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Just got a few pancakes if Capture 914 tape in the mail. My project for the week is getting the old 1/2" 16 track back in action.
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I'm doing the monthly subscription to see if any of these are worthwhile.joninc wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 11:44 ami've been in 100% mix mode since the lockdown so I've been tempted to buy some new plugins...
I did pick up a few of the Kush audio ones on their 420 sale... The Omega transformer plugins are pretty cool little colouring boxes and the Novation Compressor is so far also impressive as a tone shaping and dynamic control tool. I love his plugins and have most of them...
The Omega things are pretty cool, but I'm not convinced yet that they aren't redundant since I have Decapitator, Radiator, Massey Tapehead, etc...
I really like what the Pusher does, but jesus christ!, could the dude have come up with a dumber GUI for that? It's like an HR Giger painting. I get so frustrated trying to make fine adjustments. Also weird that there is no global wet/dry function, but after spending way too much time getting it just right, it sounds awesome. The AR-1 seems cool. I like it on overheads. Haven't tried the rest yet.
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awesome! i'm interested to see how the capture holds up. any reason why you went with it over Recording the masters?A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:58 pmJust got a few pancakes if Capture 914 tape in the mail. My project for the week is getting the old 1/2" 16 track back in action.
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Mostly because A) the price was pretty decent and B) duplication.ca stocks it and has a physical store 5 mins from my house. It still came by post but delivery was really fast and cheap.markjazzbassist wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 9:23 amawesome! i'm interested to see how the capture holds up. any reason why you went with it over Recording the masters?A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑Tue May 05, 2020 1:58 pmJust got a few pancakes if Capture 914 tape in the mail. My project for the week is getting the old 1/2" 16 track back in action.
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makes sense dave. hope it goes well. i'm still loving the tascam 488mkII btw, really appreciate your recommendation with that.
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I've had my eye on a Tascam 238 for sale locally. It's the holy grail of cassette 8s (for me at least). Hard to get my head around the price tags though.markjazzbassist wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 10:44 ammakes sense dave. hope it goes well. i'm still loving the tascam 488mkII btw, really appreciate your recommendation with that.
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yeah i debated the 238 but it's direct drive and once it goes it's gone. the 488 is belt drive so you can always just get a new belt.A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 10:58 amI've had my eye on a Tascam 238 for sale locally. It's the holy grail of cassette 8s (for me at least). Hard to get my head around the price tags though.markjazzbassist wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 10:44 ammakes sense dave. hope it goes well. i'm still loving the tascam 488mkII btw, really appreciate your recommendation with that.
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My 238 is belt drive - I know - I replaced 'em.
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Interesting, it was few (10? 20?) years ago but I know the macheen was down until I obtained and replaced belts.
Perhaps they were fast forward and counter?
Edit: hmm, digital counter per the 'net, now I gotta go look ...
I still have the unit, somewhere in the garage with the prior Porta 2, and BR8 ...
Edit: apolajeez, I reckon I'm thinking of the Porta 2?
Anway, here is the 238 service manual:
https://elektrotanya.com/tascam_238.pdf/download.html
and user manuals:
https://238pro.com/
Perhaps they were fast forward and counter?
Edit: hmm, digital counter per the 'net, now I gotta go look ...
I still have the unit, somewhere in the garage with the prior Porta 2, and BR8 ...
Edit: apolajeez, I reckon I'm thinking of the Porta 2?
Anway, here is the 238 service manual:
https://elektrotanya.com/tascam_238.pdf/download.html
and user manuals:
https://238pro.com/
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Thanks. It took some patience. I only get a piece of gear like that once or twice a year if things are going good. I'm scared it's going to immediately make me wish I had a pair.
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Nice! The first time I used mine it was definitely one of those “why did I wait so long to buy these” moments.losthighway wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 11:53 amThanks. It took some patience. I only get a piece of gear like that once or twice a year if things are going good. I'm scared it's going to immediately make me wish I had a pair.
Just finished building a pair of CAPI VP28 preamps. Took me two days, but that’s building the op-amps too (which I probably wouldn’t do again, if I had the extra $$).
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