REEL TO REEL

Saturday, August 23, 2008

MOV: Almost Famous

Release date: February 2001

Teac A-1500-W

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Thursday, August 21, 2008

VID: Pioneer RT-909 playing "Doctor Who"

In this video, the Pioneer RT-909 is playing back one of the most famous TV themes of all times: "Doctor Who", originally composed by Delia Derbyshire.

The tape was recorded at 7.5 ips - 19 cm/s loaded into one the smallest reel I have and uses the original NAB hub adaptors and the original metal take-up reel.

Friday, August 15, 2008

TV: MacGyver

Release date: January 1987

Episode 2x13: Soft Touch

Revox A77 MKIV. Really, it's a MKIV but with the silver face of the MKI version. A Frankenstein A77?

UPDATE

I've just realized that the supply reel in the closer frame isn't the same that the shown in the rest of the frames. In the general shots is a Scotch and in the closer shot is an Ampex.

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

VID: Pioneer RT-707 playing Jazz

This was probably the best of the 7" reel to reel decks ever made, built like a tank.

It has three motors (all direct drive), four heads (erase, record and forward and reverse playback), two speeds (7.5 and 3.75 ips / 19 and 9.5 cms) and is autoreverse in playback mode.

The unique belt the machine has inside is the used for the counter. All transport functions are activated by solenoids and has big and real reading VU meters.

Has a switch for bias setting (STD and LH) and another for EQ setting (STD and LH), independent record channel modes, pitch control, autorepeat function and line and mic input knobs with mix signal function. In the backside, it has independent output volume knobs.