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It's back home and singing like a boid!!! update to all the updates: AKAI GX-630D-SS REHABBED AND BACK HOME AGAIN! scott frye of audio fixation in springfield, vt was the tech on this. he ended up switching out the rotor (the capstan is one end) of the replacement motor, and inserted it into...

Nak mr-1 #3 just delivered! NAK MR-1 #3 arrived last week. i was in hospital so my neighbor took delivery of it. another 'bay' win, got it for under $41 plus $15 shipping. it'll keep my 2 other mr-1s and the 600 company. at some point i'll get a nice 19" EIA rack for the 3 mr-1s and a rack...

update on ailing gx-630d-ss: ~ three weeks ago scott the tech had installed replacement motor from akai gx630d. turns out that motor had same part # but different mounting configuration and did not fit. so two days ago he cleaned mounting brackets, a bb like bearing, and some teflon parts...

yeah! you tell 'em!!!:eek::cool:

yes, it is 'so hard'. unfortunately. been there, done that. the other posters have said everything i could've said so i wont say much here. edit-except-REPUTATION COUNTS! good luck, eeb.

i'm no expert-they'll be here eventually. but my 1st thought is to clean said switches with deoxit. you might have to open it up to do this. also if you just got it, did you clean heads and tape path (i use 91% isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip) before running it? this is a 'must do'!! and you'll...

my 31 year old recorder is in for a capstan motor replacement. the one i got for it came from a gx-630d, supposedly the same motor. turns out the part # is the same but they have a different mounting configuration. i've been looking for a correct one in ebay but nada so far. so, anyone got...

the slowdown/stop issue happened to me last summer. turned out to be caused by the old tapes i use. because most of the tapes i have are 24 to 37+ years old, i now clean heads and tape path after every tape play/pass. no more slowdown/stop issue.

iirc, for a 'big' guitar sound, the compression is more important than the reverb; the 'verb is only the 'icing on the cake'. and as others are saying, doubling, etc can help a lot. now that i think about it, i also used a sholz rockman to get 'big' guitar sounds i liked. iirc, it had onboard...

the right amounts of compression and reverb should do it. that's what worked for me, anyway. i haven't done any serious recording since '91 so i've forgotten exactly how much of each to use.

i've noticed the 'slowdown' too. ?

Quote: from a few weeks/months ago, not sure. Originally Posted by westgate View Post hello, i've got a 30- year old akai 630dss 4 channel/4 track direct drive reel to reel recorder. back in the '80s it twice fell a 4 or 5 foot drop. it got banged up but still recorded and played ok. it's been...

Nakamichi Mr-1 #2 Just Delivered! in the last 5 weeks, i had a local tech guy install the idler tire in the mr-1; too delicate for my 'butterfingers'. that mr-1 is now singing like a bird. i like mr-1s so much i had to get a 2nd one. bought it for a 'song' off ebay and it was delivered...

thanks! i'll watch later.

'bigger bones', LOL! yeah.

thank you for the response. the fact that after 18 years of improper storage, having stuff fall on it and it still working at all just amazes me. on top of that, around ~1985 or so, it even took two 4' falls when the tables i had it on during band practices, broke under its weight. 1st one...

since my last post i have found the capstan to be bent just a hair. if you look at it head-on you can see it sort of wobble just a little but enough to cause the flutter. and i also finally figured out how to open up the recorder and clean switches, etc. it was stored in a barn along next to...

i currently use an aphex 204 for playback of some of my up to 36 year old cassettes i have made and collected over those years. it's only used on tapes that have lost some of their high freq content. used in moderation, it can really help. other than harmonic augmentation, i dont really know...

i started playing clarinet for pay at the age of 10 (1962) in a school based 'orchestra'. we played mainly parades, outdoor events, summers only. got paid $5 each for a few hours of 'work'. did that thru 8th grade. then didnt play for $ again til '73 and '74 when i took up 'lectric bass and...

looking for the flip up/down head stack/block cover for the akai gx630dss 4 channel reel to reel recorder. thanks!