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These are "direct drive" machines... though I feel like I've read people saying things about the belts anyway. Does direct drive just mean there's one less belt? I'm re-glueing a piece of plastic around the edge of the STOP button that had been flexing when I'd push it, hopefully that fixes...

After reading some other threads and looking a little harder, I realized that it's extremely easy to take the metal face plate off of either half of this machine. I opted to open up the transport half! Duh. So here's what she looks like under the hood... Incredibly sturdy, hardly any plastic...

Hey! I (very excitedly) just got an AT RMX64 off of ebay in very good cosmetic shape for very little money. I just got it today and popped a tape in, and the motor has some trouble turning the tape. No weird noises or anything, it just seems... sticky, like maybe something needs to be cleaned...

Hello! I'm having an obnoxious problem with my monitors... just it isn't the monitors. My left speaker buzzes. The right one buzzes too, just maybe a third as loud. Sounds like a ground-issue-style buzz. When I unplug them from my board, the buzz stops. When I plug it into the Alt Speaker left...

That's been the plan for the past couple years... I'm just starting to get worried that when they break, I won't be able to find the parts to fix them anymore. Maybe that's just something I need to accept...? Here's a (stupid?) question: Does anyone make a 1/4" 8 track anymore? I feel like they...

Of course! I understand that part of it... Done it on my 8 track even. I only say "cheating" (with a winky face!) because it really gives you more than just 4 tracks at that point. Maybe this is the key I'd been forgetting about when wondering how everyone made great complex recordings on a mere...

Ah hah... the bounce! Did/does everyone do this, sending the tracks off to another recorder and then back again? That seems like cheating! ;) But, sure, that makes plenty of sense, and makes me feel less dumb for not being able to think through how to do all of this great stuff on a single 4...

Hey everyone! I've recently become enamored with lo-fi recordings, and love finding records that were done on a portastudio. It's so great to hear something with so much character... No sheen of the big studio, just the sounds that were captured in someone's attic/basement/garage/bathroom. I...

Hey folks! I realized recently that I have a whole lot of cheap, mostly Tascam tape recorders and an extremely, extremely limited knowledge of how to fix them. I'm 95% sure there's no tech within several hours of me. I'm mechanically inclined and not afraid to work on stuff, as long as I have...

I recently got a 238! While it all seems pretty straightforward for the most part, I'd still love to have a copy of the manual. Doing a search here provided surprisingly little help. Does someone have a copy of the manual scanned in they'd be willing to send me? They're for sale on Ebay for a...

I'm trying to find a Tascam RS20, RS20B, or a Fostex 3180. Anyone getting rid of one of those?

Oh, also, about the monitoring: How do I make it work on my 488? Well, for one, I plug it in correctly instead of the way I did it on the 388 :o If I plug my speaks into the monitor out, I have to turn the monitor volume knob all the way up to bring it up to 0db. If my headphones are plugged...

Holy cow!!! Thanks for such a patient, wordy reply! When I said I was confused with issues pertaining to "tape," what I really should've said was "entirely analog systems." I have about 10 years of experience with recording, but I'm entirely self-taught, and started (like many others, I'm sure)...

After about 3 months, I finally got tape and a demagnetizer for my Tascam 388, and have started trying to learn the thing! I've recorded some test stuff, and so far everything seems to be working. The "feature set" on here is making me really, really appreciate my 488 mkII; Things like 2 memory...

Sweet! I'm thrilled. Thanks!

That's cool, I know it does a great job, but I have this one here for free. Just trying to figure out if it's going to work as well on my machine as a Han D Mag would.

Before diving into a $70 Han D Mag, I waited to see what one of my buddies could rustle up for me in the free category; He knew someone who used to record to tape but doesn't anymore, and they had a demagnetizer they didn't need for anything anymore. I have a Tascam 388 that I was hoping to...

:) Loud and clear... Right there with you.

Is there a way I can test if its working properly? I have yet to use this Tascam, and I have no idea how recently it was de-magged, so I won't really have a solid before and after to go by. Could it kill the magnetic charge of a small refrigerator magnet or something? I'm pretty sure I'm showing...

Damn. "Technicall 3 feet should be ok" scares me :) Guess I'll have to re-think how i've got things laid out. Thanks!