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I still have a Tascam 38 that's been sitting for a while in need of repair for an erase issue plus a good calibration... I know it's impossible to know how much that's going to cost me as all service centers will differ but can anyone ballpark a repair estimate if I was to, say, need the entire...

I got a couple of patchbays that have been sitting around collecting dust with the intent of using them but never got the wherewithal to even start. But I did some "live room" rearranging last week and now I'm finding it might be easier, and not to mention cleaner, to use a patchbay to connect...

I usually post in the Analog forum and I didn't see a repair forum so this is the closest... Not sure how many of you guys are still using original Presonus Firepods in their setup but I have had one for 10 years now and it's been great besides two failures, once in 2008 when I ended up having...

Anyone have any experience with the MT44 / MM30 set up that Yamaha had out in the early 80's? I just acquired the entire rig + patchbay and enclosure rack. Pretty cool looking, very 80's retro. Even came with some MS10 (not NS10) active speakers. This is the deck that requires the foil...

Had one blow out the other day. How painful are they to get to and replace? Only asking because I've yet to tear into my 388 for anything other than the belt.

Me again... :thumbs up: Sorry guys, I've had some time lately to finally mess around with my crap and I'm just finding all sorts of oddities that are aggarvating me and apparently go stupid and scratch my head when I try to troubleshoot. Check this one out: First off though, is the Tascam...

I just pulled apart all my wiring tonight to try and isolate a buzz I've been getting but have been too lazy to attack. I'm posting it here because of the 388 being the central hub and though I'm sure it probably has nothing to do with it, I figured most of you have computers in your setup at...

Soooo... Kind of an odd one here. I bought 2 mice a while back that are 3-pin Tuchel connectors, not XLR. I was going to take the easy way out and just buy a Tuchel to XLR mic cable or a couple of adapters but they cost too much for me to justify, so I built one. I bought 2 Tuchel connectors...

I have been using UD 35-90 tape with my 388 all along (completely by chance, never knew the "hype" along with it; bought several reels at a flea market) but I found it odd to hear drop-outs in the tape, like, 20 minutes in or so. On an inner track (2)... I'm used to this on the outer tracks...

Just got this from a friend of mine who has been sitting on it a while, got it with a heap of other crap a while back and I remembered he had it. Clearly the main capstan belt melted and the other, smaller belt (don't know what you call it) is wicked loose, so I'll need a kit. The...

I just bought one, don't have it yet, but I figured it would maybe help out with the final mix if the DBX is engaged... I see a lot of negative talk about these but I'm guessing it's mostly in the digital world I think. Any positive reviews on them for this particular application?

I was looking for a set of cans I can use when tracking drums because I have never been able to hear my mixes with the click track clear enough, and I know that if I could actually hear everything roughly mixed, I would be fine. I was looking at the Vic Firth isolating cans but I see they have...

I found the perfect (for me, anyway) solution for a stand for the Tascam 388: GALANT T-leg - IKEA (x2) GALANT 200.805.57 FRAME 31 1/2" (can't find a link anywhere) I basically bought a desk with T-legs without the tabletop piece. Fits the 388 perfectly, and in my space, fit like a glove...

Check this out, probably a real dumb question because I can't fathom how this would work, but is there any way at all to bypass the internal mixer on the 388 and use a different mixer like the M-308B? And I don't mean just send the outputs into the inputs, etc... I mean completely bypass it...

I'm just wondering if I will do any damage to the heads or anything stupid like that. it's 1.0 mil stuff so I am assuming I'm ok other than just feeling weird about swapping tape brands in and out if it... I've never calibrated my machine with a test tape because things seem to be on the money...

In my quest to find a working Philips LBB-9020, I decided to post the pictures from my troubleshooting steps of the innards of this thing. Maybe this will help someone else as there is really nothing at all on the internet about these mics. Back: Model: Front with on/off switch: Top...

ugh... Just want to give people a heads up, maybe you all could have told me a thing or two, I don't know... This is related to my other thread down further about the Philips mic that didn't work: I've been jonesing for a Philips LBB-9020 model dynamic for a while, and finally decided to get...

So I bought a Philips LBB-9020 that I have been seeking out for some time now, for no good reason other than it looks cool and it's rare. I will say that, before I continue, the seller has more of the same that I can swap the non-working one for, which I will be doing, but I'm just really...

Unrelated to my previous thread about drum miking - I have a question that I may have figured out the answer to, but here's what I got: You know how on the 388, the channels are supposed to be panned hard left or right for odd/even tracks when recording in mono? I'm hoping that all I did was...

I finally got around to miking up and recording my drums for the first time in my new home studio, and I wasn't totally pleased with the results. In a way, they sound fine and I'm not striving for a high-end production, but I'm sure a lot of it is my technique. First off, I started recording...