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my apologies for the bad reply. I was up recording into the morning. sorry i was being dumb about it ill do what you said now

I did the test but weirdly im getting similar readings on pin 2-3 around 160-190 on the ohm meter. sometimes it drops down to 001-005 on pin. i keep trying it it looks like pin 3 creates a readout more often than not and pin 2 is usually not giving me a readout but sometimes it does but this is...

I turned on the deck and ran the ground on pin 1 and the hot on 2 and 3 at 200 and 2000 ohms but it seems both applications are creating ohm readouts that jump around. i honestly am not doing it well. i noticed the pin 2 would jump into negative digits and sometimes drop down to nothing where as...

I have the manual for this deck. Most posts online about the 5050 are not for the one i have. I have the 4 track 4 channel 1/4 deck. so ive had some trouble. but i just looked in the manual and this is what it said "LINE OUTPUT connectors Male XLR connector with un- balanced output. load...

I think i read somewhere i can test this with just a multimeter and the prongs on the XLR without opening the machine up? I ask because the company and their tech who sold me this are in close contact with me and while they were ok with me opening the bottom panel to reseat the channel 4 board...

Adding to this thread the two adapters I have found. Will these solve this problem without resoldering? Will they work in both directions? https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/GXX195--hosa-gxx-195-polarity-cross-pinout-phase-reverser-xlr-adapter

Hello I got an Otari MX5050BQii which from what i can tell in the manual is Pin 3 Hot. I bought some monoprice XLR to RCA cables for the I/O of the machine and connected them with 1/4 TS adapters to my Mackie CR1604 channel access outs and i got no signal on the VU meters. The manual lays out...

The tape machine is a Teac A2340 so I do have a source/tape switch yes

I will take a look when I'm home

I tried this but it appears I can't monitor from channel 1 of the submixer while tracking to channel 2 on the deck. At least not from channel strip 1. I'm using the headphones on the M-30 but th manual describes a headphone amplifier or Poweramp driving speakers. Is that relevant?

Hello, I have been trying out a mint M-30 I got back in December with my A-2340 and I really love it but it's architecture is a little confusing and after reading some old threads and the manual I'm a little lost on how exactly I can record and monitor playback for overdubbing without...

Hello, I recently got my hands on an Otari MX5050BQii that is supposedly completely overhauled and is 100% ready to go and aligned and has full frequency heads. This is all well and good but I have a few questions about the best way to optimize this machine for my needs. My main issue is tape...

Hello i got a fostex A8 thats working very well except for on track 8. the playback is fainter and bassy. im scrubbed the heads over and over but cant seem to get the playback to come in clear. should i pull out my degausser? heres a shot of the heads

Also i see teac made a system for the A2340/3340 and this is that system. do you think this dolby unit would be adequate? whats the deal with all the DBX vs Dolby stuff? all the machines everyone likes run DBX but everyone claims the fostex stuff while being less reliable being superior for...

Hello, im fairly new around here but i have a deep passion for home recording specifically on decks and formats that were considered rather low end or "pro-sumer" in their time. I kow the advent of lofi indie and electronic has flooded these forums with young guys trying to get very cheap...

So i have a 2340 that i have wired up to my 1604 like you would wire any 4 track. 4 direct outs to the line ins on the deck and the line outs to 4 line ins on the mackie for monitoring after recording. My question are how is the decks output and line parameters supposed to be set when im using a...

Hello, im waiting on my 8 track to be repaired but had my mackie CR1604 rigged up for it so i just took the 4 tape outs of my 424mk3 into the 4 tape return channels im running on my mackie and the 4 direct outs to the 4 line inputs on the tascam. my question is how would i bounce with the mackie...

Hello, I am back with more questions about my fostex R8, around a year ago i posted a few threads about my deck and the problems i was having with it and after a year of ownership i would like to ask a few questions. I have only gotten one good recording out of this deck and that was on a old...

I've been trying out some ATR magnetics and some RMG 911 tape recently on my machines. And talking a lot with my tech. I'm becoming really skeptical of any of this reel to reel tape that I'm being sold as new is really new or if it's just old endspool tape from factories that have been gone for...

Interesting I will look into it