TRYCHOADVICE- At the time of this writing (second quarter 2007), this Otari model has become so popular that we currently have a 3-4 month waiting list for delivery from the factory. Contact us early if you wish to reserve your brand new machine. And as to why this Otari recorder is so popular ....
If you're looking for a fantastic NEW four track, four channel analog recorder for your studio, check out the Otari MX5050 MKIV-4. This truly professional machine offers 4 track recording on half-inch tape. The half inch based transport design provides pro-standard wide track widths that assure stunning full fidelity, wide dynamic range, and a stellar analog signal.
Whether you use the machine for capturing artistic ideas or as means for recording analog tracks in conjunction with your digital audio workstation, this is the machine that'll get you where you want to go! Completely professional. No compromises.
As you undoubtedly know, there's a magic sound associated with professional analog recordings. As you probably also know, there are only one or two production analog recorders still being manufactured on the planet. Add the Otari MX5050 MKIV-4 recorder to your daw or tape based recording system and be prepared to smile for the next ten, twenty, or thirty years!
We've been selling and installing analog recorders for studios since the mid 70's and Otari has been there since the beginning. Otari analog recorders perform exquisitely, are built like tanks, and are made to last. And because these models are new, they will give you all the professional warmth, reliability, and full response that only a new machine can provide.
We'll take a wild guess here about your travels so far towards analog-nirvana. If you're like many of our customers, you've previously invested in one or more used, online-auction type recorders at bargain basement prices. You know the type of machine we're talking about...recorders that are of dubious quality and had 135 owners before you. The prevailing comment we get from our customers who finally step up to a new Otari machine is the very noticeable, quantum leap in recorded quality and reliability that comes from using a brand new recorder.
An investment in a machine of this high caliber is truly a long-term investment in your art.
When you buy your new Otari machine from Trycho, we pick up the freight charge to anywhere in the continental U.S. Additionally, when you purchase your new analog recorder from us and also include a purchase of at least four reels of blank tape, we will set up and bias your new machine for the tape formulation you've chosen. At no extra charge! Give us a call at 1-800-543-8988 for more details.
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OTARI MX5050 MKIV-4
Analog four track, four channel studio recorder.... Magic!
The MX5050 series has long represented the highest standard in analog recorders. The MX5050 MIV-4 four track, four channel model features a four-track design operating on half-inch tape. Truly professional! The machine includes an optimized three-head design and transformerless balanced inputs and outputs to provide superior frequency response, low distortion and high signal-to-noise performance under the most demanding conditions.
The direct drive capstan motor is servo-controlled, and an integral microprocessor governs tape handling, including dynamic braking, motion sensing and transport logic. A built-in mini-autolocator provides three one-touch cue-point memories, search zero, and a repeat function. The tape timer display shows tape time in Hrs/Min/Sec., as well as tape speed in inches per second and percentage of tape speed. Capstan speed can be varied by +/-20% in 0.01% steps using the built-in "pitch" control. The extremely rugged mechanical construction includes a 1/4" deckplate with cast aluminum side panels and steel support members. All circuit boards are designed to swing out or unplug for quick service access.
More TrychoAdvice - Specs on the MX5050 MKIV-4 are similar to the MX5050BIII half-track recorders shown on our main Otari page. As to what these 4-track machines look like, we don't yet have the current factory artwork but what we DO have is a picture of the MKIV series 8-track recorder that was in production a few years back (now discontinued). We're providing a picture of that model below so that you can get an idea of the MKIV layout. Just imagine 4 meters on the overbridge instead of the 8 shown. We realize that the first question many will ask is "well, is there gonna be a new analog 8-track machine coming like in the picture below?" To that we smile and say, "you just never know".
