How to Ship Reel to Reel decks (how we do it!) So you’ve purchased a reel to reel deck, and can’t wait to get it. Or, you’ve sold a deck, and want it to...
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Reel-to-Reel Head and Tape Path Cleaning
The most fundamental, necessary part of owning a reel-to-reel tape recorder of any kind is to clean the heads and tape path regularly. Here is our guide to Reel-to-Reel Head and Tape Path Cleaning....
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Over the last few decades, we’ve seen 100s of reel to reel tape decks through our doors, from early 1950s mono tube machines, to mid-1980s studio multitrack units. While there are many unique problems...
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Buying a Used Reel-To-Reel – Part 3
Used Reel-to-Reel buying checklist Concluding our series on Buying a Used Reel-To-Reel, here is a short checklist of what to look at when purchasing used reel-to-reel equipment:...
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Buying a Used Reel To Reel – Part 2
Continuing our series on Buying a Reel-To-Reel, here are some considerations and tips on buying used reel-to-reel equipment....
READ MOREMultitrack Recording
Single Track, ½ Track, ¼ Track A track is a portion of the magnetic tape that is recorded onto. A full track tape recorder uses the entire width of the tape to record one...
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Buying a Used Reel To Reel Deck
So you’re going to buy that long coveted reel-to-reel, or maybe you want to upgrade your existing model with something higher grade. For this article, we’ll assume you’re looking for a stereo consumer tape...
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Big Sound and Big Bucks These decks were designed for studios, planetariums, and other commercial applications that demanded the highest in fidelity and reliability, with a similar hi-fidelity price tag. Typical tape speeds were...
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‘Semi-professional’ machines made their debut In the early 1970s. These tape decks had features not found in consumer machines, and the mechanisms were usually designed to be more rugged and endure more frequent switching...
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