thanks Gary, then it's at least worth a try.
Dunno what the recorder would do without a tape inserted - at least it formatted a tape and recorded 40 minutes yesterday.
Doesn't look that bad, but the transport is loud as hell...

the box itself is very neat.
you're welcome Braincell - you seem to get quite some sounds done with your recent setup.
Did you notice the Reaper app that voidar mentioned for 32 bit editing ?
Looks promising
cheers, Tom