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    tascam 58 humm woes...

    So I've had this issue ever since getting my 58 back in the summer.... i brought it in for repairs for a separate issue (which turned to be the motherboard/main control chip was fried, I was lucky enough to get a new one on ebay) and just got it back. I mentioned the hum issue to the tech but i...
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    Snagged a Tascam 58! Good and bad news...

    So after slugging it out with my teac 2340 for the past year I finally decided to grab an 8 track off kijiji. Good news, transport seems to be in great shape & the heads look good, all lights & functions work except... 1 channel is stuck in sync mode (knew about this when I bought it) due to...
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    "poor mans clasp" direct to daw via repro head

    so i finally got around to trying this, and it seems to work pretty well. for anyone thats not familiar, it involves recording into your deck, then directly off the repro head into the daw in real time. for overdubs, you monitor the daw output via your interface or mixer and then use a delay...
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    phase issues when dumping between tape & daw?

    so last night i filled up my 4 track with rhythm loops and proceeded to bounce down to my daw. everything sounded fine and i did some minor panning between 11 and 1 oclock in the daw before sending the tracks back through stereo out 1,2 into tracks 1 & 3 on the tape. i added 2 overdubs and...
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    tips for recording a full band live off the floor to 4 track

    so next week i plan on recording my first band demo with a teac a2340. we have guitar, bass, drums, organ & vocals. were lucky to be recording in a really nice barn with huge ceilings & great acoustics and i hope to take advantage of that. trying to capture that 'band in a room' vibe with lots...
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    loose tape pack = wow & flutter?

    so i picked up an old battery powered mayfair 157 rtr, its a pretty cool machine thats runs at 7ips but has some wow & flutter issues. at first i thought it was the belts/pinch roller but then i realized its not packing tape correctly in either rewind or play. if i pre wind the tape on my teac...
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    help a newb with his first reel to reel & mixer setup?

    hey guys, i'll try to give you a little background on my story and how i came to be here. i've been playing guitar for years now, recording in nice studios and recording myself on a low end digital setup at home. ive never really been happy with the guitar sound (or any of the other instrument...
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