thlayli@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Lord Thlayli Merriadoc Valentine of Kalakiryande) (02/20/91)
I've got a TASCAM Porta5 4-track. I'm looking for three things. 1) Advice on how to use it to my best advantage -- that is, tricks from anyone who is familiar with the device. 2) Advice on whether I should trade it in and buy a different unit which is much better. but MOST IMPORTANTLY: 3) What cassette tape is the *best* for least dropouts and least problems with this unit? It employs DBX and it runs at variable tape-normal speed.
ron@vicorp.com (Ron Peterson) (02/23/91)
In article <12575@darkstar.ucsc.edu> thlayli@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Lord Thlayli Merriadoc Valentine of Kalakiryande) writes: > >I've got a TASCAM Porta5 4-track. > >3) What cassette tape is the *best* for least dropouts and least problems > with this unit? It employs DBX and it runs at variable tape-normal speed. Find out what tape brand and type was used to calibrate the electronics. They sometimes mention it in the specs. If you use the same tape as the calibration tape then you'll get performance that best matches the promised specs on the machine. Of course you might want to try other tape formulations if you want to improve some particular aspect of the reproduction (such as output level or brightness.) Probably the best way to go is to find a tape that meets your requirements and have the recorder recalibrated to it. ron@vicorp.com or uunet!vicorp!ron