Tascam 424 MKII Right Channel/Pan Problem

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Hi, I just recently got a tascam 424 mkii off of ebay and I can record in all 4 tracks but I cannot make any of them pan or anything. It only records in mono and if I try to pan to the right it just fades the input out and if I pan to the left the signal gets louder. I'm very confused, help!
 
trailmix9999 said:
Hi, I just recently got a tascam 424 mkii off of ebay and I can record in all 4 tracks but I cannot make any of them pan or anything. It only records in mono and if I try to pan to the right it just fades the input out and if I pan to the left the signal gets louder. I'm very confused, help!
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Make sure you are recording onto a mono track in your daw.
If you record onto a stereo track and only use a single mic it will playback as mono.
 
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i'm recording just onto the tascam 424 mkii, there is no daw involved. Im using the headphone jack to listen to the tracks I recorded. Like I said, the right channel fades out when I pan to the right. I cannot figure out how to record in stereo on the tascam 424 mkii. Please Help!
 
Have you checked if your mixing desk plays back in stereo when using another source?
 
no it doesnt play back any tapes in stereo, also if I switch the right monitor switch on it cuts the right channel out completely.
 
Ooops sorry, the 424 is a Portastudio with a build in mixer. My mistake, hope I didn't confuse you more than you were already.
You'll need to wait for a Portastudio owner to answer or to call a friend with more recording experience.
It sounds as if there's a problem with your recorder but I'm not the one to tell for sure.
 
Have you read the manual? I had to read and re-read it several times to make sense of the 424 Mk II.

http://madamebutterface.com/assets/documents/Tascam 424 Mk II Manual.pdf

I believe you need to have two tracks armed to pan the signal within the stereo field. The odd-numbered tracks go to the left mix channel, and the even-numbered tracks go to the right. So if you're only recording to a mono track, you would get the results you described.
 
I think my 424mkii is just broken, Ive tried EVERYTHING to get the right channel to work and alas it will not work. Guess i'll just buy another one :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
If you bought it on Ebay, it's a safe bet it is broken. Less than 10% of tape recorders sold on Ebay arrive in good working order.

However, I would try the example on page 21 of the manual, "How to Record a Mix onto Two Tracks Simultaneously", before you give up on it. The routing on this machine is pretty complex. I had to go back and try it several times before I got it right.
 
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