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Hi! Do you think it is risky buying "new" sealed Quantegy 456 tape as oppose to SM911 the supposed equivalent? Im concerned that as the Quantegy 456 went out of production it may havr been on the shelf a while and may begin to shed easily? :guitar: Thanks!

Can anyone offer their expert advice on whether this Tascam 388 is a worthy purchase? Looks like one of the tapeheads is worn and would need some fair extra work Tascam 388 8 Track Reel To Reel VINTAGE 80's | eBay Many thanks!! :):)

Hi Guys, I'm dusting off my TSR-8 but i wanted your opinion on how useable the tape heads are: Thanks very much for looking! :):):):eek:

Hello, The rubber on my counter roller has cracked and I want to send it to Terry's Rubber Rollers for him to restore it. However, although I can unscrew the pinch roller with no problems, the counter roller does not appear to unscrew. Before I go unscrewing the casing to my TSR-8 and delving...

Hi, bit confused here. Bought an M160 from GAK.co.uk. Never bought or used one before. It came with two frequency charts. One from 26.11.2009 & one from 30.05.2011 (both attached). The latter shows the frequency response diminishing in some areas, most notably 4K. Does this mean the...

Hi! I have a M-Audio Delta 1010LT soundcard. I'm borrowing a Focusrite ISA 828 to do some recording although I believe it does not have individual analogue outputs. Is it possible to connect the Focusrite ISA 828 to the Delta 1010lt soundcard, or to the computer any other way? thanks...

Hi! Neil Young - See The Sky About To Rain - YouTube I'm hoping to shed some light on how that vocal sound was achieved in terms of Microphone and Reverb. I'm assuming a ribbon mic was used, if so - any ideas which one? If not, any ideas what microphone? secondly, what sort of Reverb...

Hi! I recently sold my Gap pre 73 which i thought was great and which worked perfectly for me, but I just wanted to put the money towards a higher end pre amp. 2 weeks later the person i sold it to is stating that its not working correctly for him, he describes the problem below in an email...

Hi! My tascam TSR-8 recordings are experiencing are lot of wow and flutter, i have fresh tape in, and i have cleaned all the tape path/components properly. What I have noticed is the tape which I attach to the left hub always rubs against the metal reel it is in. On closer inspection, the...

Hello, I'm using this mod : http://www.celestial.com.au/~rosswood/data/images/PZM%20Mod.PDF to allow a Realistic/Radioshack PZM to work with Phantom Power, However, the wording i find somewhat confusing in the latter stages. here is a picture of the circuit board and electret capsule in...

Hello, I'm using this mod : http://www.celestial.com.au/~rosswood/data/images/PZM%20Mod.PDF to allow a Realistic/Radioshack PZM to work with Phantom Power, However, the wording i find somewhat confusing in the latter stages. here is a picture of the circuit board and electret capsule in...

Hello, can anybody tell me what condition these tape heads are in on this Fostex R8? cheers! Ian

Hello, I have a rehearsal space used also for recording, the dimensions are approx. as follows. Length (9 metres), width (6 metres), height (6 metres) I record through an Allen and Heath Mixwizard 16:2 mk3 onto PC (through Delta 1010lt sound card) or 8-track reel to reel. I have a bunch of...

Hello, after good results mixing on NS10s in different studios, i bought myself a pair (NS10m Studio version) but i read that you need a good quality pre-amp/power amp to get the best out of them. Im currently using them with my Cambridge Audio A5 hi-fi preamp, what Pre-amps can you recommend...

Hello, at the moment i use the preamps on an allen and heath mixwizrd 16:2 console. I recently used a neve 1073 dual preamp for the first time and realised how much fatter a decent preamp can make things sound. I know the neve 1073 is way out of my price range, but do you have any preamp...

Hello, I was thinking of selling my Allen & Heath MixWizard 3 (16:2), and buying some decent pre-amps. I was thinking i will probably get around £500 for it (used but mint condition) and in its place buying a 4-channel tube preamp like the TL AUDIO 5001 What sort of price do you think i...

Hello, I usually record bass by DI'ing and Micing up the amp. What techniques would anyone recommend for recording bass when using a distortion/fuzz pedal. thanks, ian

hello, i have been recently recording and get the occasional dropout on track 1 of my Tascam TSR-8. i changed to a newer tape (I use Quantegy 456), which seemed better, but then i still here the odd dropout. When i playback the tape the dropout is always in the same place so i guess the...

HELLO, i usually record drums like this: two overheads - Oktava MC-012 (coincident pair) top snare - SM57 outside kick - D112 my mixes usually lack top end on the snare, i tried once using a small condensor on the bottom (in conjunction with the SM57 on top)with great results, except I no...

hello i've been mixing a track and when the bass player is playing the high notes, the low-end of the bass cuts out. Initially i thought compression would sort this out but it didn't. I tried multiband compression also which did not work very well unless i have been using the wrong frequency...