http://www.graspr.com/videos/Sound-Recording/ Sound & Recording : en-us Copyright Graspr 2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:10:19 PST Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:10:19 PST graspr/1.0 http://www.graspr.com/img/logo.jpg http://www.graspr.com/videos/Sound-Recording/ 50 50 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Silly-Silly-Tape-Recorder-II-Make-a-Vintage-Drum-Machine-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Silly-Silly-Tape-Recorder-II-Make-a-Vintage-Drum-Machine-1 Sound-Recording How to make a drum machine with a tape loop and vintage reel to reel tape recorders. This How-To video shows you how to create a tape loop that runs between two vintage tape recorders, turning them into a silly drum machine. It uses one capstan drive and one rim drive tape recorder to manage an endless loop of tape, that you can make yourself! Although this loop runs at 1-7/8 inches per second, the video gives you an equation that lets you calculate a tape loop for any speed and of any duration. The video was inspired by a wonderful video made by CassetteMaster called: Craziness of the Reel-to-reel Tape, available on YouTube at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GO35L... Be sure and check it out for a fun time! http://www.graspr.com/videos/Silly-Silly-Tape-Recorder-II-Make-a-Vintage-Drum-Machine-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Silly, Silly Tape Recorder II - Make a Vintage Drum Machine! How to make a drum machine with a tape loop and vintage reel to reel tape recorders. This How-To vid , clydesight, vintage, tape, recorder, drum, machine, subliminal, messages, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Naked-Continental-101-Norelco-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Naked-Continental-101-Norelco-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 Sound-Recording The Norelco Continental 101 vintage tape recorder dating from approx. 1964 is documented in this video along with 'naked' views of the internal workings of the machine. It was advertised as a 'professional quality' portable tape recorder, and sold in the amazing price range of $79 to $129! Considering that many full size stereo reel to reel tape recorders sold for about the same price (i.e. Emerson-Telectro, Webcor, Estey tape recorders, etc.) with many more features, it seems that Norelco had a very high opinion and expectations of the Continental 101 vintage tape recorder. As vintage audio, it deserves to be cataloged for historical reference due to its quality and rarity. This unit was found in the trash. It had battery leakage and some water damage. Some of the rubber drive parts had actually melted (a common complaint with vintage electronics - they didn't always use quality rubber for the parts) and were replaced with plumber's 'O' rings. One special feature was the use of a rubber belt to control both rewind and back tension when in the record or playback mode. This belt has been stretched beyond operational limits and was replaced temporarily with a rubber band (not the best solution, but it did restore function to the machine). Although touted as a 'professional quality' machine, the Continental 101 vintage tape recorder only ran at 1 -7/8 ips, a very slow operational speed notorious for poor high frequency response. Not surprisingly, the amplifier, even as vintage electronics, was only rated at: 80 - 8,000 HZ, a specification that today would be considered ludicrous with today's technology. The machine ran on 6 'D' batteries and weighed 7 pounds making it one of the heaviest portable vintage reel to reel tape recorders around. Part of this is due to the weight of the batteries, but admittedly, some weight is from the heavy capstan flywheel, which helped ensure a very accurate tape speed. The Norelco Continental 101 was something of a pioneering machine however. It is very possible that the research and development that went into the design of the tape recorder was later adapted in the first Norelco cassette recorders, which also ran at the slow 1- 7/8 ips speed. The hi fidelity response was greatly improved as the cassette recorder gained acceptance and blossomed in the garden of technology, so much so that such machines are still widely available todahttp://www.graspr.com/videos/Naked-Continental-101-Norelco-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Naked Continental 101 -Norelco Vintage Tape Recorder The Norelco Continental 101 vintage tape recorder dating from approx. 1964 is documented in this vid , clydesight, reel, to, naked, vintage, tape, recorder, Norelco, electronics, audio, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/AIWA-GOOD-SONY-BAD-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/AIWA-GOOD-SONY-BAD-1 Sound-Recording Exploring the AIWA TP-716 reel to reel tape recorder. In the late 1960's SONY got some strong competition from AIWA, makers of quality tape recorders and audio electronic equipment. The little vintage reel to reel tape recorder shown here was one of AIWA's entries in the higher end portable tape recorder market-- offering useful functions (level meter, four functions: play, rewind, fast forward and record interlock), a quality 6-transistor amplifier with AC bias, and 3-way power (4 'C' batteries, 6-volt DC adapter, or 110/220 volt AC line in!) The sound of the machine is only hampered by the undersized speaker, but when played through an external speaker, the sound is remarkably good! The AIWA TP-716 portable reel to reel tape recorder was a visually attractive tape recorder with a beautiful case design. They opted for a colorful 2-tone tan and brown case. They thought 'outside the box' by providing a streamline and angle styled control deck, with brushed and engraved silver accents. They capped off the look and quality with a beautiful metal cased bullet style dynamic microphone. While SONY continued to dominate the market (especially the 'Superscope' machines), AIWA hung in there and by the 1980's were producing excellent quality high end audio equipment (most significantly, cassette decks) which carried on the tradition of elegant design with excellent functionality.http://www.graspr.com/videos/AIWA-GOOD-SONY-BAD-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST AIWA GOOD, SONY BAD! Exploring the AIWA TP-716 reel to reel tape recorder. In the late 1960's SONY got some strong compet , clydesight, AIWA, SONY, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Acoustic-Piano-Recording-Secrets-Revealed-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Acoustic-Piano-Recording-Secrets-Revealed-1 Sound-Recording How to record your acoustic piano at home without needing expensive equipment or an engineer. Grammy Winning Engineer Khaliq Glover aka Khaliq-O-Vision http://www.PianoRecordingSecrets.com Get a FREE 7 Part Pro Audio Home Recording Mini-Course at http://www.Hypnotic-Audio-Secrets.com http://www.Khaliq-O-Vision.com http://www.YouTube.com/user/khaliqovisionhttp://www.graspr.com/videos/Acoustic-Piano-Recording-Secrets-Revealed-1
Tags: piano, audio, recording, sound, guitar, engineer, music, graspr

