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Hey folks, I haven't bothered to pull the thing apart and see what's necessary to do this, but does anybody know what it takes to 'convert' a desktop MX5050 MKIII-2 to an 'upright' position? Does the thing simply unscrew from its chassis, to be easily screwed into a vertical rack...

OK, so I kind of bit off more than I can chew with this whole project studio. I'm now about six weeks into my massive studio rebuild and I'm going totally CRAZY because it's also been that long since I made any music! I've been playing around with my 34b and my dual-well cassette deck, making...

I do these things sometimes... I'll have a "brilliant" idea for a domain name and then register it, only to never use it. Like, when my room mate started a tongue-in-cheek campaign to drain the San Francisco Bay, and I registered drainthebay.org :) ... Except, I think these domain names could...

Hey folks, I discarded a tape loop last night, but I realized later that I needed to reuse it. So, I pulled it out of the trash. Problem is, there's some salsa and rice on the tape, because I discarded it in the kitchen wastebasket. Ha ha. I'm sure SOMEBODY here has done something like this...

Hello Analoggers, I'm receiving a TEAC X-10R from someone and I want to know more about this particular deck... 1) Does anyone have a service manual for this machine? I'm also emailing TEAC to see if they have any on hand. 2) Since I'm going to buy a MRL tape for my 1/4" decks, I'm...

I'm designing the audio wiring system for my unbalanced, -10dB home studio. For a number of reasons, some of my cable runs will have to be upwards of 20 feet for a signal's "total trip". I know that it's best to keep unbalanced runs as short as possible, and 10-12 feet seems to be the longest...

(Product Link) I was reading reviews/opinions of the dbx 160A (on gearslutz, I think) and I read a suggestion to check out the ART Pro VLAII compressor. "More bang for the buck" or something to that effect. I want to know if anyone here has any experience with this product. What did you think...

I'm looking for a guide roller and tension arm rollers for a 34b that I'm restoring. Does anybody have spare parts that they're willing to sell? OR, is it worth contacting TASCAM about this? Will they have spare parts? Who should I contact, and what is their email address? I can't find much...

Anyone have a spare one of these? Want to make a deal? I'm building my Monster Patchbay... I'll post pictures when it's all put together :)

Someone is selling TASCAM RM300 rack rail kits on eBay for $80/pair. Two issues: 1) I seriously doubt they're genuine TASCAM 2) $80 seems like an inordinate amount for two L-shaped pieces of metal. I need two pairs, and $160 plus shipping seems a bit much. Is there any other way, or do I have...

I'm currently reading the book about the San Francisco Tape Music Center. It has a fantastic collection of interviews with the center's founders and participants. It is a GREAT book and I recommend that everyone here check it out and consider buying it! I'm curious to know about one technique...

I'm interested in aligning and calibrating my machines, and I'd like to know where to start on this. I've read the calibration article in the second Tape Op book and it gives what seems to be a good overview, but I'd like to have the opinions of people here. So from what I understand, the...

Hello everyone! I've seen sweetbeats mention Caig's DeoxIT several times and I'd like to know what people think about this product. Also, I found another product by the same company, called "FaderLube", and it's recommended for cleaning faders (duh?) and pots. Does anyone have experience with...

There's a bunch of 1" 456 reels on eBay right now. I have no affiliation with the seller(s)... just pointing this out. I'm doing my weekly eBay tape hunting and I noticed this.

Hey folks, I've got a really interesting problem here. My tape echo deck, an Akai 1730D-SS, is acting up and it will no longer "accept" a dbx encoded signal on one of its channels. I've had it hooked up to a dbx 150x NR unit for nearly a year and it worked just fine until last week, when it...

Hey folks, I need to make a ton of RCA patch cables, and I need some suggestions on the cabling itself. I'm interested in radio interference rejection and such, and I'm not sure what I should do. Two-conductor cable? Two-conductor cable with shield? Ehhh? How do I wire it up? I've made plenty...

I found this online: a quick overview of the M-520's functions in case you're unfamiliar with this mixer and want to know more about it. Link

Hello everyone, For those of you who don't remember my introduction to the Home Recording BBS last year, and specifically the Analog Only forum, I came into recording with the idea that I would record live shows and distribute the finished product on cassette. It made sense at the time, since I...

Hello, Does anyone have an opinion on setting up an Otari MX5050 MKIII-2 for RMGI SM900 tape? This is my mixdown/master deck. Anyone for or against? Cheers, Jeff

Hey folks, I suspect that two EMTEC SM911 1/2" tapes that I recently bought off eBay may be bad. My transport seems really dirty after using one of these tapes for maybe an hour or two. Thankfully I paid only $50 for the pair, so it's not too big a loss if I have to chuck the tape. I can at...