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Re: [ARSCLIST] Gates broadcast cart machine -- free plus shipping
I have a novel use for something vintage - one of those wall racks
used to store carts ready to play would be ideal to hold bare hard
drives one per slot, I'd think...
I have lots of IDE drives with personal audio archives (not
insitutional ones, that would need more protection I'd think).
Just a thought.
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Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Mar 5, 2009, at 9:16 AM, Richard L. Hess wrote:
At 07:53 AM 2009-03-05, Tom Fine wrote:
I have a Gates model 944-6701-002 cart playback machine, set up
for mono. I don't know if this works, and don't have any
documentation for it. Here's what's present in the electronics cage:
My rule of thumb with this:
Mono NAB cartridge tapes which are 2 Track Stereo configuration
(audio/cue) can be better played on the reel-to-reel of your selection
Stereo NAB cartridge tapes which are 3-track configuration (audio/
audio/cue) need the special head as, stoopidly the 43-mil centre
channel is the right audio while the outside channel is cue. So if
you come across a stereo machine and the head is in good condition,
save that for future mounting in a good reel-to-reel machine.
If you come across Pacific Recorders MaxTrax TomCat cart
machines, they are a special head yet again -- save it. Also, the
PR TomCats use some nice components -- some may use Jensen 990 op
amps and Jensen transformers. Certainly worth having for parts.
Otherwise--unless you're looking to make a vintage radio studio,
there are (IMHO) better ways of capturing the audio entrusted to
these devices. Also, most of the material are either songs for
Top-40 (they were made from LPs or 45s at the station) or any
announcements/commercials/etc.
Cheers,
Richard
Richard L. Hess email: richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Aurora, Ontario, Canada (905) 713 6733 1-877-TAPE-FIX
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