From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 4 Jun 2008
Duration: 1:01
Views: 128
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]]> Wed, 04 Jun 2008 02:15:36 PDT Acoustic Piano Recording Secrets Revealed How to record your acoustic piano at home without needing expensive equipment or an engineer. Gra piano, audio, recording, sound, guitar, engineer, music, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Frequency-Splitting-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Frequency-Splitting-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1 Sound-Recording How to split up sound into different ranges for EQ during mixing. Frequency chart shows how musical instruments relate to each others ranges.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Frequency-Splitting-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1
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From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 3 Dec 2007
Duration: 1:30
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]]> Mon, 03 Dec 2007 23:20:07 PST Home Recording EQ Frequency Splitting - HypnoticAudioSecrets How to split up sound into different ranges for EQ during mixing. Frequency chart shows how musical , Recording, "home, recording", producer, production, audio, engineer, mixers, "pro, tools", guitar, player, piano, jazz, r&b, hip-hop, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Fitting-Vocals-Into-A-Mix-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Fitting-Vocals-Into-A-Mix-1 Sound-Recording Home audio recording and music production tips. How to make vocals fit better when recording and mixing your songs.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Fitting-Vocals-Into-A-Mix-1
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From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 31 Mar 2008
Duration: 1:41
Views: 111
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]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 09:32:18 PDT Fitting Vocals Into A Mix Home audio recording and music production tips. How to make vocals fit better when recording and mix , audio, music, production, sound, singer, vocals, recording, engineer, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/What-s-in-the-BOOM-box-Panasonic-RXFT570-cassette-recorder-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/What-s-in-the-BOOM-box-Panasonic-RXFT570-cassette-recorder-1 Sound-Recording Exploring the internal design of a modern boom box. The Panasonic RXFT570 stereo radio cassette recorder ( often referred to as a boom box ) dates from the 1990's and shows the evolution of cassette and audio technology from the vintage cassette recorder designs of the 1960's. Featuring modular construction, IC chip electronics and quality amplification, this machine has excellent sound, ease of operation and durability. It also has the classic black 'stealth' look of machines from this time period.http://www.graspr.com/videos/What-s-in-the-BOOM-box-Panasonic-RXFT570-cassette-recorder-1
Tags: , clydesight, cassette, recorder, electronics, audio, synthesizer, Panasonic, Boom, Box, technology, graspr

