Hi,
For EMFcamp, I am preparing two Akai GX-77 reel-to-reel 'full
autoreverse' decks
to play music in a fully analog, electromagnetic way:
https://revspace.nl/kiekjes/view/20180715/P1010398.JPG
They are using 1/4" reel-to-reel tape pioneered by AEG and BASF, pre
WWII.
These days magnetic tape in this broadcast format is only commercially
available
from Ampex, USA, via sites like thomann.de, large dutch retailers don't
have it.
Old tape is usable too, as long the tape's oxide-to-tape binder quality
was ok.
The GX-77 decks will be adapted to include remote control and remote
pitch control and
rudimentary cueing features so they can be used along with vinyl
records.
Timecode extraction and -slaving from the other stereo head (it is a
dual 2-track
autoreverse machine) should be possible as well, although it goes a bit
against
the 'all analog' dogma, and would mostly suitable to match film or video
- for cueing
the latency of vinyl, capstanless direct-drive of the actual reels would
be best.
For this the dual reel motor drive circuit needs to be redesigned, worst
case replaced.
The music itself should ideally being taped from FM radio, in the
highest quality
possible.
What stations worth listening to in .nl (could be local) should I check
out
and what genre's should I bring to EMF ?
cmpxchg