Search results

Yes thanks. I am maybe making too much of what I read about people referring to the Tonemasters as being landfill waiting to happen.

I have a 424mkiii and a 464 (Japanese version). At this point I just basically run vst drums from my DAW into them and then back into the DAW. Doesn't really give me what I guess I'm trying to get...that is some kind of natural compression and smooth high end/ high end roll off or grit or...

The Peavey 112 is a genuine solid state amp. There's debate about things like the Tonemaster being genuine solid state. Yeah they are circuits or whatever without moving parts or tubes...but they are computers as opposed to genuine transformers. I mean...I'm talking as a layman. You're right...

I'm recording in a bedroom at home. Can not crank the amp to get the most out of the tube.

Hello... First off, I'm a home studio guy who records in a DIY home studio...so not playing gigs etc. Anyway, I've had this Fender Super Champ x2 for about 7 years. Nice amp, nice Fender tone and delicious reverb. I think so anyway. The prob is that it's always been very noisy...lots of hum...

My 424mkiii plays back slightly faster. If I send a VST drum track from the DAW into the 424 then send that back into the DAW from the tape then by the end of the drum track the drums are about 1.5 seconds fast by the end of the track. Playbacks starts off in sync but even by about the 2nd or...

I wrote about a million words on my mixing woes on this forum. Meticulous, detailed crap that's pretty much all wrong. That was, I dunno, a year ago. In that time I found out that mixing's not that hard and it's my amateur songs and singing and all that which sucks. It also does not help one bit...

Edit: Never mind. I just found my old J48 active box and used that. It made a cleaner signal I think. Seemed to be anyway.

Good question. I had a couple of threads here desperate for help in making my music sound good and my mixing better. I remain continually baffled and amazed at how bad my stuff sounds compared to all manner of music from full on pro big studio stuff to dudes with 4 track cassette Portastudios...

Interesting to see how long the Titebond lasts on the binding. Might be fine, might not. I tried Titebond initially and found it didn't last more than a year or two. I ended up having to go some kind of super glue route. Can't recall the name of the glue but after looking into it a bit it seemed...

I don't doubt it. I have read though that in around 2014 Martin experimented with a different binding glue. Probably read that on the Acoustic Guitar forums. If that's true then the problems with binding were probably compounded and made worse in addition to their issues with the different...

I used to own a Martin om28 I bought new back in around 2015. I've since sold it. But the binding on that one peeled away from the waist area like crazy. Apparently Martin had experimented with new binding glue in 2014 or so. For such an expensive guitar the quality control was a joke really. My...

I have had to re-glue the binding on the waist area of this D28. That was a couple of years ago.

I bought it 16 years ago brand new and as you could imagine a) I was a lot stupider when I was younger and b) it was a different guitar then...16 years have passed...things change...such as the sound of a guitar. They can mellow, change a bit, whatever. Besides, at the end of the day, I really...

EDIT: Never mind, I took it to the repair dudes. DOUBLE EDIT: The repair dudes said the Level pot is toast. They're getting a 3rd party replacement. Should be ready sometime between now and my death. Hello...just picked up a really top condition 424mkiii...great physical condition, looks...

Hey Scott, a great bonus to hear from someone with so much first hand experience on these kinds of guitars! Thanks for your comments and advice. I've tapped on the top etc but haven't been able to detect anything off. To be honest, since I started the thread here I've just made sure not to...

Yes, and or be mindful of levels sent into the 464. I probably drove too much level in. I'll do both...without DBX and also with DBX but with more mindfulness of levels. Talk about user error. EDIT: (May 20th 2024) I've now done further testing on this machine and there is nothing wrong with...

Came across a very interesting paragraph today in a 1992 review article for the Tascam 464. It refers to the 'well-documented dBX pumping effect' when sending a signal too hot. It suggests, of course, not over-driving the tape. I think the problems I've been describing could be this. I dunno...

Yep. Thanks. I think it would be a good idea to use a test tone to look into things. It could help me calibrate levels etc

I don't believe the Studio Master 799 tapes are vintage/ new old stock. I think they are currently being made. They are contemporary brand new cassette tapes. Brilliant...thanks a lot. I'm in Studio One with an RME Fireface UFXII, which is connected to a Ferrofish Pulse 16 which helps me send...