From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
Views: 110
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST What's in the BOOM box? Panasonic RXFT570 cassette recorder! Exploring the internal design of a modern boom box. The Panasonic RXFT570 stereo radio cassette reco , clydesight, cassette, recorder, electronics, audio, synthesizer, Panasonic, Boom, Box, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/AWESOME-GUITAR-TECHNOLOGY-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/AWESOME-GUITAR-TECHNOLOGY-1 Sound-Recording Make your guitar sound like a synthesizer! Dan Sindel demonstrates how to use the Sonuus G2M Guitar-to-MIDI converter. The Sonuus G2M is a simple plug and play guitar-to-MIDI converter. No extra pickups, no hardware changes to your guitar, just plug in and play your favorite MIDI patches right from your electric guitar.http://www.graspr.com/videos/AWESOME-GUITAR-TECHNOLOGY-1
Tags: MIDI, Guitar, Pro, Tools, electronic, Sonuus, G2M, , graspr

From: ezgtr
Date Uploaded: 13 Mar 2009
Duration: 5:00
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]]> Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:51:19 PDT Sonuus G2M - AWESOME GUITAR TECHNOLOGY Make your guitar sound like a synthesizer! Dan Sindel demonstrates how to use the Sonuus G2M Guitar- MIDI, Guitar, Pro, Tools, electronic, Sonuus, G2M, , graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Konnekt-8-firewire-audio-interface-firewire-audio-interface-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Konnekt-8-firewire-audio-interface-firewire-audio-interface-1 Sound-Recording Learn about the outrageous amount of connectability and control options these firewire interfaces have to offer. Whether youre a musician just learning to track your own stuff on a laptop or a studio pro going for unsurpassed input quality theres a Konnekt getting you to the next level.http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Konnekt-8-firewire-audio-interface-firewire-audio-interface-1
Tags: konnekt, tc, electronic, computer, recording, robbie, bronnimann, powercore, daw, firewire, audio, interface, graspr

From: tcelectronic
Date Uploaded: 24 Sep 2008
Duration: 2:03
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]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:50:19 PDT TC Electronic Konnekt 8 firewire audio interface firewire audio interface Learn about the outrageous amount of connectability and control options these firewire interfaces ha konnekt, tc, electronic, computer, recording, robbie, bronnimann, powercore, daw, firewire, audio, interface, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Tips-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Tips-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1 Sound-Recording How to recognize EQ frequency ranges for different instruments and voices. Get better sounding recordings and mixes by sculpting your sound so that everything gets heard clearly.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Home-Recording-EQ-Tips-HypnoticAudioSecrets-1
Tags: , recording, music, audio, engineer, producer, guitar, piano, hip-hop, graspr

From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 14 Jan 2008
Duration: 7:29
Views: 94
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]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:46:12 PST Home Recording - EQ Tips - HypnoticAudioSecrets How to recognize EQ frequency ranges for different instruments and voices. Get better sounding recor , recording, music, audio, engineer, producer, guitar, piano, hip-hop, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Wollensak-4800-Rebirth-Cassette-Recorder-Restoration-Video-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Wollensak-4800-Rebirth-Cassette-Recorder-Restoration-Video-1 Sound-Recording Curing 'Melted Belt Gunkification.' The Wollensak 4800 vintage cassette recorder was made in Holland for the 3M Company by the Philips Company, known in the U.S. as Norelco. The Wollensak audio machine is almost identical to the Norelco Carry-Corder 150, made in approx. 1967. The only differences seem to be surface cosmetics. It can be seen in some Wollensak ads from 1967. This vintage cassette machine was bought on E-Bay and arrived DOA (Dead On Arrival). Inspection of the cassette recorder revealed the cause of death as 'Melted Belt Gunkification'. This technological disease is sometimes called 'Ampex Syndrome' and 'Teac's Complaint' because it is the same on all these machines. The belts are not made of rubber, but a petroleum distillate mixture that breaks down over time, especially if the machine is stored and not used. The result is the belt literally melts into a type of 'gunk', a gooey, sticky tar like substance that gets all over the inside of the machine. In spite of this slow degenerative technological disease, vintage audio machines that have died can be reborn when the 'gunk' is cleaned out using simple ammonia based household window cleaning fluid (which dissolves the gooey mess) and the belts are then replaced (with rubber this time, please!) Fortunately, the Wollensak 4800 vintage cassette recorder had no damage to its amplifier or motor control circuit, so it was easy to bring it back to life. This video shows how.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Wollensak-4800-Rebirth-Cassette-Recorder-Restoration-Video-1
Tags: , clydesight, vintage, cassette, recorder, electronics, audio, synthesizer, Wollensak, Philips, Norelco, technology, graspr

