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I will try to be as concise with the main facts as possible as I have opened it up.. So I recently picked up a Sansui WS-X1 cassette multitracker, which is a late-80's behemoth with a mixer, 6-track deck and a stereo mixdown deck in a large portastudio-esque format. I need some understanding as to w...

I know cassettes 60mins and under use the thickest formulation of tape but I thought SA90's sounded great. I'm currently using c20's which give 5mins of recording time - enough for one song. What I'm asking is - would using c20's in the long run make any difference to the longevity of an older motor...

So I've recently aquired a Tascam 238 in good condition and a Fostex 1840 mixer to track/mixdown with. I've been used to using TDK SA tapes with my previous 424mkII, but don't wish to use them with the 238 as they are 90mins in length. I've read that longer cassettes stress motors too much - How muc...

Wow, thanks for your replies. Very encouraging. I'm really enjoying the workflow of using a 424 - recording, auxing, bouncing, listening back and making decisions as I go. It also makes my playing more focussed. I'm waiting for the 238 to arrive, and look forward to having 8 discrete tracks and a po...

Thanks, I'll check those mixers out. That 16-channel idea sounds great, I'd never thought of that. I'm talking cheap used 1970's/80's/90's era mixers which have a certain low-fidelity about them. Also, would an ADAT blackface/XT20 compliment this type of sound do you think? Using grainy discrete ADA...

Hi, I'm new to this forum. I've been using a Tascam 424mkII for a while, and now have a Tascam 238 to replace it. I therefore require an outboard mixer with 8 discrete inputs & 8 direct outputs, and inserts on each channel would be helpful too. At least 2 auxes/effects send/returns and a monitor sec...