Tascam 414 Portastudio

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I just purchased a Tascam 414 portastudio 4 track recorder. After expirementing with it a bit, using a mic, I found that the tape is recording on highspeed, but playback is very very slow. The pitch knob is set at zero, however I did try a few different settings just to see if it made a difference. I could not tell much if any with any setting. Any help on the setup?
 
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Thanks for the tip, however I did print off the whole manual, and It did not go into much detail on the pitch knob and how to troublshoot if a problem exists.
 
hi, i got one of these machines with the opposite problem.it played back too fast. if you open it up theres a small white dial beside the pitch control.this can change the playback speed also.could help.if not there is a bunch of resistors. i found that if i bypassed one using a small piece of wire the problem was fixed
 
Tape speed has been a problem since they invented cassettes! Hopefully you didn't spend much on the 414!
 
Hey there, i was having the problem of old 4 track tapes playing too fast in the 414, so i saw this and i opened it up, and i turned back the white dial all the way, and still it's a bit fast. do you think that trying the bypass thing would do the trick? if so, could you explain it as you would to someone who has little to no idea about electronics?
 
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