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offline cwnt on 2010-08-11 10:24 [#02389228]
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any decent makes to look out for?
portable or hi fi
70 quid or so


 

offline Rambling Madman from the future (United Kingdom) on 2010-08-12 00:17 [#02389353]
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Armani


 

offline jnasato from 777gogogo (Japan) on 2010-08-13 17:31 [#02389451]
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Actually- thanks for posting this thread. Cuz it reminded
me to buy a used tape recirder in Tokyo, which I can get for
prolly less than $10 US now... Well, a cheap ass one,
anyway. I want to hack the speed to make it variable, for
wavy ass effects and also allow for higher resolution
recording (high speed).


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2010-08-13 17:44 [#02389453]
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Dude that's a wicked idea. How would you go about doing
that? I have a cheap-o analog tape deck, a Technics RS
TR170. I'm interested in this idear you got.


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2010-08-13 18:05 [#02389458]
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lol


 

offline pulseclock from Downtown 81 on 2010-08-13 18:09 [#02389460]
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this is really cool


 

offline jnasato from 777gogogo (Japan) on 2010-08-13 18:21 [#02389461]
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Yah, I think it's just a matter of finding the leads that go
to the tape motor and adjusting current to it with
potentiometer or removing resistors and replacing with other
such variable resistors.

The ability to change speed on the fly is cool for effects,
but the high-speed thing is also nice, cuz- tape head magnet
shitz aside- the capable resolution of analog is immense.
And with a cheap ass deck, there's no care if it breaks. So
it's essentially modifying a crackling and shit sounding
tape thing (standard), to an ultra hi-res tape recorder,
PLUS with all the loveliness of tape compression by pushing
input levels.

The main reason for the project is cuz I want to use it as a
final master for my own music. Like record the tracks on
hi-resolution analog tape, and then mix it back 50% or so
with the original digital. Better signal to noise ratio
from hi-speed = low noise, + lushness of analog tape. WIN.


 


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