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thanks so much I'll try, but I am using pretty new tape that is free from sticky shed syndrome I think. Pretty sure. Would it be anything else?

Hey I've not used my tascam tsr8 for a little while, and I cleaned it up the other day to start using it again, having got it back to my studio, and it works fine, apart from when I play the tape, the tape slows down and then eventually stops. Have seen a few people mentioning this happen to...

great advice, thanks a lot! keep it coming! need all the help I can get!

Here's my set up Mics : Sontronics STC 3x (not that impressed with this) - vocal mic 2x Rode NT55s - these are awesome 5x Sm57s Mixer: Fostex 812 - really nice mixer, enjoying it very much. but only 24v phantom power so got an external source of 48v too. Reel to Reel: Tascam TSR 8 And...

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I've just had another issue with this machine of mine, I took off the plastic head protector and cleaned the heads really thoroughly, then put it back on. The tape sounded way better which is good news BUT there was a strange noise being made by the reels/tape, and I noticed once I had taken off...

I was recording on my Cutec 402 - 4 track multi recorder, and it was sounding nice. Quite slow rewind and fast forward, all working well. Then I was rewinding having recorded 2 tracks already, and all of a sudden the tape just got chewed up really badly, it took me an hour to get it all out as...

Hi, I have been recording drums (six channels) to my tascam tsr-8, and have been putting the click track/backing track (guide) on to channel 8 of the tascam, recording it from Logic, thus allowing me the ability to hear the backing track and play along, bypassing all need to use Logic Pro 9...

And, any clues why the my second reel of tape was acting up when recording on to it. Heads look fine, squeaky clean, but the recordings were being very temporamental. Some channels just didn't work? Is that likely to be a bad tape, or something wrong with the machine? I get that perhaps the...

Thanks so much for both responses. Can anyone point me in the direction of somewhere that explains Bias, in fairly simple terms. I don't really get it. And also, pdmiller, not totally understanding what you mean about how to change the tape on to another reel. Not too sure what you mean by...

Hi guys, I've been recording with my Tascam tsr-8 for a few weeks and its been working really well. I had to buy some brand new tape (3 of them) - RMG SM900 - and I've been using the first reel of it, all working well. Then yesterday, i started using the second, having transferred the tape from...

I'm using Ampex 456. They are old too. Some haven't been opened though. Will these be alright do you think? That is a real pain, as I got given loads of reels of ampex when I got the Tsr8. Why is it that they do this then? Are they too old, or just bad quality tape to start with? I thought they...

Hi there, I've been recording to a tascam tsr 8, going through a Fostex 812. I send my tracks to the 8 bus tracks and then to the tape reel to reel. All the inputs look nice and hot and everything is working well, I record and then when i play it back the signal is super duper low and the...