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Here is a diagram of the existing setup: (Bonus points if you can identify the synthesizers)

Okay, I managed to acquire a recently-serviced MSR-24 which appears to be working, though without much tape, and with slight keystone wear on the head, I haven't been able to run a full test yet. I am currently trying to figure out how best to integrate it into my setup, which currently...

There seem to be a number of MSR-24s cropped up on ebay, some of which are at sensible prices. However, I'm not sure about the narrowtrack format, and I don't reallly need 24 tracks anyway. So, out if idle curiosity, would it be practical to fit an MS-16 head on the MSR24...?

I've just discovered that google is far better at unit conversion than I had imagined (after seeing someone ask it "14GB / 30 days in kbps". So for those who are interested in calculating tape times from the length and speed, the following query works: 2400 feet / 15 inches/sec in minutes...

I cut about an inch of straw for each lifter, basically enough to cover the exposed metal. The first thing I did was just leave them loose, the idea being that they'd work as cheap rotary guides and reduce wear during winding. However it made this horrible violining sound during fast wind, so I...

Sorry to be a pain, but since I'm chronically unable to figure out the necessary calculations myself, perhaps someone else can help. This may be a fool's errand, but I'd like to try out some SM900 on my mastering deck, but I don't have a suitable MRL tape for this level and ordering one is...

AFAIK these never made it to production, so where this one came from I have no idea...

Okay, I finally broke down and am getting a GXD210d, ostensibly for for casual listening - I guess we'll see how that goes, since I do like the convenience of ogg/mp3 on the PC :rolleyes: Anyway, with this machine in the collection I'll have something that can play back 4-track stereo, and with...

When all is said and done, I'm not really a big fan of cassettes. However, this is interesting: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8441839.stm EDIT: Though perhaps 'resurgence' was the wrong choice of words :P

I don't know if anyone here has done this, but I'd appreciate some guidance. Basically, EPROMS are supposed to have a storage life of about 10-15 years. The program in my A807 is 22, and the possibility of the deck going senile does not make me very happy. I now have the equipment necessary to...

In case anyone's interested, this is my current project. (Note that it is a 14MB file!) Almost 12 minutes long and split across two synchronized TSR-8s, the song was surprisingly easy to mix. Getting the A807 into a suitable condition to mix it to was not so easy. I feel I should add more...

If anyone's curious, I did this last night (very late last night). It uses four tracks, tape slapback and flanging. A total of four tape machines were running during the mixdown. It has a few problems. There's too much bus compression, the Tascam 32 badly needs recapping and was hissing like...

I've just discovered that my A807 isn't doing quite as good a job as I had hoped. Basically, when listening to recorded test tones playing back, I realised that they were accompanied by a variety of rather unpleasant rumbling-type sounds. I'm fairly certain that this means the thing is...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1-12-Track-Head-for-Reel-to-Reel-Revox-Studer_W0QQitemZ250291039028QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item250291039028&_trkparms=72%3A12|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 ...for posterity's sake, the auction description reads: 1" 12 Track record head (I think-see...

I am now the proud owner of a Studer A807 mk1. Pictures and stuff will be forthcoming. In the meantime, it won't fit on my rack trolley. If anyone here has dealt with these machines, is it possible to remove the square things on the sides of the wooden panels?

The pinch roller has gone out of whack on my mixdown machine again. As before, manually holding the roller in place fixes it so the pressure has gone down. Last time I adjusted it until it stopped slipping, but I think the time has come to do it by the book. I've now got a 50N spring balance...

Does anyone have experience with the Terratec Phase 88 Rack? The firewire one? I'm looking to get one to make safety copies of 8-track master tapes. The software is likely to be either Reaper or somesuch under Windows 2000, or else Ardour under Linux. I'd be interested to know what experiences...

This isn't quite the right place, but frankly I'm not sure which is. Basically, I need something to convert from an optical SPDIF input from a Triton (24/48 or 24/96 as I understand it) into an analogue signal, preferably for a sensible price and relatively small. Ideally I'd like to keep the...

I've just got one of those Italian service kits which turn up on ebay fairly regularly (probably only in the UK and Europe though). I really wanted it for the replacement pinchroller, but the other stuff was very handy. Anyway, the B77 has two large, round guides at either end of the...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Technics-Tape-Deck-RS-1800-Reel-to-Reel-with-Remote_W0QQitemZ190155572936QQihZ009QQcategoryZ116868QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem This is a Technics RS1800. 3 days to go and it's already reached £1900, or approximately $3800...