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    Tascam.com: I KNEW it

    As usual, Reel has expressed out feelings very well. If we could just get an abridged version it could well serve as the epitaph for Tascam. R.I.P. Aside: Texas lost some of it's early luster when Bush was elected.
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    I need a Manual For Tascam 488 Mk II

    As much as I am pissed off by Tascam, I have to say they are willing to sell you a manual for anything they have ever made.
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    how to attenuate sound before mike ?

    Cant you just turn down the mic input or trim control on the recorder?
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    I need a Manual For Tascam 488 Mk II

    Up until about two months ago, you could have downloaded one from Tascam.com in PDF format. However since they have "improved" their site by eliminating the free down loads and their bbs you have to buy one from their parts department.
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    Tascam.com: I KNEW it

    Archives Too many of us analog fans dissed them for going digital, that they probably thought it was bad for business.
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    100000$ sound studio startup!

    Try Homework.com
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    Tascam.com: I KNEW it

    Bastards! Everyone should discard their Tascam gear in protest. Send it to me and I will see that it is properly disposed of. ;)
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    A guy never knows when he is going to need a spare recorder

    The seller was from Georgia for God's sake and probably would have accepted Confederate money.
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    A guy never knows when he is going to need a spare recorder

    450.00 WAS in US currency. Mark probably doesn't have a $ on his left hand drive computer.
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    A guy never knows when he is going to need a spare recorder

    Boy! That was snapped up fast.
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    What this site needs

    Sorry. I never open to a full screen and the "Search" box is always cut off. :(
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    What this site needs

    I miss the search feature on the old Tascam bbs. It allowed you to search the archives for the answers to questions that have been asked a million times. The black dot was good too, for those threads you have posted on and are waiting for an answer.
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    unbalanced input woes...

    Keep the cable as short as possible.
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    Attention Analog League of America

    Are you using a horse or a Ghost-Mobile?
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    Oh oh: Tascam 424 MKII, wrong MANUAL !

    No-- but you can make or buy adapters.
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    Why analog rocks: It sounds bad!

    Photography analogy With a five megapixel camera the individual pixels become smaller than the grains of silver in a standard photograph. Further, they are all the same size as opposed to varying, like silver grains. All photographs published in mass form use a screen process that consists...
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    unbalanced input woes...

    The fact that the buzz changes as you move the mic around the room, almost guarantees that you have a poorly shielded cable.
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    Why analog rocks: It sounds bad!

    A long time ago in a bbs far away, I posted the thought that analog just sounds better to our ears because it is the way we have listened to music on tapes and records for most of our lives.
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    One thing I hate about analog

    The special shielding material is called mu metal. It is expensive, but any conductive grounded metal enclosure will shield EM signals, even bronze window screening. It's called a Farraday Cage.
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    Oh oh: Tascam 424 MKII, wrong MANUAL !

    Billy... This is not the forum to discuss Halloween, but if you are as interested as you sound-- check out this site and the many links it contains: http://markbutler.8m.com/monsterlist.htm
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