Recent content by neckcarpenter

Hi, I'm wondering if there's something basic (or not so basic) I'm missing here. As the title says, I'm hearing playback with no issue at all, but haven't successfully recorded a single note. Here's what I do: I arm the track to record, red light starts blinking. I hit REC/PLAY, red light turns...

As the title says... I'm testing a Porta One and if I record over a pre recorded cassette, tracks 1, 3, 4 fully erase, and only playback my test recording. But track 2 retains maybe 40% of its original recording. I've also tested it with my own recordings on the Porta One and the same thing...

Here's the point of (non) friction between the idler tire and the take up reel. Quick googling shows that someone is selling tires for the Porta One, and a bunch of other machines, but not this one! A youtuber made a new one out of a couple rubber plumbing washers, for the 244. I love the...

Thanks Sweetbeats! Here's what I see when I remove the black reel plate from the transport assembly. Is that idler tire troublesome? I can't tell just by looking at it. I cleaned and relubricated what I can see, *while keeping this whole thing intact*. Mainly because I haven't figured out how to...

I've just found a deal on three machines: 2 Porta Two's and 1 Porta One. Of course, none of them are fully functional, but the hope is that eventually, one of them will work, so I'm messing around with the Porta Two that is the most promising of the group. The only thing in the way of this...

Hello! This here's my first post after a few months of lurking on this wonderful forum. I'm embarrassed to be so needy right off the bat, but also feel like I'm in good company! Here's the situation: I have a bunch (50+) of old four track tapes that were recorded 15-20 years ago with a Tascam...