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jamesperrett · 15th Jun 2018, 6:55 pm

I have an E16 and an E8 but haven't experienced the problem that you mention.

What happens when you feed a tone into the inputs - do they also warble? You only need to connect the first 8 as these are automatically patched through to the upper 8 when nothing is connected to the respective inputs.

It certainly could be power related. I suspect that the meter LED's may take more current than the audio circuits when all the segments are lit so it might be worth checking to see if the problem is related to the number of segments alight.

Edit to add: The edge tracks are very susceptible to any dirt in the tape path and, due to the head design, if your tape is slightly wider than the tapes normally used with the machine you may find the head to tape contact isn't as good as it should be.

15th Jun 2018, 6:55 pm	#2
jamesperrett Octode Join Date: May 2007 Location: Liss, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 1,876	Re: Fostex E16 - any experienced here? I have an E16 and an E8 but haven't experienced the problem that you mention. What happens when you feed a tone into the inputs - do they also warble? You only need to connect the first 8 as these are automatically patched through to the upper 8 when nothing is connected to the respective inputs. It certainly could be power related. I suspect that the meter LED's may take more current than the audio circuits when all the segments are lit so it might be worth checking to see if the problem is related to the number of segments alight. Edit to add: The edge tracks are very susceptible to any dirt in the tape path and, due to the head design, if your tape is slightly wider than the tapes normally used with the machine you may find the head to tape contact isn't as good as it should be.