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I just began the wiring phase of my new little home studio. My goal is to record everything in analog on the 388, then be able to bounce all tracks simultaneously to the Firepod into Logic for finalization. I have basically set up shop like this: -XLR panel on studio wall with 8 XLR inputs...

This has been driving me nuts... Can't figure out what this is. Took the pic from a YouTube video of a Kelley Stoltz interview/recording session. Have this posted on other forums also and no one can figure it out. Would be so much easier if I were to just email Kelley and ask him, but...

I just set my 388 up after not using it for many months, and immediately noticed two problems: first, the tape that I had previously recorded on, the actual recording played back slow. Now, I may very well have tried to erase that tape with a bulk tape eraser but don't remember... Any idea what...

Anyone here ever build a custom desk that can house a Tascam 388 in the center? I feel like I've seen one or two before but my Google searches haven't turned up much. It's something I'm thinking about doing; at the very least, it would be a standard recording desk with a dip in the middle that...

My studio is in the final stages of construction and I started thinking about what I can use as a playback system in my "live room". The room itself is not that big; roughly 20x13 with lots of jogs and cutouts, so it makes it even smaller. It's perfect for me, personally. I have a control...

I'm building an XLR patch panel on the wall under my studio window that will connect to the back of my console (er, Tascam 388). I got a very nice panel off the auction site that was all Switchcraft female connectors and just needed to be cleaned up. I then bought the twist-type Switchcraft...

Two questions actually: I understand that the PGM Ins take the signal from another line-level mixer; is it just my unit or does it not route to the Stereo L/R fader even when selected? In other words, I can't hear anything via phones or speakers. Is it just that you're unable to monitor...

I started clearing my basement and building a home studio at the end of the year, and were progressing - slowly, but we're getting there. Here are a few before and "during" shots... That's the stairwell coming down into a new foyer we are building which will have an entry-way into the...

I'm a bit perplexed; and I've been reading the manual to make sure I'm not going crazy... I have temporarily connected a small Mackie mixer to the STEREO BUSS IN on the rear of the 388. The Mackie is being used as a submixer for my keyboards. I was hoping I would be able to route that stereo...

I have been testing out my 388 and the first thing I noticed, as with my Tascam 38, is that track 1 wavers in and out, acting like because it's recording on the outer edge of the tape it's not aligned correctly. I tried this on two different tapes, both different brands. The one that came with...

My wife and I bought a house at the end of August (first home, btw), and one of the main perks of the house was the full basement that had potential to be, at the very least, a cool man cave. It's not too nice-looking at the moment, but I wanted to bounce some ideas off of everyone and see if...

$450: I've been wanting one of these for a long time, but could never find one cheap enough and in good condition. I found this at a local record store that sells used and refurbished stereo equipment a while back but couldn't afford it. I guess he still had it hanging around, and...

I finally figured out how to make this work. I ran the guitar into one channel on the mixer, the mixer out into the mic input on the r2r and the guitar amp, and the preamp out from the r2r back into another channel on the mixer, and I got it to delay with repeats and everything. I'm psyched...

Nothing special, but I scored a Sony TC-252-D and a Realistic 494 from a friend at work who grabbed them for me at a tag sale. :) So, I know these are basic, home-brew tape recorders but can I do anything cool with them? I don't have any tape for them yet- that's my next venture. The...

This will certainly come in handy I think! One of my co-workers remembered me saying I needed a scope (probably two years ago) and yesterday, he walked into my office and dropped this monster next to me. He got it for free at a hospital he contracts at- they were going to throw it away and...

I was in a local music store the other day and to my surprise he had a mint-looking Tascam 388 sitting there in the corner for sale. I asked how much, and he said "cleaned and serviced, $450.00". Is that a good price realistically? I see them go for much more on eBay but he's smart enough to...

I just fired up my 38 today to record a track only to find out that nothing is erasing! I had recently fixed all the solder joints on the motherboard and got the unit to play tape signal again finally. I first noticed this with track 2; I am trying to erase at a different point in the tape (so...

This may sound stupid, but I think my common sense mechanism isn't working well... I want to use my Tascam 38 to record my entire production, mixing down in between and doing it all analog. I would obviously need more than 8 tracks due to drums, etc. I do plan on getting a 2-track mixdown...

Well, in lieu of Sweetbeats' thread regarding throwing in the towel, it sort of gave me a little incentive to finally figure out what it wrong with my Tascam 38. Between some advice from a tech at reelprosoundguys and miscellaneous threads on the forum, I have finally figured out what was wrong...

Hey guys, Been a while since I posted here, but I have been at my wits end with my Tascam 38 for so long and I basically haven't been able to just go and get it serviced yet, plus half of me is wondering if it's even worth it. I bought it last year for about $350 with the knowledge that it...