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It's really hard to see whats going on in the video.It's real dark.There should be no action with no tape and both tension arms all the way down.I believe the VU will not show input unless the track is put in the record ready mode.If it was a "logic" problem,the data and address busses would not...

The 300 series is a later set of products.It has a dedicated stereo output buss,unlike the 500 series which made you use "Group 1 and 2 for stereo outs."Darker" is a subjective term-u.se EQ

1.Read the manual 2.Read the "sticky" on alignment.3.Decide if you want to do it right and invest the money in an Alignment tape-$200-$300,oscilloscope, VTVM, tone generator,misc.tools and cables,and weigh that against paying someone to do it,and give you tips on maintaining the deck.You will...

Is the tempo slower too?

Could be tape tension is not right causing a poor pack,warped TU reel, reel table height not set correctly,(tape should be centered between the flanges when in play),poorly slitted tape,or tape path out of alignment.Put a junk reel of tape on it, FFWD to the middle and stop.Rock the tape back...

Get out a magnifying glass and go over the soldering you did-probably a blob somewhere...

Ist problem:broken solder joint on the ground of the headphone jack.The second problem could be static electricity.Is it periodic or random?Both channels?Random suggests static electricity or a failing active component.Time to upgrade.They sold for $100 new, so repair would not be cost effective.

A lot of the "home recorders" that are complaining are the old guys who paid that much for a tape deck in the 60's-are completely unaware of inflation-http://data.bls.gov/cgi-bin/cpicalc.pl?cost1=300&year1=1965&year2=2016.$300 in 1965 dollars equates to $2267.92.These are the same guys that...

I'd be interested in that JV Editor.I have a 2080 and both XP and Win 8 PCs.

To clarify:I have ATR-80 24 track 1"16,238,p-o1/02,38,34,32, half track 1/4-42 and BR 20- and unknown models, some Series 70 heads along with other misc. heads.Sell or trade for interesting stuff.

As the head wears a groove/slot will wear into the head the width of the tape.A sure sign of wear is to feel the lip with your fingernail.If it's there,it's best to remove the head block assy. and get it relapped.If you have poor playback level on track one or eight is another indication it's...

The 244 was a 2X speed-3 3/4 ips machine.the X-28H was also a 2x machine.Fostex mostly used Dolby,but I don't know about that specific model. DBX encoded tapes will sound thin played back without decoding.The main problem maybe be head track spacing,since the Fostex and Tascam used different...

I figured that interested parties would PM me with their specific requests.I really do have too many different head types to list here,(over 25 years worth of different types). I do have a MS16/ATR60-16 1" 16track head block assy. Pm me if interested....

Closing shop.Getting rid of a bunch of misc. Tascam heads from cassette all the way up to 2" 24 track.New or like new condition. Sell or trade PM me if interested.

I don't know if this is a joke,but I will respond like it isn't.The 'save' button saves the routing.Audio on a cassette tape does not disappear.Put the tape in another cassette player-does it play back? There is a battery inside,if it's dead,the unit would "forget" the routing, and and go back...

Make sure you are using the correct tape formulation.The 688 is set up for Type II CR02 tape.Erase heads don't go out of alignment unless there is physical damage.

The 238 came in two versions.The DBX and the Dolby S versions.If the tapes were recorded on a DBX version,then a 488 Porta studio would work fine.Both had the same record/play head.

There was a problem with ground loops on some of the earlier 3500s.Remove the panel over the input jacks .There should be cuts and jumpers on the jack input cards with a buss,(tascam used braided copper), tying all the grounds of the jack PCBs together and tied to the power supply connector ground.

Tascam 32 42,52 in increasing pric.e

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