Recent content by ianbernacett

If you can record instruments or mic’d with all four channels it’s not your machine it’s your connection and probably your routing out of your cpu. How’re you going out of your cpu? Are you using a 1/8” stereo cables out of the headphone jack of your cpu into two 1/4” TS cables going into input...

I’d say check your reassembly work first could have a loose wire. If all is well try changing the pcb channel strip to see if it’s a problem with the actual channel strip if that’s not the Problem google Audio Pro Z I think they’re in Cambridge but super useful and fair work.

Hey y’all I was wondering if someone could maybe give me a little break down of the mixer section on the Tascam 246? I understand tracking happens with monitor switches down in both meter and phones section and vice versa PGM is mainly used for play back when tracks are in remix/RMX. What I...

Hey guys, I’ve just purchased a tascam 424 mkiii off craigslist. It’s in great cosmetic condition and was only used a few times according to previous owner. I’ve been playing old cassettes I recorded on my old tascam 424 mkiii and even tried recording on a new cassette but for some reason I...

Any one ever compare these two? I tried the pe 515 on a fender quad reverb using tascam 388 preamps while recording simultaneously with ableton. It sounded pretty awesome both are from around the 70s. Wonder if it would be worth even trying a modern sm57 to compare the two Any insight

Hey I couldn't find a sure tell way of asking this but I unscrewed head mount without actually removing the heads off the black metal mounts they're attached to (I wanted to put straws on tape lift since my tape lifts are worn in.) Should I be worrying about realigning or anything for that...

Hey so I'm running 8 pgm outs on the tascam 388 into a saffire pro 40 into ableton was wondering if there's anyway to get a better line level volume in. I found myself cranking gain knobs on focusrites gain knobs to 6 to get a good lvl in. Is there anything I can do on the focusrites mixer? So I...

Hey was recording a band yesterday after tracking a song we rewinded the tape during playback towards the end of the song tape started to warp. I lifted the dust cover and the tape looked like it was crinkled towards the bottom of the tape. Not quite sure what could've cause the tape to crinckle...

What is everyone's preference? I understand the pros and cons already. I'd rather not mix in DAW and just have straight audio (what I hear out of monitors while using standalone 388) then have to try and control output on 388 to work with an audio interface that's gonna color sound with its...

Hey, I just bought another tascam 388 after opening it up and finding a gooey belt. I replaced that and still no dice concerning the rewind,play, fast foward function of the machine before I replaced the belt the machine play light would at least turn on. Now the play light, DBX light...

Hey I know you're not supposed to use a mono y cable with the tascam 388 but could you use one of those radio shack stereo 3 way splitters? I've used them with the smaller cassette porta studios with no problem wanted to ask here before I go ahead and try it.

Hey guys, I'm buying my third tascam 388 tommorow. I found a good deal on one for 200 bucks probably just needs a new belt has been sitting a while won't play,rewind, fast forward. I own one fully functioning 388 had heads relapped they have 70% life left (anyone know what that would translate...

Hey guys I haven't posted in a while was wondering just finished tracking a band and would like to purchase an audio interface for transferring tracks simoultaniously out of the tape outs on the back of the 388 into my daw which is a MAC (I'm currently using Ableton). Some recommended the...

Hey homerecording, I've tried reading up on the sticky tape syndrome thread and don't quite understand how to tell if tape indeed has STS? I just finished tracking tracking some tracks on my Tascam 388 using scotch 207 basically when I took the tape off the reel. I noticed the beginning of...

Just got my 388 fully functioning. I have some brief questions about the tape machines mixer section; I couldn't find information on in the manual. First, what is PGM? I know you have to use the PGM master meter when recording tracks but I guess I dont understand what this function serves...