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LazerNoise
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Hoping you might still have some parts left - I’m looking for a really boring part - the little plastic surround that goes around the power button for my M308b. Perhaps?
Hoping you might still have some parts left - I’m looking for a really boring part - the little plastic surround that goes around the power button for my M308b. Perhaps?
sweetbeats
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Sorry. All the metalwork is long gone including the dress panel and that escutcheon. It’s just PCB assemblies, faders, knobs, switch caps left. So sorry.
pyract
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Hello! I just bought a Tascam M-320B, and I'm hoping you still have some parts available.
Mine is missing:
5x white faders
2x red switch caps
1 light-orange gain knob (the smaller of the two-knob stacks)
1 white pan knob (the entire pot if available)
1 VU meter light bulb
Thank you!
sweetbeats
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5x white faders: do you mean fader caps? Or you need the faders? Or both?
2x red switch caps: I have these. But is the body of your switch caps light brown or dark brown? They changed color during the production run. I have both, but would need to know what you have so I get what matches.
1 light-orange gain knob (the smaller of the two-knob stacks): so you’re talking about the mid or lo EQ band GAIN knobs? If so I have these, but same question regarding the body color of the knob…light or dark brown?
1 white pan knob (the entire pot if available): there weren’t any white knob color caps…are yours actually white? If so they’ve been painted. They are technically putty color…very off-white. But back to the light brown or dark brown knob body? Maybe post a pic of what you have on your M-300.
1 VU meter light bulb: there’s never a good reason to buy used meter lamps. Just get new: https://www.jkllamps.com/DA513
Yes that’s for a pack of 20, but those are the lamps I get, and that link above gives you all the specs you need to search for singles. Keep in mind if you have one burned out, the rest aren’t far behind.
2x red switch caps: I have these. But is the body of your switch caps light brown or dark brown? They changed color during the production run. I have both, but would need to know what you have so I get what matches.
1 light-orange gain knob (the smaller of the two-knob stacks): so you’re talking about the mid or lo EQ band GAIN knobs? If so I have these, but same question regarding the body color of the knob…light or dark brown?
1 white pan knob (the entire pot if available): there weren’t any white knob color caps…are yours actually white? If so they’ve been painted. They are technically putty color…very off-white. But back to the light brown or dark brown knob body? Maybe post a pic of what you have on your M-300.
1 VU meter light bulb: there’s never a good reason to buy used meter lamps. Just get new: https://www.jkllamps.com/DA513
Yes that’s for a pack of 20, but those are the lamps I get, and that link above gives you all the specs you need to search for singles. Keep in mind if you have one burned out, the rest aren’t far behind.
pyract
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Sorry, thanks for clarifying, and thanks for the lamp link!
Here's a photo, most of what I need is from channel 1.
Here's a photo, most of what I need is from channel 1.
sweetbeats
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Im just guessing you need the dark brown version switch and knob parts. I can’t really tell from the pic…too far back.
Have you tried straightening the fader shafts yet? You may need faders too when you do that, so try and repair those first, and test with existing fader caps before we finalize the shopping list. I have the pan pot, but it is not center-detent.
I have to check on the fader caps.
Have you tried straightening the fader shafts yet? You may need faders too when you do that, so try and repair those first, and test with existing fader caps before we finalize the shopping list. I have the pan pot, but it is not center-detent.
I have to check on the fader caps.
pyract
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I was able to straighten all the fader shafts, so I'll just need the caps.
Yes dark brown for everything. The non-detent pot will be fine.
Thank you, I appreciate it!
sweetbeats
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Last question: on the fader knobs, you’re talking about the off-white or putty-colored ones with the dark blue stripe? There aren’t white fader knobs, but rather off-white or putty-colored ones for the input channels.
pyract
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Yes, exactly as you described. Basically, anything I described as white initially is actually the off-white putty color. I just didn't know if mine were darkened from age or dirt.
sweetbeats
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Okay…let me go shopping in storage and I’ll follow up with a private message to you.
I do know I only have three of the fader knobs left in that color scheme (putty/blue). I have 8 of the group section orange with blue stripe, and an assortment of other color schemes from other models (exact same knob shape, just in color schemes not found on the M-300 series consoles).
I do know I only have three of the fader knobs left in that color scheme (putty/blue). I have 8 of the group section orange with blue stripe, and an assortment of other color schemes from other models (exact same knob shape, just in color schemes not found on the M-300 series consoles).
pyract
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Awesome, thank you! I'll settle for different colors if need be.
sweetbeats
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I think what I have for you as far as fader knobs is the three aforementioned correct M-300 series input channel putty/blue parts, and a couple dark brown with orange stripe. The alternatives I have are either going to duplicate colors over in the master section, and that doesn’t make sense to me, or they will have light brown elements and not tie in to your main color theme. Yes, I’m probably over-thinking this, but that’s what I do. The dark brown would offer a sharp contrast to anything else, and coordinate with your dark brown main body colored switches and knobs, and orange in Tascam-ese is usually used for “LEVEL” whether for a channel, or EQ bands (though they use the term “gain” in the EQ section…), and that’s what channel faders are…channel level. The M-50 and M-500 series console input fader knobs are light brown with orange stripe FWIW. You could use the two on a couple channels if you use them for two-track return, or full featured effects returns…etc. That’s how I use different colored fader knobs. Let me know what you think. The dark brown/orange parts are not common. Here’s a pic of all of them:
pyract
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I like your way of thinking. Yes that sounds great, I'll take them!
sweetbeats
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Okay. Stay tuned on the rest.
sweetbeats
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Private Message sent!
pyract
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Thank you! I've been trying to reply to it, but the forum won't let me, because no matter what I type in response flags as inappropriate or "spam-like".
Everything in the message and photo looks good, can you maybe try emailing me at jlangwell at mailtempest dot com or Jerrylangwell at gmail dot com? I'll keep trying to respond to the pm.
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rob aylestone
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All that happened is the forum software flagged your posts for unusual activity. In a short time after you joined you triggered the behind the scenes systems that looks at frequency of posts, numbers of posts, IP addresses and it flagged them for moderator approval. I have just woken up, so at the time you were posting I was asleep and other mods were not around. Nowadays lots of people use VPNs for very sensible reasons, but at one point, you moved from being in one country to another. It held the posts. While held you posted it again, and did the host dot com trick to prevent host.com being picked up. It didn't work, and again the software flagged you. I think I have sorted it, but new members with flexi IP, attempts to get around emails and swapping countries does look very much like a bot spamming, or at the very least, something that needs a human involved. Hopefully i have sorted it now, so all should be normal. Sorry for the grief.
pyract
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Thank you for clarifying, that makes sense in retrospect and I appreciate the explanation.
