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In thinking about this stuff myself, I put it down to me wanting to preserve methods of doing something that I find vital to my core being. So like, 4 tracks signify a huge change for the better in my life, in around 1993, discovering Ween and diving into the world of home recording. It...

Sorry, meaning that with DBX off it’s the same distorted sound, with it engaged the signal gets even quieter. Didn’t get the left one out yet, but will swap them tonight!

Removed the Right side DBX card & cleaned it up, put it back in and gave it a good wiggle and no change. Recording direct on the BUSS IN for 2 & 7 is a slight level improvement, but still noisy & thin. So it seems like it's related to the DBX card, which I would have never figured! I can...

Ok so I tried recording with DBX on and off. Off is as above, on the signal basically disappears. I’ve wiggled the DBX cards but will remove them and give them a clean. Do they pull out like the PLAY/REC PCBs? They’re pretty stiff if so, so I’m taking my time.

Yeah didn’t move

EQ cards, the cards with the channel select & EQs on them you get at from the bottom, connected to the BUS PCB. Haven’t touched the DBX cards, will try. And the BUSS IN jacks will try tonight.

I posted this on the Tascam forum but reckon it’s get more eyes here. Anyway, Classic stuff, but it's been a while since i've been under the hood on the 388 and no other posts address the exact sitation. So Channel 2 & 7 are recording kinda thin, distorted & quiet but playing back...

Thanks for this Rob! Refreshing to hear in relation to being told to get a vintage oscilliscope of which most seem broken or quite expensive in Australia. Any idea how how it goes in the low Mv range? Would it read cleanly from 50-150?

Just tried bouncing from a good track to tracks 2 & 7 and they still recorded distorted with low level. I've attached a few photos of the heads, i'm not really too sure what i'm looking for with head wear, so if anyone can let me know how these look, i'm interested to learn what head wear...

That book is exactly what i've been looking for, thank you! And yeah Tetrakan is a godsend.

Ok swapped 1 & 2 EQ cards and 2 is the same. Also tested the recorded test tone from 2 & on the TAPE OUT and still thin and quiet. I know i've read about this a few times, but can't find anything specific.

Classic stuff, but it's been a while since i've been under the hood. Channel 2 & 7 are recording kinda thin & quiet but playing back prerecorded stuff properly. Here's what i've done. - Cleaned the heads. - swapped the REC/PLAY pcbs with the working pairs. last year cleaned the BUSS...

Yeah rtm lpr35 has been faultless for me. Just got a new batch so I’ll check it out

What a stunner!

Wow I got excited till I read what year the OP was, which is still pretty exciting that there's possibly some 15 year old 34bs out there

Just wanted to say you’re an absolute saint for hanging in this long!

Yeah just use 99% isopropyl

Its pretty fun seeing how far you can take ideas too and the limitation on options. Forces you to write better I find

Yeah I get that but it seems rare to find them in Australia. They’re all over the US eBay for cheap but shipping is $150 to $800 on them lol. Got some eBay searches saved though, so it’s a matter of time.

Take into account these are Australian prices, so,usually abour 20-40% more than US. $450ish for a new scope is ok, gonna ask a friend who hoards tonnes of stuff if hes sitting on an millivoltmeter too.