A common problem on these is the lubrication of the pivot on the back tension band, a drop of oil is often all they need to prevent tape chewing. While the DA88 decks are not particularly valuable, the 24 bit version DA-98HR can fetch much more because they are needed for recovery of 24 bit recordings. I have both of these plus the Alesis ADAT type II (20 bit) decks. There's also an interface which allows for connecting the ADAT HD24 hard disk recorder to the DTRS DA88/DA98 decks, so all 8 tracks can be captured digitally in one pass, maintaining synchronisation between channels.
That was done. Just wasn't shown on this one. Either was taking the plate off a second time to free up the trapped back tension band. I'll show that on the second one
I had four DA-98's sync'd together for 32 track recording at the CBC for a few gigs. DA's were great machines when they worked but you never knew when they were going to fail unexpectedly. At least the 98's had confirmation heads. We went to hard drive digital recording as soon as it was possible. RADAR 24 were great standalone hard-drive systems which sounded great. We also had a few ALEXIS VHS 8 track ADAT recorders that we experimented with before the DA-88 and 98's. Pro-Tools (for drama) and Soundscape (drama and documentary) units became the primary digital in studio recording units except for classical recordings where Pyramix became the primary after a Sonic Solutions system was retired. DAT tapes were the storage medium for computer assisted mixes until CDR became affordable, although most producers also ran an analog tape at the same time as the Dat was recorded. We also had some Sony Dat to Dat editing systems which were primarily used for classical music editing before the hard drive systems.
My 2004 Toyota Corolla failed inspection 2 weeks ago, left-front lower control arm was rust damaged, it wasn't too expensive to have it replaced, 250 euro. The inspector also noted that the parking brake should be looked at (but passed inspection)
I remember these and the later DA-98s being used for TV production for audio deliverables of international versions. The track layout I remember went something like 1&2 Stereo Final Mix 3&4 Stereo M&E (or more often mix minus narration), then the remaining tracks were used for isolated stereo music, isolated stereo effects and track 7 was isolated mono narration with 8 often left blank. That interface box might be the one that provides balanced XLR audio in and out from the multi-connector on the back. These also had a propriety digital interface, I think it was called TDIF (Tascam Digital Interface) it'll be another one of the multi-connectors on the back. There was some setting in the menu to change the sync mode depending if you were using digital or analog outputs to keep the timecode in sync, as these could "chase" timecode coming in from a VTR. Did you spot the format button? I think you had to format tapes before you could use them laying down timecode etc. I think they can only use Metal Particle tapes and not Metal Evaporated (or maybe it was those Sony professional Hi-8 tapes it didn't like in the evaporated version!)
Wow...just love that machine. Well done. Used to do multi track recordings on Adobe premiere...version 6.5...the educational version....still using it. The later premiere pro versions were just crappy. What fun it would have been doing that on that DA 88. Just WOW
Miss only the HD feature but not a lot of mHDV were around. So for the rest of the tape recorded stuff 720 were good enough. Nowadays real time capturing not needed any more and quite a lot of freeware floating around to do the high end stuff. Thanks for all your valuable knowledge you share and stay safe.
Dude you are a BEAST! Where do you find the time to fix all of this gear, edit the vids, and keep a day job? I've got a Marantz UD-7007 with a blinking light on startup. I wish I could fix that one machine. Thinking of replacing the processor at this point since the 5v power supply is good. BGA is a pain in the ass but I've got the hot air station. Time to use it.
16:40 - If there's too much oil in the crankcase, the crankshaft may end up splashing it around, which causes some power loss due to the drag, and frothing up; also oil may get into the cylinder through the crankcase breathing system, so in extreme cases it can cause hydrolocking and catastrophic failure. 19:00 - The Titan submarine imploded; the hydrophone system of the navy heard the sonar signals of an implosion around the time the surface boat lost contact with the sub; later they found pieces of it near the remains of Titanic. Until that point they had to search for survivors as per the mandated procedure.
