i've had a tascam 8-track reel-to-reel for a few months now ("upgrading" (retrograding?) from my vs-1680, which was an upgrade from a portastudio) but am just now getting to use it with regularity, learning to use it, etc.
trying to record acoustic guitar with a C1 through a joe meek, and i'm hearing this repetetive noise -- its the tape machine, one reel sounds like the tape is hitting the side every time around.
anyone have a hunch as to whether is this a major "everything needs realignment" kind of deal (i never had work done on the thing when i bought it -- i just started using it!) or just a "you threaded the tape on the reel in a weird way" kind of thing?
with only one room to record in, i gotta fix this in order to record anything quiet to tape (or it's back to digital land)....
thanks!
ps if this helps, i notice that on the tape reel (not the take-up reel) after recording or listening and then rewinding, the tape on the original reel is at all these different "levels" on the reel, like it's coming back unevenly from the take-up reel....
trying to record acoustic guitar with a C1 through a joe meek, and i'm hearing this repetetive noise -- its the tape machine, one reel sounds like the tape is hitting the side every time around.
anyone have a hunch as to whether is this a major "everything needs realignment" kind of deal (i never had work done on the thing when i bought it -- i just started using it!) or just a "you threaded the tape on the reel in a weird way" kind of thing?
with only one room to record in, i gotta fix this in order to record anything quiet to tape (or it's back to digital land)....
thanks!
ps if this helps, i notice that on the tape reel (not the take-up reel) after recording or listening and then rewinding, the tape on the original reel is at all these different "levels" on the reel, like it's coming back unevenly from the take-up reel....