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  1. garww

    What Kind of reel to reel has multiple line inputs?

    Not a good option, but my Ampex ATR700 2-track has 2-inputs(preamps) on each channel. I use it as a final mixer for the other stuff. They usually don't waste real estate
  2. garww

    Help finding new gear to solve an old problem.

    ya, you went a little slim on both purchases. I would look for a $100(ish) LDC with a decent output level spec Then, a mixer with +48. yA, YOU CAN GAIN STAGE TWO PREAMPS TO KEEP THEM OUT OF THE NOISE. You have the MONO channel and pan left. grab that left from one of the output and run it...
  3. garww

    Recording keyboards direct into interface

    I think the spec is they have to play DVD, they may only record 96k, and I've done a lot of that on two machines
  4. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    I dunno ? It takes you 2-3 days to clean the heads. "My playback is all messed up".... first things first
  5. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    I don't mess with any MIC for testing, 'til later. I just have a constant feed from some sound source of . One thing you might look to right away is the source level on the mixer vs playback signal. All the levels should be in the happy range - possibly playback down -3 to 6, but the guy was...
  6. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    Ya, it sounded like play head back with your initial post. You took a pic of the head block, so we know you know the heads positions 1, 2, 3 : ) If there is a sync function, play just gets passed to the position 2 head - I guess ?? your cassette is 2-head ?? My MONO Telefunken from 1960 lets...
  7. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    Well, record some freq sweeps at two of your choice level settings and take a quick gander in your DAW with the Frequency Analyzer in plot node. JRF has a page on tape heads - worn heads half way down; JRF Magnetic Sciences: Tape Heads-An Introduction Got me on the 208. My 6-channel 106 does...
  8. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    Well, I think we went though this recently with a Fostex DeMarco connection; https://homerecording.com/bbs/general-discussions/newbies/reel-reel-tapes-saturation-compression-393961/?highlight=fostex+demarco If I'm not mistaken
  9. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    Well, keep in mind that I am only objecting to the idea of "serious" recording. I'm a beggar, and beggars can only be so choosy according to their wallet and understanding of what good heads are. The machine i use for 2-track wouldn't be good enough for broadcast. Here, I can avoid sonic trouble...
  10. garww

    EQ sweep

    To me, I was suspicious of what A-tone was trying to do in the first place. I don't think they should be painful, just missing fidelity. Foremost, was getting something good sounding on that two-ton portable radio called a car - that is five tube watts on a 6x9. My first stereo after the...
  11. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    He has the old Maxell he plans to use today. I use those for scratch tape too. right now, I'm listening to part of my first 2340 baselines - cd with teac preamps at MAX on scratch 203. supply side brakes squealing madly on hot Arizona day
  12. garww

    EQ sweep

    They have made "improvements" over the years that scare me a little. I think I would prefer something that didn't need to sound better. Behringer had cheaper models. I showed a radio, 'cause that is what showed up in the control room. Lightweight and quick speakers
  13. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    Starting point for comparative data
  14. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    You can do some baseline runs before you finish cleaning the tape path
  15. garww

    EQ sweep

    Ya, I secretly want to pirate radio to the donkeys and asses out here. I secretly listen to Spanky and Our Gang, so anyone within 50-foot is in DANGER !
  16. garww

    EQ sweep

    I've had a lot of full range speakers over the years and they can vary. But mostly, they let you hear the mids. I have many sets, I don't mind listening to. The old radios and the suitcase recorders Oh, if you have a radio, you can trans your music over a $50 radio station
  17. garww

    EQ sweep

    For this recent commentary about new monitors, I'd seriously consider the mix cube thing -
  18. garww

    biasing a 388 for 0db tape

    Well, unless someone messed with it it should be calibrated. You can have increased resistance as pots try to corrode - like your -1 reading ? Have you massaged and lubed the pots. The amp I'm sitting in front of commonly has power meters that hardly move from the years of high temps
  19. garww

    Need some help setting up a 4 Track Reel to Reel to a Tascam Mixer

    We'll see how quickly it loads up, again, and the poster can refer to those Nortronics ads from the '50s
  20. garww

    Thinking about diving in to Linux

    no, the may apple is not in my herbs and plants books for experimenting : ) Didn't they use the word "make" in Excalibur ? During the Mandrake scene
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