The Secret Life of Machines - "Sticky Tape and Rust"

[cjacek]

HaHa! You guys need to see this. Pretty fascinating!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRkhUMYiaY

This was only a short clip of a much longer version which can be downloaded here, under "The Video Recorder":

http://sciencezero.4hv.org/tslom.htm

[SteveM]

"This is recorded on sticky tape and rust! This is recorded on sticky tape and rust!"

Good show.

[A Reel Person]

It's kind of like a warped and nerdy version of "Tool Time"!!!

Where's nerdy the tool girl in thick rimmed glasses and short-shorts??

[A Reel Person]

NOT!!!...........

[A Reel Person]

Fffffffffffffffft!!!
What happened?

[cjacek]

I believe he said the tape fell off the capstan toward the end ... Hehe

[A Reel Person]

I was just recreating the most classic part of the scene for'ya!

[cjacek]

Yup, that was a classic line for sure

[MadAudio]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing that with us!

[cjacek]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[Beck]

Geez, they will never get of us… all we need is a roll of clear tape and some rust.

The digital world shrieks in horror…

[jpmorris]

I think the eeriest part of that program is when he's in the BBC museum playing the light entertainment tape from Nazi Germany (my German isn't good enough to understand it unfortunately). Although tape jockeying the Channel 4 logo was cool as well.

You can find some interesting things by searching YouTube for Studer and Otari. Here's a neat clip of someone showing off an A807... in its native German. I didn't know it could do the reverse thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdGIwZ3IgN8

Tascam seems under-represented. Anyone want to fix that?

[krhall]

Recording on rust is ok. But the rust itself has to be treated with silicone so that the tape isn't abrasive to the heads. The german magnetophone company perfected the first machine to record onto plastic tape in 1936 and although there were a few formidable electrical problems to overcome they managed very well. and by 1937 they perfected their first broadcast quality machine of the day the Tongschrieber, which was a fantastic machine by the standards of the day and it is good to see at least 1 surviving model.

Hope this info helps

Keith

[The Ghost of FM]

Originally Posted by jpmorris

I think the eeriest part of that program is when he's in the BBC museum playing the light entertainment tape from Nazi Germany (my German isn't good enough to understand it unfortunately). Although tape jockeying the Channel 4 logo was cool as well.

You can find some interesting things by searching YouTube for Studer and Otari. Here's a neat clip of someone showing off an A807... in its native German. I didn't know it could do the reverse thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdGIwZ3IgN8

Tascam seems under-represented. Anyone want to fix that?

I found a couple of TEAC vids on you tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPcEM...elated&search=

Cheers!

[cjacek]

Jeff, is it just me or do you also cringe at the way the guy handles that TEAC ? I mean, talk about getting rough with it!

[The Ghost of FM]

Originally Posted by cjacek

Jeff, is it just me or do you also cringe at the way the guy handles that TEAC ? I mean, talk about getting rough with it!

Well, he didn't baby it but I'm not sure that it's really necessary to do so.

Most well build machines are made with guys like that, or worse, in mind.

Cheers!

[cjacek]

[A Reel Person]

thanx!...............