Oscar Sunqvist
New member
Hi all, i’ve sourced a lot of my education from these forums to which now i am a member. I am starting my own studio and have some questions i’d like to specifically address as i haven’t shored them up by research.
i have a Tascam MS-16, one inch sixteen track tape machine that I need to perform some work on. I will be doing a Skype session with Chris Mara from Mara machines for doing my first alignment and calibration of the deck.
My first problem i believe to be occuring is my reel table azimuth is off on both supply and take up. It’s never ruined a session or even presented a problem, but it makes that scrape sound every turn of the reel and that alone is worth fixing. I looked into the owners manual and i forget exactly what it said, but if i’m recalling correctly it referenced a tool i could not locate. Does anyone have any DIY ways to perform this adjustment?
Second, while tracking i’m watching the VU meters on the front panel of the deck, and while my needle might not go past -10 the peak light will come on, even running through a compressor. Would this be because the needle is representing RMS reading? The reading is consistant for both recording and playback.
If there is anyone who has any ideas, advice, or experience with these decks I’d love some input. If video would be helpful to any of these scenarios please let me know and i will obtain it.
Also, I have a tone generator on my console and one on my half track. Is there any calibration i can perform on the MS-16 using either of those tone generators before i get my MRL tape, just because i’m an impatient type.
When demagnetizing a tape machine and tape path, how far away should other tape machines be to remain safe? Same with tape and anything that needs to be protected from the demagnetizer. If possible should I remove the unit i’m demagnetizing to another room without these potential casulties, or is that over-kill for a process such as this? Can it affect speakers/monitors?
Thanks to any and all for help!
i have a Tascam MS-16, one inch sixteen track tape machine that I need to perform some work on. I will be doing a Skype session with Chris Mara from Mara machines for doing my first alignment and calibration of the deck.
My first problem i believe to be occuring is my reel table azimuth is off on both supply and take up. It’s never ruined a session or even presented a problem, but it makes that scrape sound every turn of the reel and that alone is worth fixing. I looked into the owners manual and i forget exactly what it said, but if i’m recalling correctly it referenced a tool i could not locate. Does anyone have any DIY ways to perform this adjustment?
Second, while tracking i’m watching the VU meters on the front panel of the deck, and while my needle might not go past -10 the peak light will come on, even running through a compressor. Would this be because the needle is representing RMS reading? The reading is consistant for both recording and playback.
If there is anyone who has any ideas, advice, or experience with these decks I’d love some input. If video would be helpful to any of these scenarios please let me know and i will obtain it.
Also, I have a tone generator on my console and one on my half track. Is there any calibration i can perform on the MS-16 using either of those tone generators before i get my MRL tape, just because i’m an impatient type.
When demagnetizing a tape machine and tape path, how far away should other tape machines be to remain safe? Same with tape and anything that needs to be protected from the demagnetizer. If possible should I remove the unit i’m demagnetizing to another room without these potential casulties, or is that over-kill for a process such as this? Can it affect speakers/monitors?
Thanks to any and all for help!