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WarmJetGuitar
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Got a strange problem. I'm using a Fostex Model 80 and a R8, normally recording a six-piece band on seven channels on the M80 (ch. 1 is shot) and mixing down to the R8 to add vocals, percussion, room sound and strange effects on that. Works fine.
However the R8 is giving me a bit of a headache as it's shedding big time to the point where I believe it will cause drop-offs and high frequency loss - there'll be brown stuff all over the transport after just an hour of use. With the very same tapes the M80 hardly makes anything, even after intense sessions there'll only be a tiny bit of dirt of the cotton swab when cleaning. I'm using mostly old AGFA and BASF tapes but also a bit of Scotch, RMGI and Ampex 457. Using thin tapes doesn't seem to make any difference as the shedding is still there with BASF LP35 and Ampex 457.
I changed the tension rollers because they was pretty messed up but it only gave a slight improvement.
Any advice would make me very damm happy.
However the R8 is giving me a bit of a headache as it's shedding big time to the point where I believe it will cause drop-offs and high frequency loss - there'll be brown stuff all over the transport after just an hour of use. With the very same tapes the M80 hardly makes anything, even after intense sessions there'll only be a tiny bit of dirt of the cotton swab when cleaning. I'm using mostly old AGFA and BASF tapes but also a bit of Scotch, RMGI and Ampex 457. Using thin tapes doesn't seem to make any difference as the shedding is still there with BASF LP35 and Ampex 457.
I changed the tension rollers because they was pretty messed up but it only gave a slight improvement.
Any advice would make me very damm happy.
