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How to remove the belt adapter from the motor?
Hello, I need to ask for your help about something I thought would be simple. I'm replacing a motor from an old recorder and I need to remove the belt adapter from the old to the new one. But I just...
View ArticleFostex 820 mixer part
Hi...any idea where I might find a slider knob for a 820 mixer??......Thanks
View ArticleVF160 Disk Drive Replacement?
The disk in my VF160 failed a few weeks ago. Because of the large number of bugs in this thing, I consider it expendible, and decided to experiment. The mixer had a 20G IDE/[P]ATA drive. I happened to...
View ArticleVF-16: choice of harddisk
Hi. i would like to upgrade my VF-16 internal harddisk. are there any limits in using another hdisk? can I use for instance any EIDE 7200RPM hdisk. ...any recommendation on brands of disks? cheers. Tom
View ArticleFostex VM04
Bought this at least 20 years ago, was the software ever updated? Thanks…Rich
View ArticleFostex X-26 transport not moving up on play
Hi everyone, hoping someone has an X-26 and can help, though I don't have great expectations Bought a "non-working" Fostex X-26 in really good shape, but owner said it wouldn't play. Figured it would...
View ArticleFostex X-26 motor Sankyo SHW2R alternative and belts replacement kit
Hello to all. I have a malfunctioning Fostex X-26, that I think the problem is a dead motor. I can't find anywhere a Sankyo SHW2R for sale but I've read on another thread that a EG530YD-2B could be a...
View ArticleD2424 vs. D2424LV
Hi, all! I need to know what the real differences are between the D2424 and the D2424LV. I'm assuming that the LV has fewer features, but that might work for my purposes. It all depends on what those...
View ArticleFostex R8 capstan to tape clearance
Could anyone with a Fostex R8 please have a look at this thread and reply if possible. https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/fostex-r8-capstan-spindle-to-tape-clearance.421431/#post-4772913 Thanks
View ArticleFostex X26 multitrack tape recorder with no sound
Hello, I'm trying to repair an old Fostex X26 multitrack tape recorder. I've managed to change the belts for new ones and have the mechanical parts working. Now the problem is that no sound is coming...
View ArticleFostex DMT 8 - Hard disk noise to headphones output
Hello everybody! First post here, as I ran into some "problems". I recently got Fostex DMT 8 (ver. 2, with larger capacity hard disk) to create some music in my DAWless home "studio". Why DAWless? Just...
View Articleanyone have a fostex vf160?
16 track DAW. I can buy one for $200. Would something like this stay compatible with technology for a while?
View ArticleVF160 LCD Display Bulb Change?
Has anybody tried changing the light bulbs for the VF-160 LCD display? ["How many Fostex users does it take..."] From their orange-y glow, I'd guess that they're incandescent. [Voltage? Current draw?]
View ArticleMR-8 and CF upgrade cards - User Experiences
Many MR-8 users have tried larger CF cards than the 128 mb stock. Unfortuately, not all work. Also, some folks have tried cards not on the official Fostex list. Please post here your results so we can...
View Articlefostex version 2.0 for a vf 80 recorder
hello ,i am new here anyway here goes,i just brought a old fostex vf80 recorder,not realizing it didn't have a cd burner ,well i scored acd-1A burner off ebay,and installed it in the vf80,not realizing...
View ArticleB16 and 4050
Recently made the dive into analog. Don't have an 8441 cable. I do have the pinouts between the B16 and the 4050, but it's an incomplete listing. I do have a document from 1985 that lists all of the...
View Articleissue with my mr-8hd (tranfer)
hello i have a windows 11 pc i want to tranfert data from the device to my pc i see the drive but i can't get the data to be copied any help ps i tries the sofware wave manager nothing there Thanks
View ArticleIs Fostex MR 8 compatible with MR8 mk II?
I have a MR8 my friend has a MR8 mkII. Are they basically the same machine? We want to exchange tracks that we have recorded on our CompactFlash cards, so that we can lay down tracks together. We live...
View ArticleFostex D-160
After digging around everywhere to figure out how to archive a bunch of D-160 drives on a standard PC , the only thing I could find was "FDMS Connect". The program sees the drive , but when I import...
View ArticleFostex Capstan Motor R4322-74452A
I need one of these, but need to find one that's not gonna cost me my first born male child. If anyone knows of a cross reference replacement, or know of one that is reasonably priced, lmk.
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