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I don't think I can keep up the story line at quite the pace of Sweetbeats but it is time to give the MS-16 I bought a thread of its own. This is an offshoot of this thread: http://www.homerecording.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=266261 This MS-16 is a 15 ips machine with 2 dx8ds noise reduction...

An expensive but very nice looking Tascam ATR-60 has shown up on eBay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Tascam-ATR-60-reel-to-reel-Owned-bvy-Omar-Santana_W0QQitemZ290239804529QQihZ019QQcategoryZ15000QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem I've often thought that I want to get a jh-110 but could be tempted...

I was just tinkering around with my next DIY project so I tossed a few things in a box to see how they fit. The 2 mic pre on the left are Great River MP2. The 2 on the right are left as a puzzle. I'll most likely post progress photos of them as time goes by. Regards, Ethan

I had thought that all tascam 38 (and all 1/2" 8 track for that matter) were IEC1. With that assumption I have been trying to calibrate my 38 to IEC1 to no avail. Rechecked a few times and I still got a 3 dB too hot playback at 16 kHz. I went ahead and calibrated it up to NAB and indeed it...

So on my tascam 38 the reel locks do not appear to be holing the reels as tight as they should. This allows the reels to move as they rotate creating a thumping sound. This is the first time that I have run into this on a deck and I've solved it by placing a few layers of tape as shims on...

I picked up a Tascam 32 the other day local pickup off ebay. The pinch roller is total goo. Never seen one oozing this bad. Not a problem, belt, roller and washer on order. However, it turns out that the feet are missing and are discontinued from Tascam! Ouch. Not a killer but I do want to...

I picked up a TSR-8 headstack to get the record head to go into my 38-8. I notice that there is a position for a 3rd head. So, the question is: Amybody know enough about the electronics to say if Tascam intended a 3 head version of the TSR-8? Regards, Ethan

I picked up a set of 2 older 1/2" MRL tapes off of ebay the other day (for $15) figuring that if nothing else that the reels would be worth that. They arrived tonight and are both sticky (as expected). They are in the "oven" right now baking. One is from 1975 and the other from 1984. The older...

I recorded my 11 year old daughter playing her violin the other night. I was experomenting with a room space processor I've been building. It gives a nice room reverb. If you can ignore her moving her chair and my wife opening the door and coming into the garage------Studio you might find this...

I('m thinking that I need a line mixer. Something like the Tascam M1B or the Teac M1. Both are currently on eBay. Any thoughts on the differences between them, realistic prices, Docs, alternatives? Thanks in advance. --Ethan

There is a local MS-16 I'm thinking about picking up. It comes with 12 tapes and a snake and a few other things. I'm actually interested in getting the "other" things and selling the MS-16 to cover my cost. Anybody know a reasonable asking price on ebay for a MS16? The 2 on there now are pickup...

I'm trying to set up a device def file for rosegarden (rgd file) to describe the vintage Roland d-110/d-10 synth. Currently I am hung up because I cannot finnd the MIDI MSB and LSB that select the D-110's banks. I've been looking over the manuals and just don't see it. Does anyone have...

I thought to start this thread to serve as a resource for those who are brave enough to give relapping a try. Nortronics has this guide to head wear and relapping: http://recordist.com/ampex/docs/repairtips/heads/nortronics.pdf You might want to get a copy on your hard drive. This thread...

I've had an interesting eBay experience I thought to share. I sold a 7" teac RE-711 take up reel. This reel is in outstanding condition and is the best that I have ever owned. I listed it as near mint. As you can see from the photo it is really nice. Going price is about $40 to $50 for RE-711...

I've been digging around he web to see if there is a standard color code for snakes. The only solid reference that I've found is from Belden. the Hosa snake that I have does not have the Belden colors or the resistor color set (Or WE for that matter). Looking through the Hosa site and catalog...

WTB: Dead or cheap ART PRO MPA . PM if you have such a thing to sell or trade for a few very nice tubes.

I picked up a (well it is still in the mail) hardware synth (Roland d-110) the other day. Looks like a change of battery will put it rights. This got me into building a linux box to run the CCRMA suite and Rosegarden. I wanted rosegarden for the midi sequencer. The plan is to play around with...

Just thought I would start a CCRMA thread. I'm interested in using it and can see that there is a steep learning curve. I decided to build a linux box today to run Rosegarden in. In looking over the docs I see that CCRMA comes with rosegarden. Not bad. I took an old PIII system I had sitting...

Just to post a note for the DIY analog folks. I'm almost finished up with 2 channels of Great River MP-2 mic pre. This is the original version not the NV version. Dan Kennedy is a great guy as that he released the artwork and has been helping get many of these pres built. The other photo is the...

I needed to playback some 3 3/4 ips tapes so I managed to pick up a Teac X10R off of eBay. It should arrive friday so we will see what condition it willbe in. Comes with manuals and schematic. Anyone know much about them? I do plan on offering tape to CD through the local Craigs list to see...