Search results

  1. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Well, I don't really know where to start except by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH Sweetbeats. I have spent the whole day carefully going through your instructions on how to disassemble the module, access and replace the U5 op amp that was indeed faulty, exactly as you thought it would be. The faulty...
  2. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Perfect !! Thank you so much !
  3. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hi Sweetbeats ! Could you tell me which TL072 to buy exactly ? I see several on that website : https://www.mouser.fr/c/semiconductors/amplifier-ics/operational-amplifiers-op-amps/?m=Texas%20Instruments&series=TL072 Thanks !
  4. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Thank you so much for your invaluable help...I'm in the middle of mixing a couple of albums and I'm using the working channels for summing so I won't try to open the mixer right now, but as soon as I have a little more time to do that I will let you know how it goes. I'll try to source the part...
  5. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hi !! Sorry for getting back to you so late. Thanks you so much for that goldmine of information and help. To answer your previous question no I don't have any experience with signal generators, oscillators and testing equipment unfortunately. But your video is extremely helpful, and if I can...
  6. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hi, Well it's you that I have to thank for all that help ! English isn't my native language so explaining and troubleshooting technical issues can be very difficult to explain clearly, I'm glad you understand me well !! Yeah the signal is still bad (pretty much non-existent) at the D.OUT...
  7. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hey, Yeah maybe that wasn't clear but I did indeed test the SOLO/PFL switches separately. The EQ section is OFF. As for the AUX BUSS tests : I have a fairly good signal in PRE mode on channel 3, and no signal at all on POST mode. However, when testing the same settings with channel 2, the...
  8. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Thank you so much ! So here's what I get : using the headphone jack, when sending signal to channel 3, SOLO is actually where I have the weakest signal. If I switch to PFL, I get a slightly higher signal. When I release PFL, I get yet a slightly higher signal. From low to high signal : SOLO >...
  9. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Sorry, I was indeed assigning channel 3 to PGM group 1 yes. So I was looking at VU 1, all faders between 7 and 8 in the grey area. When I unplug the ACCESS jumper and use the RCA from the SEND to my DAW, I get signal ! Normal, heathly level signal. Is the send pre-fader ? Because the fader has...
  10. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hi again, So I have sprayed DeOxit on each of the input switches + each of the on/off switches / each of the eq on/off switches. I'm happy to say that this was enough to make the intermittent channel dropouts disappear. Yay ! On the other hand, I have sent a signal to the tape in on channel 3...
  11. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Wow, Richard Swift is one of my (many) musical heroes. Thanks so much for your message. I will definitely try everything you advise and let you know next week when I'll start mixing again. One thing that I've observed is that after a whole day of using the console, the noise problems appeared...
  12. B

    Tascam M520 Story...

    Hi everybody ! I hate to hijack the thread but I figured it was the best place to ask my question rather than to make a new thread. I just snagged a Tascam M512 board for almost nothing (with a Tascam 58 + remote and DBX, all for 800$!). Cosmetically it's in very good shape, apart from two VU...
  13. B

    Two Tascam 1/2" transport issues (TSR 8 and 58)

    Hi, After spending some time yesterday tweaking the R106 trim pot on the main control board, I finally managed to make the TSR 8 stop when in REWIND mode. I'll start it up again today to see if it still works. The unit did stop but not immediately, it took a couple of seconds. I did check the...
  14. B

    Two Tascam 1/2" transport issues (TSR 8 and 58)

    Hi everybody, I'm looking to have a little bit of help regarding two (opposite!) transport issues on two Tascam R2Rs, if you'd be so kind ! TSR 8: I have gotten inside that machine quite a lot now, and have used it without major issues for a couple of years now. The main thing is that I can't...
Back
Top