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Hello all, I have received a Tascam 238, which is excellent. I opened up the box plugged it in and pressed the power button. The motor for the tape transport, of course, starts to spin. I know that it's common (inevitable?) for these units to develop an issue with the speed of this motor so my...

I've had the Tascam 238 on my 'want' list for a long time, but I don't 'need' it so I'm not willing to spend a lot of money on it. As I'm sure you've all see, one is on ebay in sort of working shape for, right now, about $15. The seller said the 'Capstan motor seems to make a whining noise' and...

Hello all, I've been thinking a lot of studio wiring over the past few weeks. My Tascam M3700 is nearing completion and though the studio itself is still a ways out I'm starting to try and figure out the best ways to wire everything together. I am trying to keep things flexible and, where...

Hello All, Because I am a fool I have a new found curiosity for mixers controlled via midi. I stumbled across the Fostex DCM100 which is a very simple 1U mixer that, beyond a simple gain control on the front panel, is controlled via a small midi surface called the Fostex MixTab. The mix tab has...

Hello All, I have a largish (smallish perhaps...) unfinished space that I intend to convert into a recording studio. The space is essentially 20' x 20' with a sloped ceiling height between 10-15'. The ceiling height is fluid at the moment though so really, whatever height is needed can be...

I found a local(ish) as for a Tascam 234 a couple hours away on Craigslist (CLASSIC VINTAGE 4-TRACK - Tascam 234 Syncaset) It was posted some time ago and I'm not even sure it's still available but I was curious what others thought of it's condition. It lacks rack ears.. not a crisis. I could...

Came across a really clean (looking) Otari MX-70 1" 16 track machine at a local shop. I've been reading the posts on the forum here and elsewhere and I'm wondering if I should purse it. I spoke briefly to the guy that owns the shop to find out what he was doing with the machine and what it's...

I am running PRO3700 v 1.01 and my Macintosh LC is currently run System 7.5.3. I tried to launch it on OS 9, System 8 and then, with the LC, System 6 and 7. I first tried it on a B&W G3 then a PowerMac 8500/120 and then I broke down and bought an LC on Ebay. The issue I was running into is that...

Extra Wires... It looks like the extra wires are indeed for grounding. I posted a couple pictures in post #11 and I've finally had a chance to strip the board of all it's modules and get a better look. For frame a reference, the extra wires come out on the left of this shot and go under a bar...

I'm a n00b... When I said this was my first refurb project.. I wasn't kidding! :) I've attached the Schematic to this post but who knows what the forum software will do to it! Happy to email it along.

Interesting Modifications... More work on the board... I'm growing increasingly hesitant of powering the board on both with the troublesome PSU and the M3500 PSU. None more of that until the proper supply is working. I needed to get some troubleshooting done, which I did, now it's time for...

Arg... closed the wrong window. Here goes again! The two power supplies are nearly identical. The M3700 and the M3500 share the same PCB. The M3500 is missing the top row of Caps and all the electronics attached to F6, which is the rail for the automation computer. In addition, F1 and F2 are...

Well, here goes! I've recently acquired a broken Tascam M3700 which I had planned to use as spares for my (mostly) working Tascam M3500 but, with some urging from the the board here, I'm instead going to try and repair the M3700 to it's full glory. Feel free to read up on how I got here: Refurb...

I'm in the early planning stages of building out a new studio. The space I am planning to use it 20'x20' and I'd like to have it broken up into at least a control room and a live room. Am I crazy for thinking about a design like this? The console pictured is to scale as are other furniture items...

Pictures!! Alright.. here goes! First up is the whole console in it's glory. These next images are in order of how they appear on the board. They are messy still... Input Controls EQ Aux Monitor Bussing You can see screw holes missing their screws here. The board has a strip of...

Quick Shot Well, I did take a quick shot this AM before I left for work.. more to follow of course! This was a shot taken on my iPhone in a very dark basement... I'll break out the SLR when I get home. The JL Copper automation bit seems to be an addin card for the onboard automation...

I first learned about the M-1b via the manual I was reading (for fun, mind you) of the M-520. They mention the M-1b being a great way to easily increase the number of separate headphone mixes you can make. The M-1b is basically an 8 channel unbalanced line mixer but the 8 inputs are 1/2...

An interesting opportunity has come my way and I can't think of any better group of people to discuss it with... A couple months ago I bought a Tascam M3500 in fairly good condition. It has some minor cosmetic issues and a few technical issues but nothing catastrophic. The only major issue I've...

I had the floor plan of my studio all planned out and then I went it ruined it all buy buying the Tascam M3500. :spank: The board is wonderful and certainly is going to take center stage in the control room but I'm a little lost as to how I'm going to manage to get a comfortable setup happening...

How can I simulate the load of a guitar amp to fix the tone issue one of my guitar players is running into? He plays into a DI right now and we're all happy with his tone but when he tries to use a distortion pedal he is telling me the sound is nothing like what he hears through his amp. Now...