requires an experienced tape machine technician, an experienced...

i see curling on the bottom of the tension roller on the picture. Also, even if you have good zenith if the tension is high enough it will always create that trapezoidal wear sooner than later. So how high is the tension on playback mode ? get a tentelometer if you can, you should be...

ok, after cleaning 680 knobs and removing 608 bolts to clean the frame i was about to shoot myself. These knobs are covered in rubber, so the ultrasonic and soaking in soapy water didn't work, had to use a brush on each. Here's a video: SoundCraft Ghost 32 + Studer A807 - YouTube

just take this to him. it may help

Take the control PCB and measure the three points highlighted in blue, red and green. That is the path for the end sensor. This is the optical sensor located at the RIGHT side of the recorder on the right side tension roller. Push the roller all the way (outwards) and you should see the...

mm, does the technician has significant experience with RTRs ? this is like opening a computer and saying...mmm It's the motherboard. Which means the whole computer is shot in most cases. Fortunately that is not how RTRs work. Due to their age a high percentage of the logic board can be...

depends on the output of the synthesizer. if there is a volume control on the synthesizer you should be able to make it work, however you need to be very careful and start with all the "volume" or level down in the synth. Play a sustained note and slowly come up in volume so you can monitor...

Wanna come over ? :)

will try the soaking/toothbrush approach first and see how that goes. thanks everyone

Hi all, i am in the process of cleaning up that Soundcraft 32 that i got. Well...it is very dirty and it has 361 knobs/faders. Any recommendations to clean that, like putting them in some water/soap solution for a day or two or alcohol ? i'm sure someone has done this in the past. But...