I said that as soon as i heard that it was missing. One of my neighbourhood residents has been down on it twice. Must me nice to have a half million to burn, he can give me half million any time. He was all over the news a few times talking about how they can drop sand bags and surface and how safe he felt on his 2 voyages down. Haven't heard a peep out of him on the tv since. I knew it imploded as did everyone else. It was the company and media that was string everyone along. That report or hearing tapping like someone was trying to signal is the one that bothered me the most. Even James Cameron the director of Titanic said it was a bad design. He sent an unmanned rov to shoot pictures of the Titanic. What does that tell you. He didn't trust it.
If you just want a Tascam 8 track deck for basic recording, get a DA38. The 38 and the 98 had superior converters compared to the converters on the 88, which were known to produce "chattering" interference once audio hit a certain volume level. The old Tascam DA30 DAT did the same thing; it was resolved in the MKII version.
Brill explanation I've got 6 88s and RC 808 worth too mention if you don't use the EXACT PRO TAPE Which is thinner it will eject it !and you've got to format before use takes forever !
That was expected. I was talking to a friend on Monday and he asked what my thoughts were and I said implosion. I know someone that went down in that sub last year. Used to do lots of video work for his brother.
@@butcharmstrong9645 Actually they probably didn't even know what hit them. It was the sub imploding but they would have been instantly crushed. They had no idea anything was happening. Not even time to alert the support ship above them. Unlike my old bosses son who through he was Superman and could fly. He had several seconds to realize that he had made a terrible mistake as the ground came up quick and then splat.
These machines here in Brazil are currently difficult to find for sale. When found, the asking price is around U$ 400.00 plus shipping of approximately U$ 40.00 I bought 3 Tascam DA98HR machines about 4 years ago for U$ 50.00 each unit and shipping U$ 50.00. Today the prices of these "vintage" equipment are overpriced around here.
Here in Australia nothing like this gets given away. The prices for old tape machines is crazy high compared to what you can get them for there, even from our versions of your goodwill stores. Maybe because there don't seem to be all that many of them available here.
I tend to agree. I think in America and Canada, (and basically any other country other than Australia) the people there paid less for them new and therefor could afford higher models and quality. There are more of them floating around on the second hand market. Here In Australia, we pay too much for the same gear and therefor, generally speaking the overall quality of the second hand gear out there is lower and more scarce.. that demands higher prices, especially when a high end model comes on the market
@@rogerwilco5187 that’s how it works in Australia.. we pay sky high on everything. There’s also more people with more money in other countries like America, so then that basically translates into more high end gear being purchased in the first place, this filters down to the second hand market and demand for the quality gear isn’t as high
@@tacofortgens3471 They can be extremely valuable, and that will just increase over time. The reason: archival of old master tapes. If someone will find a well known artist's lost master recordings decades from now, they might pay the value of a new car to get a working deck to play them back and archive. The tapes themselves can be played back for many decades - if they were stored right, and if they don't contain problematic tape stock, like those early '90s Sony MP Hi8 tapes that Dave always complains about. And practically all ME Hi8 tapes are problematic. They won't become sticky like a bad MP tape, but they can develop a lot of dropouts over time, and the tape can wrinkle longitudinally.
Off this topic...would like if you one day have some spare time to explain to us the diff between 720i and 720p. And why if one capture video from old tape the actual frame size is 768x576 and not 720x576. And does upscaling really improve video quality or does it only increase the size of the actual pixels. To my knowledge on HD the data rate is much higher and to upscale an old captured video...where does they claim to get to a higher data rate. Will appreciate if you can share your knowledge with us.
The ‘ i ‘ and ‘ p ‘ tell you the main differences. Interlaced vs progressive scan. Progressive is ‘better’ generally. Quick google or RUclips can give you more info
Simple upscaling won't give you extra detail. But AI upscale can do wonders, if the source is good quality. *BUT* if you want to upload any PAL video to RUclips, it's well worth a simple upscale to 720p, because with the standard 480p SD resolution of RUclips, you will loose ~100 lines of resolution horizontally and vertically. The main issue is the loss of vertical resolution, because none of the home video formats were capable of reproducing the full horizontal resolution of the PAL standard anyway. On top of that, nowadays YT processes SD videos like crap, they look awfully overcompressed. Probably it also depends on *who* uploads them. If it's a well-known youtuber with 100k+ subscribers, they might process it better, with less compression... Safer to upload it in 720p, it will look better.
