Soundcraft 1" 16 track

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Yes, rare, and IIRC none too reliable but I may be mixing that up with something else.
 
Wow. What a tank! BTW its an 8 track machine. Any idea what year it is Sweet? I've been doing this stuff since the late 70's and I dont recall seeing one.
 
16 track? :confused:

The ad and pictures denote an 8 track machine.

If it actually works, looks like an interesting deck! Though the seller said it winds tape very slowly...might just be sticky shed slowing it down or some serious cob webs in the motors! :D

Cheers! :)
 
Support for these machines was considered poor when they were new. By now it's probably extinct.
 
Yeah, maybe its the poor~non-existent support I'm remembering...

Talldog I believe they were made for a short number of years around 1980 IIRC...again, I may be way off...
 
Soundcraft made the recorders fairly modular. AFAIK they were only available in 2" 16-track format, the 1" machines were all 8-track.
 
Small enough to make a remote rig out of it if you wanted to.
 
Restored 1" Soundcraft Magnetics 382-16

I have just finished restoring a 1" Soundcraft Magnetics 382-16
 
Browsing Soundtrack 24-track machines many people tend to dislike them strongly for their lack of reliability. Anyone here has personal experience with this? My friend had a 24-track from Soundcraft that broke down really quickly but he could have been unlucky or used Ampex 456 (he had lots of these around when we shared room). But is it just people who's used to Studers, MCI's and Otaris who hate these things? Or have they made something worth going for if you want a couple of steps up from a Fostex? And are their 16-tracks different?

Cause the only "2 24-tracks I find here being kind of affordable is either Soundcraft or Lyrec, the latter seemed to be loved for it's sound though mixed opinions when it comes to reliability.
 
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