Recent content by WhinyLittleRunt

So, for obvious Corona-reasons, I put this project on hold since March and dug it out tonight after discussing my 388 in a different thread. There is nothing wrong with the unit. I'll now explain my embarrassment... A couple of months ago I was working on repairing a dead drum machine, and...

I really like that quote... But actually no, I actually meant the complete opposite with the market value. I probably said the market is 'stupid' or something like that, but what I meant was, these things are selling for stupid money. Like, 2k+... People are actually buying them at that...

Not off topic at all! And the horizontal surfaces thing is so true it's not even funny. In fact I just thought of it today when I was telling my daughter to take all her crap off the dining room table, while explaining to her that just because it's a place to put stuff, doesn't make it a...

This. This is exactly what my friend told me the other day when I asked him if I should sell it. It was almost word for word. You're right, I do have a mental block for recording in general. Even playing isn't as enjoyable as it once was. But then again, I do go through lulls in the warmer...

These are good replies; thanks guys. I’ll be honest, I wasn’t trying to give off the vibe that I was never planning to use it again but, the reality is that I’m in such a different place right now with life that hanging on to equipment for nostalgia’s sake is just silly. I love analog...

I just want to test the waters... if you guys who have had or currently have a Tascam 388 and you simply don't use it much (in my case it hasn't been used in at least a year, probably 2), would you be comfortable selling it to make some money or do you think you'd instantly regret it? I'm not...

I need a little help; I reorganized my basement studio 'live' room and I'm running into confusion when it comes to patchbay usage... I bought an old rolling rack case from a buddy of mine a while back and just got around to using it. In the rack I have my Yamaha P2100, Yamaha SPX900...

No problem, and absolutely no rush. Thanks for looking into it!

Ok, so Line Outs L/R and headphones were what I tested. There are 4 tape outs but this is purely just getting an input channel sounding good before even recording to tape; haven't even touched the transport yet. There is an AUX output also but I think those are connected right to the line...

Alright, so I finished up the re-capping on the 244. Last board done was the playback / record set: Definitely wasn't as painful to do as I was led to believe; but still, trying to manage all the wiring harnesses was a chore, and I ended up getting them in a good grouping and zip-tied them...

Also... does anyone here happen to have the schematics for the 244? I have the service manual that Tabita Hub was kind enough to email me back a few years ago, but he did not have the schematics scanned at the time (and his site/email are no longer functional). I'll gladly pay for them through...

Continuing on - Tape Cue Amp PCB: Control PCB A & B: Had to leave one BP cap in; didn't have a new replacement. Seemed to test ok on the Peak meter. Also tested the inputs with the 1k test tone; distorted and crackles immediately with barely any gain, so yes, probably borked an op amp...

Yes it does it on a non-recapped channel also. I do plan to finish the re-cap regardless, as you say, and address other things after. I'm glad there is still a support community on these things!

Yes.. that's actually what I was starting to think could have happened except I couldn't word it correctly. The issue with distortion is at least on channel 1 and channel 4, 4 being the one I recapped, so the issue shouldn't be in the channel strips themselves. I'll try it with a test tone...

I came here with a question about something but decided I should probably post some pictures of my progress... I'm in the middle of doing a full-on recap of the unit. Just for some history, I got this unit probably 6 or 7 years ago (maybe more I can't remember) from a friend of mine who I...