Tascam to release new type ii cassettes next month
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kristopher
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Harry Klippton
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Crack it open!
Bricksnbeatles
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Anyone have recommendations for a decent cheap portable player to circuit bend for tape loop playback?
benny_profane
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If you don't need a multi-head unit for simultaneous write/read, I'd suggest whatever is available/cheap that looks to have somewhat sturdy build quality.
Harry Klippton
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You can also just use any regular tape player and make loop cassettes. Somewhere I have a recording of a loop cassette I made where I put diffeent synth pad notes on each track, and using the faders you can make chord changes
kristopher
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Harry Klippton
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Belts are intact. Like any troubleshooting, what are its symptoms?
kristopher
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It won’t allow you to press play and record at the same time. And one of the belts is a close approximation of a replacement. It has trouble fast forwarding with a cassette in the dock. But it can without one.
It’s been years since I’ve tried any thing with this old girl.
It’s been years since I’ve tried any thing with this old girl.
Harry Klippton
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Wrong belt will cause lots of transport problems. Make sure you're using a cassette whose record-enable tabs are in place, or put tape over the tabs
Fwiw, National Audio Co has been making type II for a while
Harry Klippton
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It's reportedly not a very good formulation and/or maybe the same as the tascam reissue stuff. It's been a while and my mind is foggy on it. I've used NAC for cassette reproduction for releases though
I've seen some reports on that. Also wondered how much was unrealistic expectations. Only gonna get less badder without noise reduction. Maybe type IV will shown up one day.
I pushed a 1/4 teac 4 track and dbx unit out to the roadside about a year ago. Always wanted to get it fully working but never had the drive and wanted the sq footage back.
To be clear, I gave it away on craigslist (don't use Facebook), didn't toss it.
Could have sold them but both were given to me so figured pif.
There's a little metal tab on the upper right of where the top of the cassette would go. It's generally just a mechanical switch but if it's pooched it tells the system that the record lock tab has been punched out on the cassette and it won't let you press record.
Harry Klippton
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@kristopher I just fixed the tape transport from a Tascam porta 05, which is the same transport as in the fostex x-15. It had a problem where the tape heads wouldn't engage the cassette, among other issues. I completely disassembled it, cleaned the dried out lubricant, added new lubricant, and replaced belts. I also had to reshape a metal spring that helps raise the head block assembly
kristopher
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My Fostex is over an hour away. I am in the process of moving. Half of my stuff is here, the other half there.
The next time I get a few minutes with it, I’ll start looking at the transport. But I may have a ton of questions.
For instance, where do I get new belts?
The next time I get a few minutes with it, I’ll start looking at the transport. But I may have a ton of questions.
For instance, where do I get new belts?