Gear with RCA connectors...

[Slackmaster2K]

I was at the music store the other day and noticed some old used gear...a compressor and a delay...don't really know the brands, but they were really cheap and rack size. I was thinking about picking them up just for the hell of it, but they had "weird" I/O. They had RCA inputs and outputs, and a TAPE section....like you'd see on home stereo gear.

What would these have been used for? DJ's and radio work? Or is this just common?

Slackmaster 2000

 

[LocusLarsen]

I think that is just common for the time period. A lot of old Fender amps use RCA for things that now use 1/4".

 

[Middleman]

During the late 80s when Tascam, Teac and Fostex ruled the world of home recording, almost everything used RCA jacks. Mainly because they were cheap and I guess they felt home recording types did not warrant any better.

Most of the budget reel to reels, prior to ADATS, were also RCA jacked. So, to hook up external mixers and effects, they had to be RCA.

The old Otari, Pioneer and Teac machines all used RCA in some way or another.

 

[Track Rat]

Some of the older semi pro DBX compressors came with RCAs and 1/4" ins & outs as did BBE Sonic Maximizers. ADATs and my old Tascam 238 had RCAs as well. It just indicates -10, unbalanced operation.

 

[Son of Mixerman]

Some of the older semi pro DBX compressors came with RCAs and 1/4" ins & outs as did BBE Sonic Maximizers. ADATs and my old Tascam 238 had RCAs as well. It just indicates -10, unbalanced operation.

My Ramsa WR-T820B desk has +4 RCA connectors. Just add more confusion. If something is using real VU meters, there is a good chance that if it was made prior to 1990, that the RCA's are +4.


SoMm

 

[therage!]

Man you guys are making me feel bad.

My Alesis studio 24's direct I/O has RCA, but at least my mains and aux are balanced. I need a new mixer!

 

[Slackmaster2K]

It's not just the RCA that confused me...they each had "Tape" sections....is that normal?

Slackmaster 2000