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Roy S
06-02-2012, 19:27
A kind soul gave this to me today. Just been having a play and it sounds pretty good (after you turn the dbx off). Fast forward & rewind don't appear to work but what do you want for nothing.

http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/ss68/Lodger56/P1020233.jpg
Wakefield Turntables
06-02-2012, 19:35
Mate that looks discotastic :rave:
Roy S
06-02-2012, 19:37
and it can play tapes backwards :eyebrows:
Wakefield Turntables
06-02-2012, 19:44
MMMMmmmmmmmmmmm I'd be careful if i were you. You might get a lawsuit from some Christian church from the US of A suggesting your using your TASCAM for satanic purposes. Them subliminal messages can get you into a lot of trouble Roy:D Remember poor old Judas Priest


I want some peppermints...............
Roy S
06-02-2012, 20:05
It's not just Judas Priest

http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking/
Wakefield Turntables
06-02-2012, 20:46
:lol:
DSJR
06-02-2012, 20:51
Isn't that a PortaStudio? I've heard pretty good LP's made using one of these...
philsparks
06-02-2012, 22:57
From a very very distant memory - I think that's a portastudio. It recorded all 4 tracks at the same time (ie. L&R from this side of the tape, and L&R from the other side). This is why if you play a regular tape on it, it will be playing the 'other' side backwards.

isn't there some great stuff from the pre-digital era?

Phil
keiths
06-02-2012, 23:12
Yep, it's a PortaStudio. My mate had one in the 80s and we recorded on it a few times. It was quite good as a four track recorder, but bouncing tracks wasn't really practical as the tape hiss quickly got out of hand.
Roy S
06-02-2012, 23:16
From a very very distant memory - I think that's a portastudio. It recorded all 4 tracks at the same time (ie. L&R from this side of the tape, and L&R from the other side). This is why if you play a regular tape on it, it will be playing the 'other' side backwards.

isn't there some great stuff from the pre-digital era?

Phil

You're right it's a portaministudio 05. I've just been surprised at the quality of sound coming from it, apparently Tascam are the professional arm of Teac.
Rare Bird
06-02-2012, 23:54
I used to own a Tascam '32B' open Reel & '133' cassette deck, i wish i'd kept them tbh..good products..

Ever heard a cassette deck running at 3-3/4ips :eyebrows:
Roy S
07-02-2012, 00:26
I used to own a Tascam '32B' open Reel & '133' cassette deck, i wish i'd kept them tbh..good products..

Ever heard a cassette deck running at 3-3/4ips :eyebrows:

Had a double speed marantz cassette deck (infact might still be somewhere round Mum's along with my Akai reel to reel)

Good to see you back Andr'e, must play that Clouds CD I bought after your preview + the gods sound interesting.
tommy6206
07-02-2012, 08:46
I have the Tascam 34 rtr with a Teac M-O9 4 channel mixer nice machine
DSJR
07-02-2012, 08:51
I think the "double-speed" cassette decks didnt last long because they infringed the Philips licence, or summat like that..
Alex_UK
07-02-2012, 12:34
Yep - remember the Tascam 4 track units well - every aspiring band or musician had them in the 80's - well I didn't 'cos I couldn't afford one! My mate did though, and we recorded quite a few tracks with several "bands" I was involved with. Them's was the days. :wheniwasaboy:
Slippershod
07-02-2012, 12:58
oh gosh, that brings back memories!

my chum had that 4-track, I had the Yamaha equivalent (looked a bit cooler ;) ) ...
Macca
07-02-2012, 13:05
IIRC you are only supposed to use Metal tapes in it as chrome or ferric will shed crap onto the heads and ruin them - But I've not seen or used one of these in 20 years so may be out of date.