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Hi, I've just refitted the capstan belt on my Tascam 488 but it seems to whirr more noisily than usually when I put a cassette in...is this a common problem when refitting belts and is there a solution? thanks EDIT dropped some silicone grease onto the capstan shaft, left a cassette in there...

Hi, just replaced the capstan belt on my 488 and it seems to whirr more loudly than before when I put a cassette in..does anyone know why this would be, is it a common problem? thanks

Ahhhh yeah of course, because it will still record at the same speed on each track :rolleyes: haha thanks

*Update* Belt fitted, now notice the motor whirring quite loudly to drive the capstan...is this normal, I can't remember if I heard it before! :rolleyes:

Is it worth taking the old one out and replacing it anyway? Will I need to use grease or anything...thanks

488speed by justwilliamandtheoutlaws on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free this is a demo of what the problem sounds like. I got a new belt in the post today, have taken the front of the machine and it looks like the belt is quite hard to get to. What do I do next...

Whoa completely forgot I posted this! I've since been working on falsetto..I can pull it off and it's passable. Perhaps I can get the note more comfortably with practice, I'm so close but it's a struggle sometimes! Thanks for your comments. Rayc...if you want rare La's footage check this out:

Really appreciate that Tom, glad you got something from it. I agree with the middy vocals, probably due to the mic - I'll use a more conventional choice next time round. Ecktronic - Yes, basically...it's just the same track - will avoid it in future and I have some stereo mics now!

Thanks, that pretty much answers my question. if I can get one for cheap I may as well experiment, if not then no loss :)

thanks Alan, about to fit the new belt today so I'll give that a whirl afterwards. I'm just thinking, a different playback speed would mean that my multi-tracks will all be slightly out of pitch with each other, right?

Thanks for the comments, I agree with the BGV and bass, I can't help but notice it now. I hadn't even hear 'a horse with no name' (promise)! But I do agree, very similar... As for the thin acostic guitar, it may be because I just doubled one recording on two tracks...and with only one mic. I've...

I've got a Tascam 488 mk II, should I get a pre-amp? I'm thinking a M Audio DMP3 or would there be not much difference seeing as there's already a pre-amp built in? I'm recording acoustic guitars, vocals, electric guitar, bass and drums. Cheers :)

That would be ideal if I wasn't in England! :(

Hi all, There's a competition going at the moment for 3 young artists to win £30,000 each to fund their work for a year. My idea is essentially an album (as well as a video shoot) but someone else asked the judges if a pressed album would be enough...the response was... "I'm afraid a CD...

I've giving it a full clean so I think it must be the belt...just ordered one from ebay! It's a Tascam 488 mk II, I've never looked inside it before but surely changing the belt can't be that difficult? I've got a service manual for a bit of guidance. In regards to the speed - so I record a...

Thanks for the help, just ordered a new belt. I'll have a look tomorrow in daylight and will probably be back with some pictures when the belt arrives :)

http://www.evilguitars.com/stuff/488mkIImanual.pdf I found that, annoyingly the most important pages are missing! I would scan mine in but it will take a while and if you've got one on order...the following should do for now :) Ok so assuming you're all powered up, headphones in, mic in...

They're not that easy to come by unfortunately! I think that if you're recording on track 3 and assigning to GRP3-4, you pan left for track 3 and right for track 4 - even if it pans in the headphone it's just for monitoring purposes and if you hit MONO on the monitoring pad you can hear...

It's not actually that simple, but once you get the hang of it it's second nature really. Do you have the manual? If not I recommend getting it in some shape or form as some of the things your saying I experienced - a reference to the manual cleared things up. For example, when you're recording...

Recently my recordings have been a bit 'warbly' - I think it's the belt that needs replacing and I also need to speed up the motor slightly. I really need it done as soon as possible...does anyone know if anyone in the UK is able to repair it? Or is there any suppliers in the UK? I don't really...