Reel 2 Reel for Mastering What to do?

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cjacek your the man!

Thanks heaps....

looking around there seem to be some parts for these they seem to be almost perfect for what I want to achieve being a master deck and all.

With the 15ips and the 1/2 track tape.

Should i buy it and plan on putting new heads in i.e. fixing it?
 
It depends in what cond the machine is in. If you trust the seller then go for it but it'd be nice to know more details about this unit's service history and heads. If it has been serviced (as seller claims) and all is OK with a small amount of even wear on heads, with no tape shredding flat, sharp spots on the tape path, then yeah, go for it. As you can see, buying a recorder of this nature is much like buying a used car. There's just too many things to consider. Either buy one from someone who knows their stuff (whom you trust) or you need to be aware of what to look for when buying. Local viewing is always best. The question is, do you feel like a gamble?
 
Question is..am i feeling lucky?

hmmmmm i'll get back to you in 21 hours 42 min and 38 secs.

ha ha .

A Master engineer just sent me an email saying no one uses Analogue master anymore stick with the PC but i have just explained my unique situation, his claim was the Dynamic range was less but i explained I’m after that beautiful Tape compression.

I'm determined to go ahead with this and i just know i would use it so much once i had it.

in a sense i want to push this thing to it's limits literally and see what comes out the other side. it will be distorion of some kind but not that digital kind i can be sure of that.

;)
 
The Otari in that listing would most likely be the MX-5050 B2HD. An older model from around 1980. One thing cool about those is in addition to the half-track head they have a 4-track repro head for standard stereo playback. One problem is it might be set up for low speeds... 3-3/4 and 7-1/2 ips. There is an internal switch to make it 7-1/2 (low) and 15 ips (high), but if it's not that way already the 15 ips speed would have to be calibrated.

:)
 
Beck

just quietly:

What the hell is:

"a 4-track repro head for standard stereo playback."

Ha ha sorry new to it all ...i.e would that playback be better comming out of an output in refence too go back into a digital recording.

"One problem is it might be set up for low speeds... 3-3/4 and 7-1/2 ips. There is an internal switch to make it 7-1/2 (low) and 15 ips (high), but if it's not that way already the 15 ips speed would have to be calibrated."

that would be a problem as i'd have no idea on how to calibrate it.

thanks.
 
4-track 2-channel is (was) the standard consumer hi-fi format. two tracks on each side just like cassette. You play one side (two tracks for stereo) and then flip the tape to play the other side.

The professional mastering standard is 2-track 2-channel. Each track covers half the width of the tape (half-track) and you record and play back in one direction only (no flipping the tape to side 2).

Having the other playback head just makes it more versatile. You can use it as a 2-track mastering deck and play back consumer tapes as well.
 
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