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My M3500 was having a strange 60 cycle buzz, like a ground loop, but only on the monitor/studio outputs. The stereo outputs sound quiet. This problem is reported elsewhere, along with the problem of generally high noise floor, including hiss. I lifted up the effects return, aux, switches...

Hi helpful friends! I modified my Tascam MS-16 amp cards and speed to be 15ips. It’s now also modified to have additional bias current available. So I bought a reel of ATR master tape. My calibration tape is 250nWb/meter. If I want to get the most out the headroom for this ATR tape, how...

I saw a post from SweetBeats the legend about how it’s not as simple as “pick the highest gain tape.” I thought I might get some great suggestions here. I’m looking at the ATR 1” Master tape on the blue reel. My use will be in a home studio. I plan to reuse the same reel or two reels over...

Strange problem. And I don’t live near a farm. When I power up the mixer it’s most pronounced even with every knob/fader down. There’s a humming-mooing sound that fades after five seconds. I notice it also sometimes in any channel when there’s a percussive sound. There’s a “woooo” hum...

Has anyone encountered this problem? I’m setting the VU level calibration and putting a 1,000hz tone into each channel. Channel 2 is slammed in the red no matter what I do with the preamp trim pot. (Clipping LED is lit too) I can’t even get it to go down with the VU calibration trimmer. It...

Ampeg all-tube SVT amps sound great to me. I recently grabbed an 810E from 1980 to go with my SVT 2 Pro. I noticed that with all the EQ set to 12oclock on my amp, it sounds like my tone knob is rolled back, with my bass. Then I found out this cab has a low pass filter that starts at 5khz...

I know a few of us own or owned one of these Tascam series mixers. Are the 1/4” L & R monitor outputs balanced TRS connections? The manual didn’t specify. I’m trying to buy the best cables and I’d like TRS 1/4” at the mixer to XLR male at the speakers. But I’m doubting the Tascam has...

I have a Tascam 320b. There are two wires entering the bottom of the fader (one solid red striped, one dotted red striped) and one white wire connected to the top. So the fader has 3 wires connected to it from the circuit board. Does anyone know which of these wires I would swap to get a...

I have a Tascam 320b. There are two wires entering the bottom of the fader (one solid red striped, one dotted red striped) and one white wire connected to the top. So the fader has 3 wires connected to it from the circuit board. Does anyone know which of these wires I would swap to get a...

Hi! I want to replace burned out LEDs in the VUs of my mid-80s Tascam mixer. Adding colored ones might be interesting. Color shifting LEDs would be awesome.... Which LEDs will work? What specifications should I search for when shopping for them? Thanks for making my day with your...

Thanks to the good instructions on another thread here, I have begun converting the EQ components on the record/play amp PCBs. It only took me 10-15 minutes to swap all the parts on one board but now I need to test it. Can anyone verify for me that all I really need to do is make sure audio...

I’m just taking the piss. You guys are great, and you definitely have to have a big brain to figure this tape stuff out. I chose to do tape for the tone. That led to learning how to be an engineer and now I wonder if only big brained folks can handle tape. Survey says yes.

Hi friends! I’m going to recap the power supply of my Tascam ms-16 and the parts list in the manual says the two 4700 uf electrolytic caps (35v and 50v) say (B.K.) in parentheses right after the voltage requirement. What does (B.K.) mean? And how are you doing today?

Hi there! This tape machine switches from 4 to 2 track. There’s a slider switch on the head stack. I’ve cleaned that switch with Electrical Contact Cleaner but it does not make it switch to 4 track. I’m playing commercial tapes that are 4 track, so I hear the correct music, plus music playing...

I bought an adequate digital recording setup about 15 years ago. I chose this because there was no debating: digital sounds excellent, it’s virtually maintenance free, and it’s easier to learn. I was 23 years old. For many years I recorded noise free, crystal clear, songs into my computer...

Hi! I have a 30ips 1” MRL calibration tape for my Tascam Ms-16 machine (my tape works with any 30 inch per second 1 inch tape machine). I plan to switch my machine to 15 ips so I was wondering if anyone wants to trade calibration tapes? I need a 1 inch wide 15 inch per second calibration tape.

The first track I lay down sounds amazing, I’m so glad I bought this machine! Then when I try to add overdubs, every new track has the previously recorded track end up on it!! It’s even louder than whatever I just overdubbed! For example: I lay down bass on track one. I try to then lay down...