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  1. SteveM

    Is my Capstan supposed to be turning when the take up arm is down???

    haha I just moved and re set up all my equipment and when I powered on the Ampex 440, with no tape on it I found the capstan is turning. I'm pretty sure it never did that before and only engaged when the take up arm was up!!
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    Nice!

    I thought that the Ampex 440 4 track wasn't slaving the DAW because of some sensitive speed issue or "wow" or something but it turned out it was the voltage difference between the ampex and the syncman. The syncman being set up for -10. They even have a mod in the syncman manual to run it at +4...
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    Sundazed

    Their catalog seems to have gotten bigger and better. I could easily drop a lot there. If I had it. All analog, sourced from the original masters. sundazedmusic | eBay
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    Replacing Headphone Speakers

    ... or upgrading them. Anyone ever try this? I got a pair of retro pioneer headphones I like. They sound good at lower volumes but not at the volumes I record at. I like them better than my AKG's in that the cans are more isolated. Just wondering if it's possible to upgrade the insides. I'm not...
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    3rd Man Records

    I saw this on one of those "collectors" shows that was on VH1 the other day and thought what Jack White was doing was pretty cool. He has a shop of all unique vinyl in Nashville. http://thirdmanrecords.com/about/ Just thought it might be a good thing to post up here for anyone who never...
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    Look at this Ampex "reel to reel"

    Ampex Reel to Reel | eBay ;) :thumbs up:
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    Have these people lost their minds?

    Or is there something I missed? 15 Tapes Maxell XL II90 TDK SA 90 Pioneer M1 60 Maxell UD XLII 90 Lot Cassettes | eBay Maxell UD60 UD 60 Cassette Tape New SEALED | eBay
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    Function buttons intermittent on TEAC 2340sx

    Does anyone know if there is just one relay for all the buttons? Or would it have to be something else? All the buttons stop working all at once, intermittently.
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    16 track Ampex MM-1000 Tape Machine Available Boston Area

    Not mine but I thought I'd post it here in case anyone was interested. It's here on Craigslist. 16 track Ampex MM-1000 Tape Machine A video of it in action. Some good analog ****. lol
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    Track Bounce confusion

    If I'm bouncing 2 tracks to one to be in sync with a 4th track, what is the track arming set up like? Of course the track being recorded to is in source/rec... ... and while recording a live signal the tracks you're playing with need to be in sync mode to play back in sync with the pre...
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    A Coiuple Questions About Power Amps

    A Couple Questions About Power Amps Do you use a dedicated power amp or do you use just a home stereo receiver to monitor your recordings? What are the benefits of using a dedicated power amp over a stereo receiver? Why are my stereo components, like my turntable and tape deck which are -10...
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    Tape Editing (the eagles)

    I've been reading Don Felder's book about the Eagles and at one point he goes into how the Eagles would track. They used MCI 24 track machines and mixers. The band would fill up about 3 reels, 2" tape of the song they were working on, all recorded to a click track, then the engineer would run...
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    Soundcraft Spirit or Outboard EQ

    I'm using a Soundcraft 200 series board now, I like a lot but I'm stuck with these fixed eqs, no sweepable mids. I'd love to get 4 channels of outboard eq's, but they are crazy expensive for the good ones. Or I could get another board to mix on like the Spirit which has a little more...
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    Cleaning Oxide off Chrome

    I wound up taking it off and using mystery oil to clean it and lube it and then I used isopropyl alcohol to rinse it. It cleaned up not bad, but I'll probably have to get another bridge if I ever want to adjust the action because a couple of the screws on the height adjustment are no good...
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    Cleaning Oxide off Chrome

    This is an analog question isn't it? :D I bought a new/used bass and the chrome bridge is covered with oxidization and I'm wondering if anyone knows a good way to clean it off.
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    A Couple Ampex 440 Questions (Cory??)

    Kind of a blurry picture but you can see how the stem is attached to my old pinch roller and the cover is on. Compared to the new one where there is no cover.
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    A Couple Ampex 440 Questions (Cory??)

    I wound up with a new pinch wheel that has no bearings or stem to attach to the pinch arm. Is it possible to take those off of the old one to put on the new wheel and if so do you know how to take them off? Also, do you know of a good place to find relay replacements? I think I have enough...
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    wrong forum :o
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    Slow on Take Up

    I had one of these "tape death spill overs" on my Ampex 440. The 440a transports have no auto tape lift when you hit stop while rewinding, you have to shuttle it to a stand still, and then hit stop. WELL, I hit stop! The tape got caught up inside the flanges of the reel, stretched it to shit and...
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    Slaving DAW from 3 Head Deck

    Not as easy to do as a 2 head deck? Seems like I have to play everything back from the sync head to have it be in time with tracks mixed to the DAW. Which is not good on the Ampex because sync is not as clean or eq'd as repro.
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