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The title basically says it all. My faithful Tascam 788 has a couple of buttons that have become intermittent, specifically the TRACK button. Is there any way to clean or recondition this, or is it on its way out? Thanks in advance.

This probably isn't the place, but in my mind the real question is: Why did Tascam stop making the versions of DP24/DP32 that had MIDI and CD drive? They already had the design. All they needed to do was to keep building them. It just makes no sense to me to have a system that does not...

If you are just letting the drum machine run on its own and are not syncing it up virtually anything will work. The Alesis SR16 or SR18 are good all around choices. However, if you are using the MIDI clock to sync the drum machine with the recorder........... I started a thread/post a little...

I just knew that as soon as I wrote about portastudios dying and going away........ This last week when doing recording/mixing/etc. the machine has "frozen", for lack of a better term. None of the controls/buttons will work, and the only way out is to turn off power and restart it. Yes, I know...

An update to my previous post. BE FOREWARNED!!!!!!! If you are using this machine to jam along with and practice, it will be fine. If you are using this machine with the MIDI Sync Clock, BE FOREWARNED. It may not work correctly. I have since come to find out that this drum machine seems to...

NAMM has come and gone. AFAIK Tascam did not introduce any new products or announcements in this area. The few that they do still list on their web site do not offer: - MIDI for syncing up a drum machine, etc. (This is a major issue for me.) - A CD drive for burning CDs and backing up work...

I'll try to make this brief, since I've done a lot of troubleshooting/experimenting on this problem and have had no luck. I have been using the 788 and a Zoom RT-223 for about a year and a half. I record a basic drum pattern/song to tracks 7/8. I then add other instruments to other tracks. As...

DM: Thanks again for your help. I guess I also made another mistake in my request. I'd like 12 tracks of recorded playback with fader control. However, I only need 2 to at most 4 tracks of simultaneous recording. I'm thinking that the Tascam 1800 is overkill for what I need. I suspect that...

Thanks for the reply. And me, being the genius that I am, forgot to add one thing: MIDI, specifically, the ability to drive a drum machine with a clock to sync up.

Cratinus: I hadn't noticed the no MIDI thing. Yeah, I agree. Beyond comprehension. DM60: Put together a system for me. I need: 12 tracks minimum 40GB hard disk (or storage) space Basic effects during mixdown: reverb, EQ, compression/limiting Faders, NOT a mouse to "fade" with The software to...

I was doing some informal cruising today, and per Tascam's web site, the above stated models have been discontinued. The only model it appears is still left is the DP-32SD. It kind of makes me wonder how much longer they'll offer the DP-32SD. I also wonder why they dropped the other three. I...

In the past I've always used the 8 channel mode, thinking that it would give me more control during mastering for the individual tracks. (It probably does.) However, someday this machine will go to the big recycle bin in the sky. At that point a DP24 would probably take its place. (Correct me...

Just curious as to whether or not this was resolved. On the 788 (yeah I know, ancient technology) EXPORTING the tracks as WAV files gives you each track as a single WAV file, with all edits/punches/etc assembled together. Was the OP doing something with the tracks besides exporting them as...

Sort of related to the topic, sort of not. My old ancient Tascam 788 has a mode where in mixdown you can put a separate compressor on all 8 tracks at the same time (an 8 individual channel compressor). You can have different settings on each track/channel. I use this all of the time. This way...

DP-32SD: BUYER BEWARE!!!!! I just went to the Tascam web site and did a search for DP-32SD. It clearly shows that this unit is supposed to have: - MIDI in and out - A CD RW drive This is from their website!!!!!!!! ????????????????????????????? One note regarding the lack of MIDI: For me this...

MusicallyMrM: Thanks for the reply. It appears that a huge drive can be put in and function, since you have actually used a 160GB with success. As I said, I am aware that I'd be "throwing away" any capacity over 64GB due to the 788 limitations. That's life. Storage/Back Up: In addition to...

I've never seen this addressed, but someone must have actually done it. I have a 788 with all of the firmware updates. I have long ago replaced/upgraded the HD to a 40 GB. I am aware that the max size the 788 will give you for storage is 64 GB. I have a friend that many years ago used an 80 GB...

A Reel Person: Thanks for your response. "By converting to MP3 as a middle step between 24 and 16 bit WAV you're degrading the data set responsible for your sound." Maybe/probably true. So then the question is: Does it degrade the 24 bit data any more than if the data was originally 16 bit to...

The problem has been resolved successfully. As was suspected, it turned out to be an operator error. He was trying to import my 24 bit WAV files created by the 788 into a DP24 16 bit song. Yes, it states this in the manual but he must have overlooked it. Also, he is a new Tascam digital studio...

I do not own the unit. My friend does. He does not live close to me, so I can't just go over there and do all of this myself. He did take the time to read the manual, and the process has not worked for him (yet). I initially took the time to read the manual as well, but again, I do not own the...