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sourbiscuits · 30th Sep 2022, 8:30 pm

Hello again.

I am here with another riddle.

I recently got a TASCAM Porta 05. The unit seems to have something tangled in the electronics. The best way to describe it is with a cassette that has side A and B.

Basically, when I hit play, channel 3 is somehow routed to the master output and with all faders down, if I move the master up, track 3 is playing all the time (backwards since this is the left track of the other side of the tape). The fader is reacting if I move it up and the signal gets stronger but when all the way down, the channel is playing with a rather decent level.

So basically, channel 3 is constantly playing. What might cause this I am really baffled? Could it be a component gone wrong or maybe I should go for a contact clener throughout the faders?

Please, give me any suggestions. I will share a short video soon to demonstrate if this doesn't help describe the issue.

I am yet to play with recording. I will post again in the mean time.

30th Sep 2022, 8:30 pm	#1
sourbiscuits Pentode Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands. Posts: 124	[HELP] TASCAM Porta 05 Hello again. I am here with another riddle. I recently got a TASCAM Porta 05. The unit seems to have something tangled in the electronics. The best way to describe it is with a cassette that has side A and B. Basically, when I hit play, channel 3 is somehow routed to the master output and with all faders down, if I move the master up, track 3 is playing all the time (backwards since this is the left track of the other side of the tape). The fader is reacting if I move it up and the signal gets stronger but when all the way down, the channel is playing with a rather decent level. So basically, channel 3 is constantly playing. What might cause this I am really baffled? Could it be a component gone wrong or maybe I should go for a contact clener throughout the faders? Please, give me any suggestions. I will share a short video soon to demonstrate if this doesn't help describe the issue. I am yet to play with recording. I will post again in the mean time.