uh oh!! prob with my 424mkIII?

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clevodrummer

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I hope I just need to do a head cleaning. This deck works fantastic, I also have a Porta02 Tascam. I recently purchased a new mixer a Yamaha MG 16/6fx which I am happy with.

So now I am off to the races and finally getting things done. I usually use a cleaning cassette for cleaning heads. I am getting little sporadic pops even with a blank tape in playback mode. Im 99% sure it just needs a good cleaning. I have never cleaned the pinch roller, but a friend is dropping off some rubber cleaning compound, and I am going to clean per the manual. He is also bringing a demagnitizing wand which has never been done with this unit.

Any cleaning advice out there? This 424mkIII is totally unique. I bought it brand new from GC about 11 years ago, used it once, had major back surgery and put it back in the shipping box. For all practical purposes it is a brand new 11 year old unit.

This is pretty much the first major cleaning as I probably have less then 10 hours on this thing. As far as I am concerned, the playback of material recorded on this unit blows my mind. I want to REALLY take good care of this thing.

So if any 424 gurus out there have any cleaning tips for me, I would really appreciate it.

thanks all.........
 
No, my (2) NIB Tascam 424mkIII's are totally unique!!!

See,... I'm just crazy! I believe that anything that's worth buying is worth buying several times over!

The last 2 demo/covers I recorded on 02/05 and 02/06/07 were recorded on the 424mkIII, which were pretty much my "maiden voyage" on the 424mkIII. Check them out on the other threads, "Ramones Rumble" and "John Lennon's...", in the mp3 forum,... also found featured on my Soundclick page.

I'll be doing more recording on the 424mkIII. It's a great machine!
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The "popping" sound you hear is most likely due to magnetism in the head. A good demagnetizing should clear that up. See? That was a simple answer!!

Cheers!
 
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thanks dave

Thanks.....I will let you know how goes it, subsequent to demagnitization!!!

Wow......you have the market cornered on the 424mkIII !!!!

great idea.... The only thing better than a 424mkIII is another one!!!


clevodrummer
 
reply to my own thread

I demagnitized the heads with a wand, and it really did the trick. I figure I will do that every 6-10 hrs of use to avoid any problems....but thats all it needed.

thanks
 
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