lrb@rrivax.rri.uwo.ca (Lance R. Bailey) (09/13/90)
In article <6221@uwm.edu>, Steve_Graham@ub.cc.umich.edu writes... >I too use my dbx only when I need the wide dynamic range. But why use it >when the original source is noisy? It doesn't reduce noise from the original. sorry, to explain- if the original pressing has a lot of noise [from original tape master] i use dbx to reduce what i am adding to this. George Winston's _Autumn_ (Windham Hill WD-101? i think) is a good example. when the tape hiss of my machine is added to that on the pressing, I find it too annoying. The _December_ album is quieter and so i do not have it encoded. >I don't understand why Revox told you 4 tracks will not track correctly at >15 ips. I believe a lot has to do with crosstalk. I do not have a lot of experience with 7.5 ips, but at 15 ips 4 track, I tend to get some tracks wandering. This is on both my Teac 3340 and the AKAI. 4 tracks in the same direction are probabaly less of a problem than 2 one way, 2 the other. Since the b77 is only a 2 channel machine.... Tanbergs used to only come as 2 track in the high speed as well, I can not remember the motor type so i cannot remember if it post-sale configurable. i do not think so. >The business you mention about the meters not being tied to the volume knob > ... relates to differences between European and U.S. philosophies ... thank you. it actually does not surprise me that i fell into the european camp. >About demagnetizing: ... again, thank you, that explains it, although reVox makes a big deal about explaining the NAB standard w.r.t. tail-out, wound-even so it surprised me that they made no mention at all about magnitizing, maybe i missed it. Yes, the Revox is very good, and is surpasses every thing i have seen so far, including some Fostex. You are completely correct in saying that it lacks compared to _some_ of the better pro line (after all isn't that why God gave us a Studer line too? :-) _________________________________ Lance R. Bailey, Systems Manager | Robarts Research Institute email: lrb@rri.uwo.ca | Clinical Trials Resources Group vox: 519-663-3787 ext. 4108 | P.O. Box 5015, 100 Perth Dr. fax: 519-663-3789 | London, Canada N6A 5K8