Recent content by kollontai77

Hello everyone I've been out of the analog recording loop for quite a while now. Last I heard, Quantegy went bust and people were paying big bucks for dodgy old tape. What are the 1/4 inch tape supplies like now? Has that new company come through on their promise to manufacture the stuff? I...

Hello everyone, Well I've decided against the TEAC 3440 and mixer, (may be broken, difficult to repair, etc). I've bought a NEW Tascam 414 Mk2 4 track cassette recorder, and am waiting for it to ship. I've got a Shure PG57 mic, which doesn't take batteries. Do I need a preamp, or anything...

Hello everyone, I'm looking at getting a Teac 3440 reel to reel tape recorder, and had a few questions. 1. Do I need a mixer to get listenable songs out of it? 2. What mixer would be compatible with the Teac? Thanks

Hello everyone, I've finally done some test recordings on my Uher 4000 report (mono portable reel to reel) and loaded them up into the computer, using Goldwave software and leads. However, I'm having some problems. 1. There's a weird humming noise on the recording. I've hooked the Uher to the...

I've found a Teac X-3 Mk2 on Ebay, locally, for AUD $45 (cheap). However, I don't know what kind of reel to reel it is! Does anyone know if it: 1. Takes 1/4 inch tape? 2. Has 1, 2 or 4 track recording capability? 3. Is a decent R2R tape recorder or not? Thanks

hello everyone I'm thinking of renting a Nagra (portable reel to reel) and Sennheiser mic from the local radio station, to record the sound of the ocean, for a film I'm planning. How do I go about doing this, without the wind overpowering the ocean sound? ie to get a nice wave-crashing sound...