Tascam 238

[Matt B]

Hey,
I've been trying to use a tascam 238 and the record button wont hold. I'm wondering if its broken or if I accidentally timed a punch in (not even sure if this machine does that). Sorry if I sound like a novice here but I definitely am. Any advice would be much appreciated. thanks!

 

[fat_fleet]

not to suggest something completely obvious but did you check the write-protect tabs at the top of the cassette?

 

[diggy_dude]

Might not be so obvious to people who weren't born when cassette decks were common.

 

[fat_fleet]

pretty much what i was thinking

 

[diggy_dude]

I read about a kid whose dad gave him a Walkman. Took him three days to figure out you could flip the tape over and there was more music on the other side.

 

[fat_fleet]

haha,, that sounds like an urban myth!

 

[diggy_dude]

haha,, that sounds like an urban myth!

Nope. The kid wrote about it himself in his blog. He was dismayed that the Walkman didn't have a shuffle feature. He improvised using the fast forward and rewind buttons.

 

[nate_dennis]

Nope. The kid wrote about it himself in his blog. He was dismayed that the Walkman didn't have a shuffle feature. He improvised using the fast forward and rewind buttons.

LOL!!!! I can see some guy with his first turn-table trying to get it to "shuffle" thinking he invented scratching!!!!! (I know, not a walkman, still)