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Otari MX 50 or 55 SPOOLING OPTION
Good morning all,
Does anyone here know whether the Otari 50 or 55 have the "spooling" option? I know the Tascam 40 and 50 series has this ability. Thanks in advance for all comments. bob |
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Otari MX 50 or 55 SPOOLING OPTION
On Wed, 23 May 2012 05:45:15 -0700, musicmanbob wrote
(in article ): Good morning all, Does anyone here know whether the Otari 50 or 55 have the "spooling"option? I know the Tascam 40 and 50 series has this ability. Thanks inadvance for all comments. bob-- musicmanbob Not sure I know what you mean by "spooling option", but I have an MX5050 and it has a very fast FF and RW. If by spooling you mean the ability to spool directly from one reel to the other without the tape being threaded over the heads, any 3-motor transport will do that. You just have to hold the "broken tape" lever up by hand, or use a rubber band to keep it from cutting off the motors. I don't recommend this method of spooling however. Without the tape guides to keep the tape evenly spooled, you get a jagged 'edge' to the pack leading to edge curl on the tape which is not good for the tape and may, after long storage, compromise tape to head contact. Audio_Empire |
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Hello Audio Empire and thank you for responding. What I actually mean by spooling is the ability of the tape deck to re-wind the tape at a slower rate 1/2 speed. This permits the tape to pack on the reel evenly and not too tight. Otherwise, I now have to leave my tapes "tails out". The Tascam 42 has the "spooling" option. When the re-wind button is pressed the tape re-winds at high speed. When the re-wind button is pressed a second time the tape deck slows down to about 1/2 speed and promises a much more even tape pack,. I hope I have made things a little clearer. Thanks again for your response sir. bob Last edited by musicmanbob : May 24th 12 at 01:55 AM Reason: Clarity |
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Otari MX 50 or 55 SPOOLING OPTION
On Wed, 23 May 2012 17:50:28 -0700, musicmanbob wrote
(in article ): Audio Empire;957183 Wrote: On Wed, 23 May 2012 05:45:15 -0700, musicmanbob wrote (in article ): - Good morning all, Does anyone here know whether the Otari 50 or 55 have the "spooling"option? I - - know the Tascam 40 and 50 series has this ability. Thanks inadvance for all comments. bob-- musicmanbob- Not sure I know what you mean by "spooling option", but I have an MX5050 and it has a very fast FF and RW. If by spooling you mean the ability to spool directly from one reel to the other without the tape being threaded over the heads, any 3-motor transport will do that. You just have to hold the "broken tape" lever up by hand, or use a rubber band to keep it from cutting off the motors. I don't recommend this method of spooling however. Without the tape guides to keep the tape evenly spooled, you get a jagged 'edge' to the pack leading to edge curl on the tape which is not good for the tape and may, after long storage, compromise tape to head contact. Audio_Empire Hello Audio Empire and thank you for responding. What I actually mean byspooling is the ability of the tape deck to re-wind the tape at a slowerrate 1/2 speed. This permits the tape to pack on the reel evenly and nottoo tight. Otherwise, I now have to leave my tapes "tails out". TheTascam 42 has the "spooling" option. When the re-wind button is pressedthe tape re-winds at high speed. When the re-wind button is pressed asecond time the tape deck slows down to about 1/2 speed and promises amuch more even tape pack,. I hope I have made things a little clearer.Thanks again for your response sir. bob-- musicmanbob Well my 5050 certainlt doesn't allow for this, but I fully understand the concept and the advantages of an evenly wound tape spool - especially for storage purpose. |
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