From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
Views: 94
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Wollensak 4800 Rebirth: Cassette Recorder Restoration Video! Curing 'Melted Belt Gunkification.' The Wollensak 4800 vintage cassette recorder was made in Holland , clydesight, vintage, cassette, recorder, electronics, audio, synthesizer, Wollensak, Philips, Norelco, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Putting-Air-Into-Your-Mix-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Putting-Air-Into-Your-Mix-1 Sound-Recording Home audio recording and music production tips. How to use EQ to get air and life in your recordings and mixes.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Putting-Air-Into-Your-Mix-1
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From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 31 Mar 2008
Duration: 2:59
Views: 79
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]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:43:58 PDT Putting Air Into Your Mix Home audio recording and music production tips. How to use EQ to get air and life in your recording , audio, music, production, sound, singer, vocals, recording, engineer, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/How-To-Do-Your-Own-Audio-Mastering-part-1-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/How-To-Do-Your-Own-Audio-Mastering-part-1-1 Sound-Recording Ever wonder how to do your own audio mastering? In this video, Bobby Owsinski (author of The Audio Mastering Handbook) shows you the mastering tips that the pros use. Youll learn about T-Racks mastering software, CD mastering tricks, the mastering signal chain, and everything you need to know to master yourself. For more info, go to bobbyowsinski.com Distributed by Tubemogul.http://www.graspr.com/videos/How-To-Do-Your-Own-Audio-Mastering-part-1-1
Tags: mastering, audio, cd, tips, software, tracks, graspr