The one I tried to buy I offered the guy 40 bucks for and he said they go for 800 on ebay. I love people that look at ebay and determine their junks value. I feel sorry for the suckers that pay those prices. Not me, never. I know the value of a dollar and I won't over pay for anything.
Well that Tascam wasn't a nightmare, makes a change :-D. So the small petrol engine has a problem, lets hope you wont need to sell a kidney to afford it.
No not an engine problem. A valve in a coolant line for the cabin heater but because that valve us not opening or closing (or are least signaling ur is moving) it is throwing a code which the computer is then restricting how much regenerative braking us permitted. My old volt is over 12 years old close to 200000km not a wrench has touched it. Software updates a few times under warranty and a few sets of tires. This one has like 40000 miles on it and this is the 3vtine it has been in the shop in 4 years. Once was fir the FM radio reception and it is still the shits. I have given up on that one because they won't fix it because i installed a ham radio in the car and they claim that is why the radio reception is bad. It isn't but gm used that as an excuse to void the radio warranty. Don't get me wrong i love the car. What is not to live about a car that van go anywhere without having to sit around at a charge station when traveling and yet when not doing long trips can have a tank of gas last a year but be there when needed. No other car can do that. The current crop of plug in cars can do that. They all use the engine pretty much every time you drive them. The volt was the only one that was pure electric until the battery was empty and then switched to gas.
@@12voltvids Ham radio has nothing to do with the broad cast frequencys and i can't see a harmonic from the ham radio that could damage the front end of the f.m 88 - 108 mhz or similar range. Has the radio become deaf or is it not switching on?
Hmm A valve being sticky and the computer gives cryptical info that often does not help. The obd system works but its often reporting a part thats been upset by another device failing. Not always a direct fault.
@@zx8401ztv it has selective deafness. When dry and warm it works. When wet it doesn't. The dealer said they changed the antenna first but as i wasn't standing there I could not see and the first thing they do is disconnect cameras so no record of work done not that it would have seen that. Then they changed the radio and i know they did as the XM I'd changed. Me thinking the dummy's changed the XM module and not the FM. What j did get was 20 months if free satellite radio untill they shut it off. Now I listen to am radio. Good thing there is a music station. State side that I can receive.
These were very cool machines, but without some basic maintenance, they fail. I am about to post mine with the cables and remote, almost $3,000. invested in it for little yield....like 13 hours or so. Took it to a local guy who kept it for months, wanted $$$$ for "fixing" it, took it home and no change........ate the tape again!! Is there someone around Long Island that can do the magic, I'd like to get some use out of this baby.....last ditch effort.
A common problem on these is the lubrication of the pivot on the back tension band, a drop of oil is often all they need to prevent tape chewing. While the DA88 decks are not particularly valuable, the 24 bit version DA-98HR can fetch much more because they are needed for recovery of 24 bit recordings. I have both of these plus the Alesis ADAT type II (20 bit) decks. There's also an interface which allows for connecting the ADAT HD24 hard disk recorder to the DTRS DA88/DA98 decks, so all 8 tracks can be captured digitally in one pass, maintaining synchronisation between channels.
That was done. Just wasn't shown on this one. Either was taking the plate off a second time to free up the trapped back tension band. I'll show that on the second one
Always enjoy your videos, thank you!
I watch this channel nearly every night. really enjoy the videos.
That is a very cool machine! Nice that you got it going again!
Did another one today with more faults.
