Tascam / TEAC Series 70 help
Tascam / TEAC Series 70 help
I just picked up a Tascam/TEAC series 70 eight channel tape machine with matching mixing console, call the series 10. Heads were recently relapped, console sounds good, both are in great shape, got very lucky with this pair. This is my first venture into tape land, I'm hoping someone out there has some detailed info on this machine.
Curious about calibration (got fresh MRL in the mail today along with SM911), how to access bias and gain controls if there are any, recommendations for noise reduction units and routing ideas (it came with a junction box with eight tape in/out 8 line in/out, 2 monitor out in a pin connector to the console.
Any advice is much appreciated !
Curious about calibration (got fresh MRL in the mail today along with SM911), how to access bias and gain controls if there are any, recommendations for noise reduction units and routing ideas (it came with a junction box with eight tape in/out 8 line in/out, 2 monitor out in a pin connector to the console.
Any advice is much appreciated !
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old thread on here on them
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... 5b844478ac
info from google
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/recor ... oducer.pdf
http://messageboard.tapeop.com/viewtopi ... 5b844478ac
info from google
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/recor ... oducer.pdf
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I had a 1/2" -4 here for a little that I repaired for a friend
really great sounding deck in my opinion
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it probably wasn't calibrated in years and I did not bother because it sounded great as-is
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/recor ... oducer.pdf
it's stock set up for 185 nWb/m
it can have the 501 or the 701 electronics +4dBm / -10dBm respectively - 701 is unbalanced and I'm not sure about the 501
you won't get much above 18khz out of it
really great sounding deck in my opinion
Ampex-y
it probably wasn't calibrated in years and I did not bother because it sounded great as-is
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/master/mbrs/recor ... oducer.pdf
it's stock set up for 185 nWb/m
it can have the 501 or the 701 electronics +4dBm / -10dBm respectively - 701 is unbalanced and I'm not sure about the 501
you won't get much above 18khz out of it
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one thing to be looking at is the SM911 is 320 nWb/m and the machine seems to be 185 nWb/m reference level
dunno what calibration tape you have ordered but if it's different it could shift your 0VU reference, alter the headroom, etc.
I'm not an expert but I know there are some tapeheads here that can chime in on best practices..
dunno what calibration tape you have ordered but if it's different it could shift your 0VU reference, alter the headroom, etc.
I'm not an expert but I know there are some tapeheads here that can chime in on best practices..
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On most Teac/TASCAM units the bottom panel is removed to access the trim pots for level, bias, EQ, etc. so its best to set the unit on its back for calibration purposes. That's how it is with my A3300SX, A3340S and Tascam 32 anyway. 185 nWb was standard for most of the older decks, but folks generally use 200 or 250 nWb today.
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Thanks all! Update: had a tech come out today to calibrate, set the bias, etc.
We had to take all the electronics apart to access each amps EQ and the overdub unit to get to the biases. No small job, but it's all lined up nice and even!
The question now is how to work the routing with the junction box that came with.
It's got 8 tape I/o, 8 line I/o, 4 aux send, 2 Mon in, and a big pin monitor mixdown module connection to the mixer; all 1/4". Assuming all are unbalanced, anyone have experience using this thing?
Also looking for noise reduction unit recommendations.
We had to take all the electronics apart to access each amps EQ and the overdub unit to get to the biases. No small job, but it's all lined up nice and even!
The question now is how to work the routing with the junction box that came with.
It's got 8 tape I/o, 8 line I/o, 4 aux send, 2 Mon in, and a big pin monitor mixdown module connection to the mixer; all 1/4". Assuming all are unbalanced, anyone have experience using this thing?
Also looking for noise reduction unit recommendations.
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