Hi,
As a previous user of Tascam products (MX2424, SX-1, MSR16) I managed to buy 2nd hand a Tascam X-48 (Mark I) . What a great recorder!
About a year ago I also bought four MA-AD8 and one IF-DA8. I bought these for interfacing digitally to both a Yamaha AW4416 (great machine) and the Yamaha AW2400 (also a great machine). With the acquisition of the X-48, this means I can go digitally to the X-48 and monitor (and also do a back-up recording) on the Yamaha.
I opened up the X-48 the other day in order to fit some quieter fans. After doing this I actually ended up fitting an EXTRA fan and making the noise greater, simply because I wasn't convinved the new quieter fans were pushing enough air around, and the quickest way to run a computer i insufficient cooling. Whilst I was under the hood, I noticed the X-48 is really a computer with a great big PCI card which houses all of the I/O (and has capability to add the analogue or further digital I/O.) The motherboard is an Iwill iMAX motherboard which is very difficult to find any information about? When I owned an SX1 I bought a couple of spare motherboards from Ebay just in case something happened to the machine. I'd like to do the same with the X-48 but can find very little info on the Iwill iMAX motherboard. Does anybody have any further info?
Because the X48 uses a form of 'embedded Windows' as its OS, will other motherboards be compatible should the unthinkable happen and I'm left with a non-functioning motherboard?
Finally, as I've got to grips with the machine a few things have struck me about it in comparison with other platforms. The transferring of files to computer has never been so easy. I haven't checked the FTP method yet ( a method I used to use on the MX2424) as the mounting and unmounting of USB drives is quick, easy and reliable.
I haven't been able to get any Plug-ins to load onto the machine (what's the secret?). Can anyone talk me through the procedure from finding a free online reverb say to installing it to the X-48.
I'm currently running the Mark II OS on the X-48 (I think it's 2.02 if memory serves me right) and would love to hear from anyone else doing the same.
Cheers
Al
As a previous user of Tascam products (MX2424, SX-1, MSR16) I managed to buy 2nd hand a Tascam X-48 (Mark I) . What a great recorder!
About a year ago I also bought four MA-AD8 and one IF-DA8. I bought these for interfacing digitally to both a Yamaha AW4416 (great machine) and the Yamaha AW2400 (also a great machine). With the acquisition of the X-48, this means I can go digitally to the X-48 and monitor (and also do a back-up recording) on the Yamaha.
I opened up the X-48 the other day in order to fit some quieter fans. After doing this I actually ended up fitting an EXTRA fan and making the noise greater, simply because I wasn't convinved the new quieter fans were pushing enough air around, and the quickest way to run a computer i insufficient cooling. Whilst I was under the hood, I noticed the X-48 is really a computer with a great big PCI card which houses all of the I/O (and has capability to add the analogue or further digital I/O.) The motherboard is an Iwill iMAX motherboard which is very difficult to find any information about? When I owned an SX1 I bought a couple of spare motherboards from Ebay just in case something happened to the machine. I'd like to do the same with the X-48 but can find very little info on the Iwill iMAX motherboard. Does anybody have any further info?
Because the X48 uses a form of 'embedded Windows' as its OS, will other motherboards be compatible should the unthinkable happen and I'm left with a non-functioning motherboard?
Finally, as I've got to grips with the machine a few things have struck me about it in comparison with other platforms. The transferring of files to computer has never been so easy. I haven't checked the FTP method yet ( a method I used to use on the MX2424) as the mounting and unmounting of USB drives is quick, easy and reliable.
I haven't been able to get any Plug-ins to load onto the machine (what's the secret?). Can anyone talk me through the procedure from finding a free online reverb say to installing it to the X-48.
I'm currently running the Mark II OS on the X-48 (I think it's 2.02 if memory serves me right) and would love to hear from anyone else doing the same.
Cheers
Al
