
Dr ZEE
Anti-Pro Circles Insider
Tim, thanks for thoughts and allBeck said:Exemplary work, my friend… Inspirational!![]()
As for the adjustable delay time without changing speed, perhaps the play head could slide along a curved guide or rail of some kind (fashioned form a cartridge clip from an M1 or SKS)… or you could add a head or two like the old space echo with a switch labeled for different speeds. However, changing speed in real time can create some pretty awesome effects so you may want to have it as an option.
~Tim

Tape speed is always an option...well, it's there. The problem is - to get longer delay time you need to really slow down the tape and the result is getting , well, how should I put it - 'interesting' ..heh heh.., but not always desirable. My delema is also that I don't want to get too invasive and too destructive to the machine.... another words not to completely redesign the heads/tape path and as the result ... the chances are I may just screw up everything

So that's why I was thinking about something like a 'non-destructive'


I was thinking of creating some kind of 'platform/base' with two stationary roller-guides and one movable/sliding guide so I could mount that mechanism between the R and the P heads, pass the tape through and by moving 'movable guide' adjust the "tape loop" between the heads (distance / delay time). See attached picture... easier to see than to describe. Now , practically I think I can handle the craft part, but I am not sure it will work well at the end.... the tape may be getting 'unstable' and I'll just get ton of bad play-back crap. It's all blah blah untill I get my hands on it actually trying and see how it goes. I hope I find time and energy playing with it.
here's the pic: