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Now it seems as though it's speeding up! http://www.showchoir.com/~justinc79/everlong.wav My new guess is on one of these three possibilities: 1. The motor is dying. 2. Wrong belt size. 3. Something's going wrong with the pitch control setting. Ugh... this is really beginning to anger me...

Well, I replaced the belt and bought some new tapes... ...and it's still doing it. Any more ideas?

Try burning at a slower speed.

Well, I think I have the capstan belt. I unscrewed the cassette mechanism and underneath of it, there was a belt running from a gear under the motor, to the flywheel (determined by checking it to see if the capstan moved with it), and to another gear. I'm quite positive that this is the belt...

I heard one of the Fostex recorders was rereleased with a larger flywheel, so maybe you got one of the ones with the smaller flywheels. My computer is too slow and too much of a hassel to record on for me. That's why I like my 4-track better. If need be, I can go record anywhere I want, as...

Okay, I found two belts upon another inspection: one that connects to the the right prong that turns the cassette wheels (I don't know what they're called... sorry) and one underneath of the cassette playing mechanisms. Should I take both of them off and change them, just to be safe?

The manual recommends Type II cassettes.

Personally, I would mic EVERYTHING and not go direct with my guitar. When I get my Vesta Fire 4-track fixed, I plan on mixing down via headphone jack with a stereo cable into the line in on my sound card, then burning it to CD. Have you considered this as an option for mixing down, instead of...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=021209193701063066162139338440/search/g=guitar/detail/base_id/35329 I was wondering if these would be alright to record with in my Vesta Fire MR-10Pro. Does "High-quality cassettes loaded with Maxell high-bias tape" mean that it's Type II? I've been using...

Have you considered using your PC for digital recording?

Okay, well I don't think what I was seeing was the correct belt then. :) I think I'll just give my sister's boyfriend a call and ask him to show me where it it's at. Also, there really isn't cover to the machine. More like a top and bottom. It's pretty hard to explain some of this stuff... I...

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=021209193701063066162139338440/search/g=guitar/detail/base_id/35329 I was wondering if these would be alright to record with in my Vesta Fire MR-10Pro. Does "High-quality cassettes loaded with Maxell high-bias tape" mean that it's Type II? I've been using...

Okay, would the capstan be one of the two prongs which wind the cassette? Because that's the only belt I happened to see after taking the top off. Also, yes it's a tabletop Portastudio esque machine. I saved an image of one off of eBay, if you wish to see it.

If you mean my favorite tone to play at, it's the following: Squier Affinity Stratocaster - 3rd pickup, both tone knobs at 10 through Fender Frontman 25R: Treble at 6.5, Mid at 3.5, and Bass at 3. Then again, that's the only guitar gear I have... well, I also have a Boss DS-1 and a Danelectro...

The guy at Radio Shack told me about a nearby electronics shop with flat belts. So I called them and the guy told me I'd have to bring the belt in, even after I read those dimensions off, and he'd give me one slightly shorter. Now, because I'm not experienced with this, I need to take the belt...

Wait... I misread 7 cm for 7 inches. Can anyone help me pinpoint the correct belt to purchase? Another thing: I can not order from Electronix, as they have a $15 minimum order and this belt looks to cost less than $1. Would somewhere like Radio Shack carry them?

The Vestax guy said: Dear Justin, The belt used on the MR-10's is a flat belt wit a ring Diameter of 7,8 cm; around 3 inch and a width of 3mm. It should be possible to get such a part at hifi parts suppliers somewhere in US. You should try this, as shipping from Germany would be quite...

Well, I got a response from the Vestax guy. He just gave me another address to write to. So I sent another email, this time adding if they could tell me the size of the belt, just to allow me to be more lazy. :)

I'll email them in a bit. Should I take a picture of the belt to help someone pinpoint which one to get?

Since Vesta Fire brings up no results on that site, is there any kind of universal belt I can use?