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    TASCAM M-520

    Regarding “assigning”…….. You can “assign” the output of any mixer channel to any tape input that you like. Let’s say if you want to use channel one and your source is an electric guitar…. (Which by the way, sounds quite good… I’ve recorded plenty of guitar straight into the board) You can...
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    TASCAM M-520

    Let’s for simplicity’s sake, and to avoid confusion, let’s standardize the terms. Channel when referring to to the mixer. Track when referring to the tape machine. You have plenty of channels (20) And a bit less of tracks (8) All channels need jumpers. Without them they won’t work. Did...
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    TASCAM M-520

    English please??? Are you, or are you not, getting proper signal into your tape machine??
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    Members average number of mics and a list...

    Both excellent mics worthy of being grabbed.
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    Tears In The Rain (Work in progress)

    Clapton talks about using guitar as a voice. I very much subscribe to this philosophy
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    TASCAM M-520

    So the Fostex has a similar jumper set up? Just patch cord it up for now. Fire it up! I won’t be responding till there’s good news. :D Like Tom Petty says…. “The waiting……is the hardest part”
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    TASCAM M-520

    Ooooh. How cryptic yet promising.
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    Tears In The Rain (Work in progress)

    Jeff … it’s getting better already. And this version seems to make it so I hear the lyrics better. Mind if I ask your age? Teens, twenties, thirty’s don’t need to be specific. I ask because you seem youngish. There’s a freshness in this tune. If indeed I’m right and you’re young…… you’ve got...
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    TASCAM M-520

    I hope that you at least try the above to ensure it’s working. And get back to us. It would be nice to have some resolution:D
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    TASCAM M-520 w/TASCAM 80-8

    He had no jumper.
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    TASCAM M-520

    The means the former owner most likely had the insert jacks hooked to a normalized patch bay which would act as a jumper, then lost the jumpers. ‘Borrow’ a jumper, put it in channel 1. Forget about pressing assign switches. Just use the direct out, plug it into your desired track on the...
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    Tears In The Rain (Work in progress)

    I was impressed. I liked it. I think this is a very good starting point that could use a little bit of arranging and production. First thing I’d do is shorten the intro. Takes too long for anything to happen. I could really hear the great departed Ronnie James Dio doing this song. Might...
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    TASCAM M-520 w/TASCAM 80-8

    Sounds like you just want to do some recording with out dealing with the learning curve. So just use your Fostex and get busy. :D The 520 is a fantastic versatile, durable and robust desk. Quite amazing considering it was a “prosumer’ desk. For home use with an 8 track it might be a bit more...
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    TASCAM M-520

    Detailed is good. It contributes to the information archive.
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    TASCAM M-520

    Hmm, kind of what I was gonna say but yours was much more elaborate in the explanation. May I suggest something simpler? Don't use the buss at all. Just guitar input into channel one of the mixer. Direct out of channel one into the tape machine. Track 4 input. (Seeing that’s where you want...
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    TASCAM M-520

    Forget about the aux for now. If you’re inputting the guitar into channel one instrument input and are going from the mixer direct out to your tape machine input one, you should get get signal onto track one of tape. Edit: mic att and phase mean nothing. You’re not using a mic. Directly below...
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    TASCAM M-520 w/TASCAM 80-8

    Learn one channel, then you understand all 20.
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    Theme For an Unmade Film

    It’s a great practice to record your ideas before they vanish. As to this piece, mixwise there's quite a bit of high end going on. If it was me, I’d seriously think about putting some vocals to it.
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    TASCAM M-520

    It is a good board and maybe more than you need for 8 track…. But I’d rather have more rather than less options. But it seems you’re still having problems with the board. Either there’s something wrong or there’s operator error. On us helping…… it’s kind of crucial to have a two way...
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    Nylon String/Guitar Question

    Stringing classical guitars can be a pain. They stretch a lot more than electric guitar strings and they slip easily if not installed well. As to your breakage issue, I don’t know what’s causing that. Possibly a bur or sharp edge. (Just a guess) Here’s a decent video on restringing...
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