The Tascam 388
- markjazzbassist
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well i got my tascam 388 last night. i'm so excited it looks and seems to be in almost mint condition. the previous owner had it for 15 years and used it a handful of times.
here's a picture
the heads look almost new, barely used.
a couple questions
the headphone outputs are pretty noisy, is this normal?
also the hiss on the tape through playback is pretty noisy, i'm going to give it a good clean and demag, and then see if i should take it to a tech.
thanks! i read the whole thread 3-4 times, THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!!
i also have a physical and pdf of the manual, which was very helpful. what a great manual, got it up and running real fast.
here's a picture
the heads look almost new, barely used.
a couple questions
the headphone outputs are pretty noisy, is this normal?
also the hiss on the tape through playback is pretty noisy, i'm going to give it a good clean and demag, and then see if i should take it to a tech.
thanks! i read the whole thread 3-4 times, THANKS SO MUCH EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!!!
i also have a physical and pdf of the manual, which was very helpful. what a great manual, got it up and running real fast.
- markjazzbassist
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after a thorough cleaning of the heads, pinch roller, and whole tape path, my machine sounds a lot better. noise is gone with dbx, and very little without.
but there still persists some occaisional intermittent pops when i use headphones or the monitor outs. they don't register on the recordings or UV meters, but are audible. is this just old gear? or something worth looking into?
i'm going to try and record from the stereo outs and see if that's affected by the noise, if not then i'll just live with it.
but there still persists some occaisional intermittent pops when i use headphones or the monitor outs. they don't register on the recordings or UV meters, but are audible. is this just old gear? or something worth looking into?
i'm going to try and record from the stereo outs and see if that's affected by the noise, if not then i'll just live with it.
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- markjazzbassist
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just ran the stereo outs into my mbox, and listened through that output, no pops or clicks!
so it must just be noisy monitor outs and headphone outs, i can live with that for now (repaired later maybe).
But, HOLY COW, that tone through my mbox is exactly what i've been searching for. warm, thick, colored, it's really amazing. I'm so glad i got this unit
so it must just be noisy monitor outs and headphone outs, i can live with that for now (repaired later maybe).
But, HOLY COW, that tone through my mbox is exactly what i've been searching for. warm, thick, colored, it's really amazing. I'm so glad i got this unit
- markjazzbassist
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how far from motors should you have your unit? i have mine about 4 feet from my dishwasher, is that enough?
i've noticed that when i run both at the same time, i get noise and clicks/pops in my 388, but when the dishwasher is off, the noise/clicks/pops are gone.
so i'm guessing i'm alright, just don't want to ruin my unit with other magnetism.
i've noticed that when i run both at the same time, i get noise and clicks/pops in my 388, but when the dishwasher is off, the noise/clicks/pops are gone.
so i'm guessing i'm alright, just don't want to ruin my unit with other magnetism.
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This is the only reason I could come up with for recording next to a running dishwasher..markjazzbassist wrote: i have mine about 4 feet from my dishwasher, is that enough?
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Next door to my studio, there is a wood shop. The wood shop guy has offered to make me some sides out of Maple, with a basic shellac "stain" (which is my personal preference), for $100. The original sides are in (2) pieces. One part "dips in" a little bit to account for the fact that the Meter Bridge is narrower. I asked him to build mine in (1) piece per side, with no "dip" for the Meter Bridge..
I told him I'd check on here to see if anybody else would buy some for around that price. (I'd imagine that wood choice and stain choice might change the $100 figure somewhat.) Obviously that price isn't etched in stone for internet/shipping orders but I suspect it wouldn't be a whole lot more or less...
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I told him I'd check on here to see if anybody else would buy some for around that price. (I'd imagine that wood choice and stain choice might change the $100 figure somewhat.) Obviously that price isn't etched in stone for internet/shipping orders but I suspect it wouldn't be a whole lot more or less...
rs
I made my own for my second 388 I just got.The originals were in rough shape,but one was good enough to trace.
I went to home depot and got a length of oak which is slightly narrower than the originals.I got the 2 bigger side panels out of this.I also bought some narrower oak for the smaller top pieces.Cut everything out with my dads circular saw did a little sanding then multiple layers of dark stain with a polyurethane built in.
They look really good.
The wood cost under $50.
I went to home depot and got a length of oak which is slightly narrower than the originals.I got the 2 bigger side panels out of this.I also bought some narrower oak for the smaller top pieces.Cut everything out with my dads circular saw did a little sanding then multiple layers of dark stain with a polyurethane built in.
They look really good.
The wood cost under $50.
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