#61
|
|||
|
|||
He bought a tape machine. I assumed grief was the goal.
__________________
Jim 2023 Iris ND-200 maple/adi 2017 Circle Strings 00 bastogne walnut/sinker redwood 2015 Circle Strings Parlor shedua/western red cedar 2009 Bamburg JSB Signature Baritone macassar ebony/carpathian spruce 2004 Taylor XXX-RS indian rosewood/sitka spruce 1988 Martin D-16 mahogany/sitka spruce along with some electrics, zouks, dulcimers, and banjos. YouTube |
#62
|
|||
|
|||
maybe i will, thanks for the advice !!
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#63
|
|||
|
|||
NOS tape can be fine IF it's not back-coated. If it's shiny-brown on both sides, it's one material all the way through, not two materials fused together. So there's nothing that will gum up or shed. It won't be the most "advanced" tape, but it'll be fine for experimenting and messing around with.
Anything back-coated, as Rick says, should be tossed. Even if it's never been used. |
#64
|
|||
|
|||
It's here and works great !!!!! Like new condition too !!!!
[IMG][/IMG]
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#65
|
|||
|
|||
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#66
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
Music: Spotify, Bandcamp Videos: You Tube Channel Books: Hymns for Fingerstyle Guitar (std tuning), Christmas Carols for Fingerstyle Guitar (std tuning), A DADGAD Christmas, Alternate Tunings book Online Course: Alternate Tunings for Fingerstyle Guitar |
#67
|
|||
|
|||
yep, lots of stuttering...fresh tape would probably help.
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#68
|
|||
|
|||
I totally forgot about dropouts! Amazing how well our memory can protect us from pain.
__________________
-Gordon 1978 Larrivee L-26 cutaway 1988 Larrivee L-28 cutaway 2006 Larrivee L03-R 2009 Larrivee LV03-R 2016 Irvin SJ cutaway 2020 Irvin SJ cutaway (build thread) K+K, Dazzo, Schatten/ToneDexter Notable Journey website Facebook page Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art. - Leonardo Da Vinci |
#69
|
|||
|
|||
I tried putting on the fresh tape reel I have....it's only about 5 years old and it sounds much better......
https://waynekraft.bandcamp.com/track/fresh-tape .
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#70
|
|||
|
|||
I just found a source for new tape...Amazon has ATR 7" reel of tape for $34.99....I bought one to try it out. here's a link.....
https://www.amazon.com/Premium-Analo...ustomerReviews
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#71
|
|||
|
|||
I added a patchbay and a Tascam CD-RW 5000 cd recorder to the system, sounds great !!![IMG][/IMG]
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#72
|
|||
|
|||
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |
#73
|
|||
|
|||
Having Fun Yet Martin Maniac?
Aloha MartinManiac,
Having fun yet with your new toys & old tape? Yeah, tape costs, tape hiss & noise reduction are what finally drove me to abandon analog for digital. Fifteen minutes of 2" tape was $46.00 bucks a pancake in the early 80's. Solo guitar tracks sounded pretty great on a Studer 1-2" reel to reel with a minimum of dbx noise reduction applied. But I got six hours of hiss-free recording time with a beta tape cartridge -in digital- with the 16-bit PCM Sony F1 digital recorder. BTW, I had that same Tascam patchbay in your pix. It was very useful. Was there a vocal track for the Saturday Night Boogie jam special strumming track you shared or are we left to guess on the song? Could be anything but I heard "Surfing Safari" or "Rave On" in there. Try adding a vocal track next so we can hear the old tape technology applied to voice just once again - just a bit more nostalgia please. Your last clip didn't sound terrible at all technically. Was that the tape you shared or a CD made from the tape? Have fun, MartinManiac. What's next? A Jecklin Disk & used Radio Shack Room Wizard? No hu-hu here - Just having' some fun. Thanks for this amusing thread, MartinManiac. A Hui Hou! alohachris Last edited by alohachris; 03-08-2020 at 04:28 AM. |
#74
|
|||
|
|||
The Revolutionary Sony PCM F-1
Aloha MartinManiac,
Just for more fun. Perhaps I could send you down a new, related gear acquisition path. The product described below - the Sony PCM F-1 was a relatively compact two-box combo (a 16-bit PCM F-1 Digital converter & the companion Sony Betamax 2000 tape transport) that was portable & which heralded in the change from analog tape to digital for home recordists & studio's almost over night. In 1977, at $1900, it was quite pricey for the times. But it was well-built & finally offered great home-recorded sound quality. It was the digital game-changer for us old-timers. There are still a few around. The Sony PCM F-1 was truly a revolutionary audio product, perhaps the most important of the last quarter of the 20th Century. I auditioned one in LA & bought the first one for Hawaii. A lot of players & studio's here checked it out. It created quite a stir here. Wish I still had my F-1: https://audiophilereview.com/cd-dac-...ny-pcm-f1.html If you could find those units (the problem would be finding useable SonyBetamax tape) it would be fun to compare recordings from your 1/4" 80-8 reel-to-reel with the Sony PCM F-1 technology at the very historic point where the complete digital-to-analog conversion was taking place, right? Just a suggestion, MartinManiac to one who likes to find deals on vintage gear & apparently has a few bucks to burn. Take care. alohachris Last edited by alohachris; 03-08-2020 at 04:31 AM. |
#75
|
|||
|
|||
Both the "Fresh Tape" and the "Saturday Night Boogie" were recorded using the Fostex 80 8 track machine. Just having fun. No CD. The Tacam CD RW 5000 bit the dust last night, so I replaced it with a Sony DVD /VHS Player. Not interested in any more equipment at this time. Have you checked the price of 2" tape lately, you'll be in for a shock.
__________________
Alvarez 66 CE Alvarez AJ80CE Takamine F340 Guild F-2512 Deluxe CE Ibanez Acoustic Bass 12 M1 Martin 12 string X Series Harley Benton Telecaster EVH Wolfgang Formerly known as Martin Maniac..... M |