Ain't if funny...

[Bigsnake00]

I have spent a long time looking at reel to reels and tonight I was talking to my great uncle and he said he had a Teac reel to reel at his house. He didn't know much about it, so I went over to investigate. Turns out it is a Teac x-10r. I really dont know anything about these (information would be appriciated) Anyway this thing is in immaculate condition. We loaded up an old mix tape of his and listened for half an hour.... Amazing sound. He told me I take it if I wanted, so I am about to lay somthing down. Also he had tons of 1/4" tape brand new from 79 or so. Couldn't belive it. Anyway, like I said, if Ghost or anyone could tell me a little about this machine and its capabilites (im sure there arent many) that would be awesome
thanks
Brandon

[cjacek]

Originally Posted by Bigsnake00

I have spent a long time looking at reel to reels and tonight I was talking to my great uncle and he said he had a Teac reel to reel at his house. He didn't know much about it, so I went over to investigate. Turns out it is a Teac x-10r. I really dont know anything about these (information would be appriciated) Anyway this thing is in immaculate condition. We loaded up an old mix tape of his and listened for half an hour.... Amazing sound. He told me I take it if I wanted, so I am about to lay somthing down. Also he had tons of 1/4" tape brand new from 79 or so. Couldn't belive it. Anyway, like I said, if Ghost or anyone could tell me a little about this machine and its capabilites (im sure there arent many) that would be awesome
thanks
Brandon

Teac X-10R was made late 70's/early 80's. Priced at $1700 USD from a 1982 catalog. (That's about $3241.84 USD in today's money!). Some noteworthy specs: 2 channels/4 tracks, 6 heads, 3 motors, auto-reverse, 7 and 10 inch reels, 2 speeds (3 3/4 & 7 1/2 ips), pitch control, bi-directional record/play, 44 lbs, mic inputs and line inputs & outputs, dbx option. Doesn't have simul-sync (over-dub) capability tho. If you wanna record yourself or small band then you've got to do it via a mixer and do it "live", no second chances .. kinda like in the 'ol days. Make sure you do 7 1/2 ips and use good quality tape. Btw, what tapes did you get with the X-10R ? Anyway, you've got a great recorder there which is capable of nicer than cd quality sound. In fact, when listenning back to some reels it makes me wonder why cds were ever invented .. (Actually, I know, but I'm just sayin' ..)

Good luck,

Daniel

[Rokket]

I'm kinda jealous, too! I saw one of them in a garage studio about 14 years ago. The guy that owned it had a pretty small setup, but it was sufficient. He was working on a Christmas tune for somebody when I was introduced to him. The sound of that X-10 is amazing. You will love it!

[Bigsnake00]

I was thinking that the quality was amazing, we were listening to some mix tapes and I was blown away. The unit really shined when I listened with headphones...a surprising amount of bass. Anyway, I think I am going to use it to record some live acoustic preformances of mine. It doesn't have all the capabilities I am looking for (like a 388) but it looks like it will be an excellent (FREE) way to get into analoge recording.

[cjacek]

Originally Posted by Bigsnake00

I was thinking that the quality was amazing, we were listening to some mix tapes and I was blown away. The unit really shined when I listened with headphones...a surprising amount of bass. Anyway, I think I am going to use it to record some live acoustic preformances of mine. It doesn't have all the capabilities I am looking for (like a 388) but it looks like it will be an excellent (FREE) way to get into analoge recording.

Definitely! Just use 2 of the mic inputs or line inputs and record away!

~Daniel