an old school reel to reel

[rev.markus]

somebody just gave me an akai reel to reel recorder. its pretty old. it also records to 8 track. what can this thing do? is it any good? im pretty clueless when it comes to og recording.

[hixmix]

Does it record? Does it play back? If so, it is a good machine. It's possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

[pglewis]

Heh... I've got a pretty vivid imagination...

[monty]

*slaps forehead* (Good one pg )


(forgot the 'e' in fore)
(what a dummy)

[This message has been edited by monty (edited 05-25-2000).]

[Recording Engineer]

It's junk... Better send it to me so I can dispose of it properly.

[DALtune]

Check out www.homerecordingmag.com they have a big thing about reel to reel this month.

God love the people who calibrate those things!

[Track Rat]

Can you say asmuth

[Kevin Owen]

Wow,I also have an Akai reel to reel.I dont know if mine even works(I had offered it to Otter).So could this thing actually be decent for mixdown?I think its from the 70's

[ola]

Track rat - Ass mouth? Huh?

[Hano]

Yes master every track on it..

[Track Rat]

If the tongue fits, go for it.

[GT]

I may be time to put reel to reels out to pasture.

I get much better sound recording on my HiFi VCR, than I got on my Teac 3440 running at 15ips. The VCR is much cheaper and takes up much less space. Biggest improvement noticed on acoustic guitar no flutter, no tape hiss, more headroom. Go figure!!