I had four DA-98's sync'd together for 32 track recording at the CBC for a few gigs. DA's were great machines when they worked but you never knew when they were going to fail unexpectedly. At least the 98's had confirmation heads. We went to hard drive digital recording as soon as it was possible. RADAR 24 were great standalone hard-drive systems which sounded great. We also had a few ALEXIS VHS 8 track ADAT recorders that we experimented with before the DA-88 and 98's. Pro-Tools (for drama) and Soundscape (drama and documentary) units became the primary digital in studio recording units except for classical recordings where Pyramix became the primary after a Sonic Solutions system was retired. DAT tapes were the storage medium for computer assisted mixes until CDR became affordable, although most producers also ran an analog tape at the same time as the Dat was recorded. We also had some Sony Dat to Dat editing systems which were primarily used for classical music editing before the hard drive systems.
Very informative and thank you
My 2004 Toyota Corolla failed inspection 2 weeks ago, left-front lower control arm was rust damaged, it wasn't too expensive to have it replaced, 250 euro. The inspector also noted that the parking brake should be looked at (but passed inspection)
My neighbornhas a 1989 Corolla, no AC, 140k on it runs like new, interior is spotless
I remember these and the later DA-98s being used for TV production for audio deliverables of international versions. The track layout I remember went something like 1&2 Stereo Final Mix 3&4 Stereo M&E (or more often mix minus narration), then the remaining tracks were used for isolated stereo music, isolated stereo effects and track 7 was isolated mono narration with 8 often left blank. That interface box might be the one that provides balanced XLR audio in and out from the multi-connector on the back.
These also had a propriety digital interface, I think it was called TDIF (Tascam Digital Interface) it'll be another one of the multi-connectors on the back. There was some setting in the menu to change the sync mode depending if you were using digital or analog outputs to keep the timecode in sync, as these could "chase" timecode coming in from a VTR. Did you spot the format button? I think you had to format tapes before you could use them laying down timecode etc. I think they can only use Metal Particle tapes and not Metal Evaporated (or maybe it was those Sony professional Hi-8 tapes it didn't like in the evaporated version!)
Wow...just love that machine. Well done. Used to do multi track recordings on Adobe premiere...version 6.5...the educational version....still using it. The later premiere pro versions were just crappy. What fun it would have been doing that on that DA 88. Just WOW
I use cs6 and it works. I probably still have 6.5, 5 and 4.2 kicking around here on old computers.
Miss only the HD feature but not a lot of mHDV were around. So for the rest of the tape recorded stuff 720 were good enough. Nowadays real time capturing not needed any more and quite a lot of freeware floating around to do the high end stuff. Thanks for all your valuable knowledge you share and stay safe.
Dude you are a BEAST! Where do you find the time to fix all of this gear, edit the vids, and keep a day job? I've got a Marantz UD-7007 with a blinking light on startup. I wish I could fix that one machine. Thinking of replacing the processor at this point since the 5v power supply is good. BGA is a pain in the ass but I've got the hot air station. Time to use it.
My day job is 4 days on 3 days off.
Never boost someone up then ask for help.
16:40 - If there's too much oil in the crankcase, the crankshaft may end up splashing it around, which causes some power loss due to the drag, and frothing up; also oil may get into the cylinder through the crankcase breathing system, so in extreme cases it can cause hydrolocking and catastrophic failure.
19:00 - The Titan submarine imploded; the hydrophone system of the navy heard the sonar signals of an implosion around the time the surface boat lost contact with the sub; later they found pieces of it near the remains of Titanic. Until that point they had to search for survivors as per the mandated procedure.
I said that as soon as i heard that it was missing. One of my neighbourhood residents has been down on it twice. Must me nice to have a half million to burn, he can give me half million any time. He was all over the news a few times talking about how they can drop sand bags and surface and how safe he felt on his 2 voyages down. Haven't heard a peep out of him on the tv since. I knew it imploded as did everyone else. It was the company and media that was string everyone along. That report or hearing tapping like someone was trying to signal is the one that bothered me the most. Even James Cameron the director of Titanic said it was a bad design. He sent an unmanned rov to shoot pictures of the Titanic. What does that tell you. He didn't trust it.
