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I own a tascam 488 mk II. Is been serviced by tascam in the last 6 months to replace the belts. Now it will not play. FF and REwd work fine. Any suggestions? Back to tascam for round 2?

This is probably one of those "rookie" mistakes that I should have been able to figure out on my own. Unfortunately Im still in the dark. I have a TASCAM 488 MK II 8 Track analog recorder. My problem is that I cant seem to get each track to record only the instrument being recorded, without...

Im trying to figure out the best way to record guitar on a tascam portastudio when using 1/4 inch unbalanced inputs. I have a Fender Blues Guitar amp with a preamp out jack. Is it better (when using a 1/4 inch input) to mic the amp or to run a line directly from the preamp out on my guitar amp...

These are for sale locally for $10 each. Good deal?

Could someone please explain what interface I need to connect my Tascam Portastudio (488) to my computer so that I can burn 8 track master tapes to CD format. Currently I am copying to a cassette deck but would like the option of using CD format. In addition to the hardware, what software will...

I have a Tascam 488 Mk II that I have decided to send to Tascam for inspection and repair. I suspect that I need to have the belts replaced and a thorough cleaning (the tape speed changes during playback). I received a reply from the service dept today that they charge $40 to inspect and to...

I recently acqured a tascam 488 mkII. Ive noticed that the tape in playback sounds warbly like the tape is running at varying speeds. Ive read some of the other posts and it sounds like the belt may need to be replaced, This is probably beyond my skill level and so I probably need to have the...