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Hey, So Channel 7 records quiet. Tested on another 388 and the playback is the same. But playback of a good tape sounds fine on the problematic 388. I swapped REC play cards 4-7, 6-8 cards and hit the connectors with some deoxit & recorded some test tones across all tracks on the AU388...

I posted this on the Tascam forum but reckon it’s get more eyes here. Anyway, Classic stuff, but it's been a while since i've been under the hood on the 388 and no other posts address the exact sitation. So Channel 2 & 7 are recording kinda thin, distorted & quiet but playing back...

Classic stuff, but it's been a while since i've been under the hood. Channel 2 & 7 are recording kinda thin & quiet but playing back prerecorded stuff properly. Here's what i've done. - Cleaned the heads. - swapped the REC/PLAY pcbs with the working pairs. last year cleaned the BUSS...

Heyo, TLDR; I need a multimeter that will relatively accurately measure mV down to about 50mV. I'm not an electronics guy, but i'm slowly learning the important things I need to do to keep my Tascam 388s, 426, 112, Space Echo, old synths & samplers etc running well. So the main reason I want...

I'm looking for a demagnetizer for my Tascam 388, but will also want to use it on my Tascam 246 4 track, Roland Space Echo & various cassette players. Is a Han-D-Mag overkill for the cassette stuff? Would a Teac E1 work or is the E3 the safest bet for an all round demag due to its shape & size?

So the link on tapeop to Sweetbeats recap thread is dead and I’m looking to recap the audio cards and monitor pcb of my 388 I’ve got a mouser list for the audio cards but wondering how to figure out what needs to be replaced on the Monitor PCB. ive never recapped anything before so I’m keen to...

Me again! So further on the same problem of my 60hz hum, there's also a high pitched sound when I crank the outputs, which is audible in my mixdowns. I swapped the tape over to my spare 388 and luckily it's not on the recording, just in the monitoring & recording down of the audio. Anyone...

Hi, I've got a 60hz hum going with my tascam 388 and think it's the crummy step down transformer i'm using (USA machine 120v to Australian 240v). We've got a place in Australia that makes great transformers, but just trying to figure out my wattage requirement before ordering. The manual...

Big newb question but I’ve followed the manual and figure this mightn’t be possible but can you listen to the track you’ve got armed to punch in on until you hit record? Or do you just need to have the selector switch in Line or Mic mode and not hear the previously recorded track?

I've read about this issue before, but now it's happening with my machine. Basically, Track 5 will intermittently only playback in the Left channel, but if I hard pan it right, turn up the volume and eqs it'll break it free of whatever problem it has. Track 1 also does this, but no where near...

I thought i'd post a seperate chat to not confuse my other thread. I've got 2 x 388s, one on USA voltage, and one Australian. My USA voltage unit is the better one, so I want to swap it's Power Supply with the Australian one, as that's where it'll be used and i'd love to not use an external...

So I got my hands on a Tascam 388 and I recorded a test tone across all 8 tracks to test how it works and found a few issues; All the meters read the tone input but track 7 & 8 didnt record the tone. I tried plugging directly into 7 & 8s inputs and also routing it to 7 & 8 from input 1 but no...