If you just want a Tascam 8 track deck for basic recording, get a DA38. The 38 and the 98 had superior converters compared to the converters on the 88, which were known to produce "chattering" interference once audio hit a certain volume level. The old Tascam DA30 DAT did the same thing; it was resolved in the MKII version.
I use da40 and they sound fantastic.
Brill explanation I've got 6 88s and RC 808 worth too mention if you don't use the EXACT PRO TAPE Which is thinner it will eject it !and you've got to format before use takes forever !
Yes i am aware that you have to format the tape before use. The format puts time code on for sync
Dire Strais, Brothers in Arms was fully digitally recorded.
On Sony DASH
There were several digital recording systems available. This was one. Aleis ADAT was another Sony dash, soundstream ect.
About that submarine. wreckage was found all perished, RIP
That was expected. I was talking to a friend on Monday and he asked what my thoughts were and I said implosion. I know someone that went down in that sub last year. Used to do lots of video work for his brother.
@@12voltvids That must have been an absolutely horrifying. hellish. death.
@@butcharmstrong9645
Actually they probably didn't even know what hit them. It was the sub imploding but they would have been instantly crushed. They had no idea anything was happening. Not even time to alert the support ship above them.
Unlike my old bosses son who through he was Superman and could fly. He had several seconds to realize that he had made a terrible mistake as the ground came up quick and then splat.
@@12voltvids 😣
These machines here in Brazil are currently difficult to find for sale. When found, the asking price is around U$ 400.00 plus shipping of approximately U$ 40.00
I bought 3 Tascam DA98HR machines about 4 years ago for U$ 50.00 each unit and shipping U$ 50.00.
Today the prices of these "vintage" equipment are overpriced around here.
Brilliant explanation ive got 4 DA38 With similar faults can I ask how many hours head expectancy is typical on these Tascams?
Here in Australia nothing like this gets given away. The prices for old tape machines is crazy high compared to what you can get them for there, even from our versions of your goodwill stores. Maybe because there don't seem to be all that many of them available here.
I tend to agree. I think in America and Canada, (and basically any other country other than Australia) the people there paid less for them new and therefor could afford higher models and quality. There are more of them floating around on the second hand market.
Here In Australia, we pay too much for the same gear and therefor, generally speaking the overall quality of the second hand gear out there is lower and more scarce.. that demands higher prices, especially when a high end model comes on the market
@@danielgilpin6968 Good thought. I hadn't considered that we paid higher new prices because of the "Australia tax", so now 2nd hand is overpriced too.
@@rogerwilco5187 that’s how it works in Australia.. we pay sky high on everything. There’s also more people with more money in other countries like America, so then that basically translates into more high end gear being purchased in the first place, this filters down to the second hand market and demand for the quality gear isn’t as high
Reason ts not worth anything is there are no parts available, and its obsolete. Only simpletons think it has any value
@@tacofortgens3471 They can be extremely valuable, and that will just increase over time. The reason: archival of old master tapes. If someone will find a well known artist's lost master recordings decades from now, they might pay the value of a new car to get a working deck to play them back and archive. The tapes themselves can be played back for many decades - if they were stored right, and if they don't contain problematic tape stock, like those early '90s Sony MP Hi8 tapes that Dave always complains about. And practically all ME Hi8 tapes are problematic. They won't become sticky like a bad MP tape, but they can develop a lot of dropouts over time, and the tape can wrinkle longitudinally.
I don’t miss the DA 88’s.
Off this topic...would like if you one day have some spare time to explain to us the diff between 720i and 720p. And why if one capture video from old tape the actual frame size is 768x576 and not 720x576. And does upscaling really improve video quality or does it only increase the size of the actual pixels. To my knowledge on HD the data rate is much higher and to upscale an old captured video...where does they claim to get to a higher data rate. Will appreciate if you can share your knowledge with us.
