Members Richard King Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 I can recall the first Otari MX-5050 (the silver faced one, before the B series) manual that I ever saw. On one of the first pages they had a picture of an empty reel of tape. Under the picture it said "brank tape". On the last page it said "Printed in Japan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Richard King Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 The nice thing about analog is that the multitrack machines were so compact.An early Scully 16 track next to a couple of other machines: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted May 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 I've got the bound manual, but it IS very cool that they put the docs online. Hey Phil,If you can't find the pinch roller you need from Otari, the go-to guy is Terry Witt. He can restore any rubber roller from cassette to 2" with new rubber. He does great work and is highly regarded in the analog restoration community.http://www.terrysrubberrollers.com~Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thanks Tim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synonym Music Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 I also use another term, which I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted May 29, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 29, 2009 Having been a tech all my life repairing equipment I truly learned to hate it all. Anyone who feels nostalgic for the good old days and how hard they had to work to get a great sound is truly and idiot. Mechanical units wear out and its a hassle getting parts no less the tape. Sounds like your good old days are a bit older than mine. My Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members Beck Posted May 30, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2009 By the way, do you (or any one here please) know a any good book or DVD where to learn about analog tape and tape machines? This is a fairly recent book. It's ok, but doesn't go as deep into tape as I would like and has a few errors. Not bad though.Analog Recording: Using Analog Gear in Today's Home Studios2006, David SimonsISBN: 0 879308 64-8 http://www.booksamillion.com/product/9780879308643?id=4411659137089Here's an online sample.http://books.google.com/books?id=gYuMOUYwgvIC&dq=Analog+Recording:+Using+Analog+Gear+in+Today's+Home+Studios&printsec=frontcover&source=bl&ots=BjB73A51J2&sig=XV4nWKe0eNjDsLxeNrgv2i0VZJc&hl=en&ei=nq4gSqOiIpWQMvP0ya8J&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5#PPP1,M1I recommend people try to find old recording books from when tape was king. You get a deeper understanding of the medium.Here are a few good books from my library: Look for them on Amazon and eBay.Practical Techniques for the Recording Engineer1981, Sherman KeeneISBN: 0-942080-08-4Practical Recording Techniques For Musicians1988, Brent HurtigISBN: 0-88284-355-9Sound Recording Handbook1989, John M. WoramISBN: 0-672-22583-2Modern Recording Techniques 3rd Edition1989, Huber and RunsteinISBN: 0-672-22682-0Practical Recording Techniques1997, Bruce Bartlett; Jenny BartlettISBN: 0-240-80317-5~Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Synonym Music Posted May 30, 2009 Members Share Posted May 30, 2009 Sounds like your good old days are a bit older than mine. My Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted December 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I once had a girlfriend that could hiss like a cat. She would bat her hand like it was a paw (long fingernails and all that), her eyes would get real big and she would hiss and bare her teeth... I mean it even freaked out other cats it was so real sounding. Of course I liked it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ernest Buckley Posted December 16, 2009 Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 I once had a girlfriend that could hiss like a cat. She would bat her hand like it was a paw (long fingernails and all that), her eyes would get real big and she would hiss and bare her teeth... I mean it even freaked out other cats it was so real sounding. Of course I liked it though. I think I would too. But I still don`t like cats. I`m considering releasing my next record on vinyl. Crazy? Of course! Anyone making music today knowing they are pretty much working for nothing and doing it simply for the passion, is crazy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted December 16, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 16, 2009 Yeah, unfortunately I think the money to be made today is in videoing the hot girl that hisses like a cat with the music is the background. But that way your music can be heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted December 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 I think I would too. But I still don`t like cats. I like dogs and cats pretty equally... it depends on the animal. I like cuddly ones most, whatever animal it is. Last cat I had was a stray that came meowing at my door. So I let her in and she just climbed up on my lap and purred as I pet her like she Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members UstadKhanAli Posted December 21, 2009 Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 I like analog tape. I like the smell. I like the sound it makes when it's rewinding. I like the sound it makes when it plays back. That's all for now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beck Posted December 21, 2009 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2009 ... I like the smell. I like the sound it makes when it's rewinding. I like the sound it makes when it plays back. That's all for now. Thanks. Thanks for getting us back on track. It's funny though because those are some of the same reasons I liked Valerie... besides her being a cat, that is. No woman's perfume can compete with the smell of Ampex/Quantegy 456, but it's the next best thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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