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How... does that thing operate, exactly? Do cassettes... do they go... in... on... that?

I would not recommend just loading up the tape and giving it a shot, if you don't know what you've got. The great majority of tapes I get need some kind of remediation before they can be played. Certain formulations, I don't even risk winding before I bake it. It's not difficult to bake a tape...

I had a Tascam 424 back in the early 90's. My first multitrack recorder. Traded it about 20 years ago for a guitar, after it sat for several years. I had recorded some stuff on it that I wanted to listen to again, so I found another. Actually a 424 Mk III. The problem? I can't figure out where...

As long as it works. Should it not last, the original type is available online for not much money.

Just to illustrate how obtuse the Fostex manual is, on the Review button, it says that pushing the Review button will cause whichever machine is selected to rewind 5 seconds, then play, or if the button is held for longer than a momentary push, that machine will just go directly into play. No...

All right. So, I don't think it's an incompatibility problem, because the 4035 behaves the same with the E16, which is to say, it will start the E16, but not stop it. I supposed it's also possible that the 3035 is broken, but it would be a huge coincidence that all transport buttons _except_...

"Almost the same"?

All right. I'm apparently old. I've never seen that.

Over the last month or so, I picked up a Fostex E16 deck with a 4050 remote, a 4030 sync, and a 4035 controller. I also got the 8785 interface between the 4030 and my Tascam MS-16, as well as the ribbon cables to hook it all up. I did that mostly to facilitate syncing the Fostex and Tascam, to...

BTW, what do all the "hhhhhh"s mean?

I have... a few machines. I get them mixed up once in a while.

Having opened a 220V and 110V version of the 4030 next to each other, I can see that although the rest of the inside looks the same, the actual power supply, which is a standalone piece, is quite different between the two. So, I think the answer to my original question is that no, it is not just...

Also, they don't look cheap, from what I've found today. Seems like stepping down to run 110 gear in a 220V outlet seems cheaper and easier than the other way. If I can find an easy (as in swapping some wires around) way to convert one of these to run on 110, I'll do it. Otherwise, I'll just...

The plug is different, but I'm okay swapping that out. I do have a multimeter. Unfortunately, I don't have a service manual, and haven't been able to find one online.

Really nothing much different than any other tape machine. I recommend checking the specs in the manual for what it's biased for if you're going to record on it. My Dad always believed the repro head was better quality than the sync head. They look about the same to me, but I still use repro for...

Yes, it has the five wires to screw terminals on the "out" side of the power supply. I'll see if I can get info from Fostex, or if not, I'll open up the US one I have and see if I can see the difference.

Thanks! It occurred to me that I could open up the 110V model that I've got, and compare what's going on inside. If it were as simple as reconfiguring some wires on the terminals, I'd try it. If it gets much more involved, 4030's are pretty cheap.

I have a 90's TSR-8 that's been in the family since new. Aside from keeping the heads clean, the only thing I've had to do with it is replace the belt. It finally snapped on me a couple of years ago. Oh, do be careful how hard you push the record arm buttons for the tracks. The plastic gets...

In the extra stuff I got, I've got an 8786 interface for an 85-16b, and the 8750 interface to lock to a Sony VO-5800/5850 VCR, if anyone has a need for any of that.

Why, yes! Someone in the UK had a boatload of Fostex stuff they were selling, so I bought it, including several transport to controller cables, and the 8785 I was looking for to interface to my MS16. See the other thread I just started. Now, I can play back the session tapes I've got where most...