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This model recorder was used to record the star wars r2d2 tracks and was used by the eagles. Tascam also introduced the first lowcost massproduced multitrack recorders with simulsync designed for recording musicians. Teac 808 manuals manuals and user guides for teac 80 8. Ive pushed the buttons for fast forward, rewind and play and nothing happens. Teac corporation was originally founded as tokyo television acoustic company on august 8th, 1953 by two brothers, katsuma and tomoma tani. Maybe an option for me is to use the teac to record and get that sound, and go buy a decent digital 8 track recorder to directly bounce all the tracks onto from the teac. You are bidding on a 1977 dbx teac tascam dx 8 noise reduction module. We have 2 excellent reel to reel techs completely refurbish our units. Tascam 30 years of recording evolution, randy alberts. Phantoms vintage reel 2 reel tape recorder online museum. Here you can find product faqs, manuals and downloads. The 8 track tape recorder spreading sound across the galaxy did you know that the tascam 808 tape deck was used to record the voices of. Ive pushed the buttons for fast forward, rewind and play. Teac s distinction series offers audiophile quality at a midroad affordable price.
Too much fiddling perhaps, for results that were finally not that better than integrated dolby circuits or not better enough to justify the expense. If you still have questions, connect with one of our support departments using the contact tab, above. Teac teac the history of recording and sound part 1. Teac 808 service manual by srmanuals is scanned from original paperback copy of the teac 808 service manual and are guaranteed for high quality scans. This site helps you to save the earth from electronic waste. Teac tascam 808 teac tascam reel tape recorders the. Teac tascam 808 eight track 12 inch reel to reel tape recorder and tape with willie nelson cuts in and museum of magnetic sound recording vintage recording collection. Do you use sheet music and a practice book, or listen to your favorite tracks. Tascam teac 808 reel to reel recorder 8 channels 12. We have 1 teac 80 8 manual available for free pdf download. Tascam teac 808 reel to reel recorder 8 channels 12 reverb.
It did however have an outboard dbx noise reduction unit. Around the middle to late 1965, according to the tascam book, 30 years of. The 80 8 utilized the same transport as the teac a6100 but boasted more durable motors, a better configuration of the tape path, and greater tolerance under prolonged use and stress. May 02, 2011 testing my teac 80 8 this was recorded at the end of february when i decided to get all my gear back in order and begin the slow process of building a small old fashion analog recording station. Tapes were made by binding ferrite oxide to a long paper strip that was then magnetized by a tape head. I have recently acquired this teac an 80 noise reduction unit, intending to use it with an open reeltoreel akai tape recorder. A couple of things, internal preamps are pretty much unusable as they are extremely noisy not that it matters if you are using it with a console. Immediate download after payment delivered as a pdf file. Service manuals, schematics, eproms for electrical technicians.
The tascam 808 was an 8track 12 inch reeltoreel tape recorder, a big hit with professionals at the time, with an easily accessible front panel design allowing all controls to. Here is a list of free tascam teac manuals and schematics. Tascam 808 eightchannel 12 analog reel deck, tascam offered an external. Contact support click here to contact our support department if you have any questions. Also from on line comments not verified some history, bert berlant and his. However, the teac unit came to me without instruction manual, it was an. A prime reason for using the higher speeds was to reduce tape hiss, with the an 80 tape hiss is electronically reduced in amplitude so that it is no longer a limiting factor in tape quality. Service manual for teac 80 8, downloadable as a pdf file manual details. Teac an180 teac an 80 teac an60 1973 1977 ah dolby noise reduction units. The teactascam 808 reel tape recorder also became a star in the star wars film as. This website is not affiliated with or sponsored by teac. I have a teac 80 8 as well, though i havent really done any recording with it yet waiting to make cables for the nr unit.
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Free tascam semipro tape recorder schematics and manuals. This series will explain the long and illustrious history of our company and products. Hal leonard corp, 2003 teac a4010 a tape deck for everybody. The ax501 features a headphone output with audio quality optimized for headphone listening, a feature increasingly popular in recent years. So far no issues with relays or any other technical problems. History of multitrack recording news newspapers books scholar jstor may 20 learn how and when to remove this template message. Teac x20r x20r open reel to reel tape recorder deck. In honor of international literacy day on september 8, here are 25 quirky, colorful childrens books that are ingrained with fundamental values for every child to discover and enjoy.
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Teac world of mcintosh by audio visual solutions group. Teac also won emmy awards in 1995 for outstanding achievement in engineering development for the teac da88 digital multitrack recorder and 2000 for outstanding achievement in engineering development for the mmr 8 and mmp16. Tascam 808 sm service manual download, schematics, eeprom. Early reeltoreel tape was made of paper and later from plastic based strip, which is much more durable. The reeltoreel tape recorder was invented in germany in the late 1920s. Teac tascam dx8 noise reduction module dbx serviced. Tascam is the professional audio division of teac corporation, headquartered in montebello. Both are vintage units and it would be more a hobby action than an actually beneficial one. Everybody made some, highend or lowend, but not as many bought them. Your skill as a technician and your abilities as an artist will be significant factors in the results you achieve. Please select a reel tape recorder company from the list below. Tascam 80 8 eightchannel 12 analog reel deck, tascam offered an external optional eightchannel dedicated dbx interface module. My particular 80 8 has not had any technical issues up to this point.
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