The ‘ i ‘ and ‘ p ‘ tell you the main differences. Interlaced vs progressive scan. Progressive is ‘better’ generally. Quick google or RUclips can give you more info
Simple upscaling won't give you extra detail. But AI upscale can do wonders, if the source is good quality. *BUT* if you want to upload any PAL video to RUclips, it's well worth a simple upscale to 720p, because with the standard 480p SD resolution of RUclips, you will loose ~100 lines of resolution horizontally and vertically. The main issue is the loss of vertical resolution, because none of the home video formats were capable of reproducing the full horizontal resolution of the PAL standard anyway.
On top of that, nowadays YT processes SD videos like crap, they look awfully overcompressed. Probably it also depends on *who* uploads them. If it's a well-known youtuber with 100k+ subscribers, they might process it better, with less compression... Safer to upload it in 720p, it will look better.
Check a CD, if it says DDD it has been recorded using these machines most likely
Or an allise adat.
You forgot to put the new battery back in.
I didn't forget. It's not necessary. This is not going back in service as a recording deck. Just for playback for archive. RTC is unimportant.
Seems to take a while for people in some places to get the memo that they're not worth as much as the price they want for it. Like some other things.
The one I tried to buy I offered the guy 40 bucks for and he said they go for 800 on ebay.
I love people that look at ebay and determine their junks value. I feel sorry for the suckers that pay those prices. Not me, never. I know the value of a dollar and I won't over pay for anything.
Everything in moderation. Too much of anything is bad. Well, almost anything. 😁
Btw, great machine!
Too much if that can be bad too. I know someone that "went out with a bang" at least he died with a smile on his face.
Well that Tascam wasn't a nightmare, makes a change :-D.
So the small petrol engine has a problem, lets hope you wont need to sell a kidney to afford it.
No not an engine problem. A valve in a coolant line for the cabin heater but because that valve us not opening or closing (or are least signaling ur is moving) it is throwing a code which the computer is then restricting how much regenerative braking us permitted. My old volt is over 12 years old close to 200000km not a wrench has touched it. Software updates a few times under warranty and a few sets of tires. This one has like 40000 miles on it and this is the 3vtine it has been in the shop in 4 years. Once was fir the FM radio reception and it is still the shits. I have given up on that one because they won't fix it because i installed a ham radio in the car and they claim that is why the radio reception is bad. It isn't but gm used that as an excuse to void the radio warranty. Don't get me wrong i love the car. What is not to live about a car that van go anywhere without having to sit around at a charge station when traveling and yet when not doing long trips can have a tank of gas last a year but be there when needed. No other car can do that. The current crop of plug in cars can do that. They all use the engine pretty much every time you drive them. The volt was the only one that was pure electric until the battery was empty and then switched to gas.
@@12voltvids Ham radio has nothing to do with the broad cast frequencys and i can't see a harmonic from the ham radio that could damage the front end of the f.m 88 - 108 mhz or similar range.
Has the radio become deaf or is it not switching on?
Hmm A valve being sticky and the computer gives cryptical info that often does not help.
The obd system works but its often reporting a part thats been upset by another device failing.
Not always a direct fault.
@@zx8401ztv it has selective deafness. When dry and warm it works. When wet it doesn't. The dealer said they changed the antenna first but as i wasn't standing there I could not see and the first thing they do is disconnect cameras so no record of work done not that it would have seen that. Then they changed the radio and i know they did as the XM I'd changed. Me thinking the dummy's changed the XM module and not the FM. What j did get was 20 months if free satellite radio untill they shut it off. Now I listen to am radio. Good thing there is a music station. State side that I can receive.
@@zx8401ztv yes that is what they said. They will change the valve and retest.
"Trashcam" :D
Wait till you see the next one. It's in kit form. Remember kits cost more than factory assembled.
These were very cool machines, but without some basic maintenance, they fail. I am about to post mine with the cables and remote, almost $3,000. invested in it for little yield....like 13 hours or so. Took it to a local guy who kept it for months, wanted $$$$ for "fixing" it, took it home and no change........ate the tape again!! Is there someone around Long Island that can do the magic, I'd like to get some use out of this baby.....last ditch effort.
They need to be used daily.
Are you accepting work on these??
@@12voltvids
Nice trashcam