Re: [ARSCLIST] Magnetic Tape - questions...

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Goran Finnberg wrote:

> David Lennik:
>
> > But there were also a number of early machines
> > that used "B-Wind" tape (you could specify this
> > when ordering blank tape). The first machine we
> > owned, in 1950, worked this way..the machine was
> > an upright, the tape ran through a groove and the
> > head came down. Didn't the original German machines
> > take B-Wind as well?
>
> They did and continued to do so in Germany.

In fact I forgot that the EBU tapes from Germany were always shipped B-Wind
(and also on the European hubs, which meant converting to standard North
American reels or hubs and reversing the tape for broadcast).

dl

>
>
> http://home.arcor.de/christoph_rose/studerundrevox/studer-a816.htm
>
> This shows the very latest professional Studer A816 designed exclusively
> for the German national radio stations.
>
> By clicking on the left or right small pictures you get a biggger pop up
> window so you can clearly see the B-wind configuration and the use of
> AEG hubs instead of the American NAB spools.
>
> http://home.arcor.de/christoph_rose/studerundrevox/telefunken.htm
>
> Shows the German Telefunken M-15 tape recorder to the left in B wind
> mode and to the right in A wind mode.
>
> Click on each picture to expand the size.
>
> --
> Best,
>
> Goran Finnberg
> The Mastering Room AB
> Goteborg
> Sweden
>
> E-mail: mastering@xxxxxxxxx
>
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