got a refund on ebay now I need advice on a teac 5

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I ended up getting a refund for the mixer. I had been reading about mixers for use with an analog 8 track machine (which is what I have) and they recommended a teac 5.
I found one but am not sure about some of the features.

Does this mixer have phantom power? what about the eq? Is it up to par?
 
The TEAC Model 5 originally came out in 1975, and is an 8x4x4 mixer. I there any particular reason why you are going for these dinosaur mixers?

If you have an eight track tape deck, any mixer with eight inputs should work well with it.

There is a *huge* selection of used mixers on eBay in the $100-300 range. I see no reason to get locked into one model so quickly.

Go to the musical instrument category and type "mixer" into the search box. When you get the results from that, look further down the column to the left, where it says "Items Priced". Then enter something like $100 to $300. You'll come up with about 1,500 results.

I think I see the TEAC Model 5 that you are interested in. It doesn't look bad, but if you can sit and watch the auction for a few weeks, I think you might find something a little newer that will work as well or better for you.

Also, don't rule out a new mixer. You can get a Yamaha MG 16/4 for $279 and have a brand new mixer.
 
SonicAlbert said:
The TEAC Model 5 originally came out in 1975, and is an 8x4x4 mixer. I there any particular reason why you are going for these dinosaur mixers?

If you have an eight track tape deck, any mixer with eight inputs should work well with it.

There is a *huge* selection of used mixers on eBay in the $100-300 range. I see no reason to get locked into one model so quickly.

Go to the musical instrument category and type "mixer" into the search box. When you get the results from that, look further down the column to the left, where it says "Items Priced". Then enter something like $100 to $300. You'll come up with about 1,500 results.

I think I see the TEAC Model 5 that you are interested in. It doesn't look bad, but if you can sit and watch the auction for a few weeks, I think you might find something a little newer that will work as well or better for you.

Also, don't rule out a new mixer. You can get a Yamaha MG 16/4 for $279 and have a brand new mixer.
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Perfect advice. good post all around.
 
I think I got excited about my new recorder and am getting ahead of myself. thank you for the advice. That's why I love these forums. They are the best for a wide range of opinions and viewpoints. I'd like to think I'm a more well rounded person because of this.

So what newer (i guess newer than 1975 isn't hard) mixers would you guys recommend? I figured I would try to get 16 channel that way I wouldn't have to switch if I wanted to upgrade my recorder. I have looked at some mackie products as well as some other tascam mixers. As far as Tascam mixers I am watching a few M-216's and a mackie 1604-VLZ. I have the finances to bid but I am thinking I should take your sound advice and do my homework. So...

Does anyone have an explanation, or a link about what the numbers 8x4x4, 16x4x4j, etc mean? I think they relate to channels and busses but I'm unsure as to what a buss is. I have a little experience with electronics, lots of experience with music, and I'm trying to learn about recording.
 
The Tascam M-35 is a cherry piece that's based on the Model 5 exactly.

The M35's an upgraded version of the Model 5 mixer, but IMO Tascam mixers of that vintage are better matched to your Tascam recorder than other brands. ;)
 
deferr said:
Does anyone have an explanation, or a link about what the numbers 8x4x4, 16x4x4j, etc mean? I think they relate to channels and busses but I'm unsure as to what a buss is. I have a little experience with electronics, lots of experience with music, and I'm trying to learn about recording.
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input x outputs x busses

so an 8x4x4 mixer would have 8 inputs, 4 outputs, and 4 busses. the busses and outputs can (generally :-) be assigned per input channel and sometimes aux returns. generally busses are used for "sub mixes" - for instance if i want to control the overall level of a drum kit, i could take the drum tracks and send them to a pair of busses and simply move 2 controls instead of 4 or 8 (for example). some mixers have outputs for the busses. if you have outputs on the busses, then effectively you can easily have 8 inputs and 8 outputs that are distinct and seperate from each other - ideal for recording or playing back all 8 tracks on your tape machine.

this is a simplistic explanation and each mixer will have different capabilities.

for example, if the 8 mixer channels have direct outs, then you can use those to record instead of the main or buss outputs. I recommend compiling a list of possible mixers and obtaining the user manuals from the manf site and looking them over to determine if the features meet your needs...
 
I think I'm getting it.

so this is a 8x8x4 mixer? teac model 3.

If so can you record and playback on all eight channels without repatching? I think it's slowly coming together.
 
Just taking a quick glance, that TEAC 3 looks like an 8x4 mixer.

Generally, when reading the channel, buss, and mains specs on a mixer the highest number will be the channel count, the next highest number will be the buss count, and the lowest number will be the mix output count.

So, for example, a 32 channel Mackie 8 buss board would be 32x8x2.

The Mackie 1604 VLZ and VLZ PRO's are four buss boards and would look like: 16x4x2.
 
I see. Now how does that fair with an eight track reel to reel machine? I assumed that I may want more channels than tracks, but as I see it now I think I may only need an eight track 8x4 mixer because I only need to record about 2 maybe 3 tracks at a time.

What is normally done with a home studio on a budget? Just have as many tracks as you can record to?

You guys are the best. Thank you for all of your time.
 
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