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Tape Tech / Tascam BR-20
« on: May 11, 2009, 12:25:11 PM »
Hey guys (and girls)...
Firstly, let me say hello. I'm a musician/producer/audio enthusiast living in London. I'm pretty new to R2R so please bare with me. Everything I have learnt I have learnt myself and by just getting stuck in.
I have a Tascam BR20 (yes I know it's no Studer...) and I have a very annoying problem. There are various problems with my unit, most which I can work around, but this I cannot. I use the machine to record out of my digital set up, then back in to add a typical analogue tape character to whatever might require it; usually drums. Last night I recorded a drum track to tape, recorded it back into Logic and noticed a very frustrating problem. The tape appears to be playing back faster than it was recorded. Not much faster, but enough for a 3 minute song to drift out of time by the time it reaches half way though. No speed controls were even TOUCHED between recording and playback, and I've made several recording attempts with the same problem.
I am going to disconnect the brakes; I know the problem is it's playing back to fast, but what if it's been recorded too slow?
If this isn't physical problem then how reliable are the clocks on these things? Also, knowing very little about tape machines, what kind of standard is the BR20? Obviously it's a consumer product, but where does this thing stand amongst the revox, the sonys etc...
The recordings sound great and it really sounds just like I want it to. Except the playback thing.. yea...
Any help is really really appreciated. I have a project due to be finished soon and I'm really hoping the drums can be taped up to the max.
Firstly, let me say hello. I'm a musician/producer/audio enthusiast living in London. I'm pretty new to R2R so please bare with me. Everything I have learnt I have learnt myself and by just getting stuck in.
I have a Tascam BR20 (yes I know it's no Studer...) and I have a very annoying problem. There are various problems with my unit, most which I can work around, but this I cannot. I use the machine to record out of my digital set up, then back in to add a typical analogue tape character to whatever might require it; usually drums. Last night I recorded a drum track to tape, recorded it back into Logic and noticed a very frustrating problem. The tape appears to be playing back faster than it was recorded. Not much faster, but enough for a 3 minute song to drift out of time by the time it reaches half way though. No speed controls were even TOUCHED between recording and playback, and I've made several recording attempts with the same problem.
I am going to disconnect the brakes; I know the problem is it's playing back to fast, but what if it's been recorded too slow?
If this isn't physical problem then how reliable are the clocks on these things? Also, knowing very little about tape machines, what kind of standard is the BR20? Obviously it's a consumer product, but where does this thing stand amongst the revox, the sonys etc...
The recordings sound great and it really sounds just like I want it to. Except the playback thing.. yea...
Any help is really really appreciated. I have a project due to be finished soon and I'm really hoping the drums can be taped up to the max.