From: polymedia
Date Uploaded: 26 Jun 2009
Duration: 4:21
Views: 77
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]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:47:03 PDT How To Do Your Own Audio Mastering - part 1 Ever wonder how to do your own audio mastering? In this video, Bobby Owsinski (author of The Audio M mastering, audio, cd, tips, software, tracks, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Restoring-Granada-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Restoring-Granada-1 Sound-Recording Restoration of Granada VT-800 'Voice Lead' reel to reel vintage tape recorder. I caught the music from the radio, but they did NOT announce what it was. I was looking for the song 'Granada', and if I had any sense, I would have looked here on YouTube because you all post EVERYTHING! Well, live and learn. I love YouTube. What a brilliant thing it is. In the 1960's a little reel to reel portable vintage tape recorder was made by Granada. It came in a mahogany case and had a beautiful design. 40 years later, a machine sold on E-Bay suffered from hardened rubber drive wheels, lost parts, a worn motor, and a blown amplifier. Could it ever be made to work again? I wasn't so sure! This video shows how I restored the machine to functionality by cleaning the rubber drive parts (similar to my video on the Mayfair 1600), replacing the lost parts and restoring the amplifier by replacing a blown electrolytic capacitor using the method described by Cassette Master (also on YouTube)-- which I also used in restoring a Mayfair 1607 (also on YouTube.) THANKS, Cassette Master! The result is a machine that has a charming sound, if a little too much wow and flutter and a still noisy motor. But it looks so beautiful; one has to forgive the shortcomings. ----------------- Restoring Granada is sponsored by ClydeSight Production's COUNT MY TEXT! character and word counting and optimizing software. It is ideal for users of YouTube, Xanga, DIGG, MYSPACE, bloggers and others who submit text information to Social Internet Web sites. Many such sites limit character counts in profiles and comments sections. COUNT MY TEXT! not only allows you to compose and count your text for submission off-line, it OPTIMIZES it for you, stripping out redundant spaces and extraneous codes so you can make maximum use of the limited space the social Internet sites allow. It is also very useful for optimizing Keywords, Title and Description tags for SEO on Web sites. For more information, please visit: http://www.clydesight.com/cmt/ ------------------- Note: The Granada VT-800 'Voice Lead' vintage reel to reel tape recorder is part of the ClydeSight Collection and is NOT FOR SALE.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Restoring-Granada-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 14 May 2008
Duration: 9:46
Views: 74
Ratings: 1
]]> Wed, 14 May 2008 02:09:58 PDT Restoring Granada! Restoration of Granada VT-800 'Voice Lead' reel to reel vintage tape recorder. I caught the music , clydesight, Granada, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Concept-Of-The-Kobe-Compressor-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Concept-Of-The-Kobe-Compressor-1 Sound-Recording Home recording tutorial training seminar and workshop for music and pro audio. Compression Tips for musicians, songwriters, guitar players, singers, engineers, producers, and more.http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Concept-Of-The-Kobe-Compressor-1
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From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 4 Dec 2007
Duration: 2:23
Views: 74
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]]> Tue, 04 Dec 2007 00:49:20 PST The Concept Of 'The Kobe Compressor' Home recording tutorial training seminar and workshop for music and pro audio. Compression Tips for , Recording, "home, recording", producer, production, audio, engineer, mixers, "pro, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Setting-Up-Proper-Recording-Levels-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Setting-Up-Proper-Recording-Levels-1 Sound-Recording Home audio recording and music production tips. How to approach setting the recording levels for your microphones.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Setting-Up-Proper-Recording-Levels-1
Tags: , audio, music, production, sound, singer, vocals, recording, engineer, graspr

From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 31 Mar 2008
Duration: 2:54
Views: 74
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]]> Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:09:41 PDT Setting Up Proper Recording Levels Home audio recording and music production tips. How to approach setting the recording levels for you , audio, music, production, sound, singer, vocals, recording, engineer, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Studio-Konnekt-48-firewire-audio-interface-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Studio-Konnekt-48-firewire-audio-interface-1 Sound-Recording Learn about the outrageous amount of connectability and control options these firewire interfaces have to offer. Whether youre a musician just learning to track your own stuff on a laptop or a studio pro going for unsurpassed input quality theres a Konnekt getting you to the next level.http://www.graspr.com/videos/TC-Electronic-Studio-Konnekt-48-firewire-audio-interface-1
Tags: studio, konnekt, 48, tc, electronic, computer, recording, robbie, bronnimann, powercore, daw, firewire, audio, interface, graspr

From: tcelectronic
Date Uploaded: 24 Sep 2008
Duration: 6:59
Views: 72
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]]> Wed, 24 Sep 2008 06:08:02 PDT TC Electronic Studio Konnekt 48 firewire audio interface Learn about the outrageous amount of connectability and control options these firewire interfaces ha studio, konnekt, 48, tc, electronic, computer, recording, robbie, bronnimann, powercore, daw, firewire, audio, interface, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Audio-Recording-Engineer-Panel-1-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Audio-Recording-Engineer-Panel-1-1 Sound-Recording Segments from a panel of audio recording engineers at the From Home To Studio Conference held at the legendary Village Recorders studios in Santa Monica, Ca.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Audio-Recording-Engineer-Panel-1-1
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From: KhaliqOVision
Date Uploaded: 18 May 2008
Duration: 4:50
Views: 68
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]]> Sun, 18 May 2008 05:32:30 PDT Audio Recording Engineer Panel 1 Segments from a panel of audio recording engineers at the From Home To Studio Conference held at th , audio, recording, studio, engineer, musician, guitar, vocals, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Come-to-the-Fair-Mayfair-1600-Tape-Recorder-Restoration-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Come-to-the-Fair-Mayfair-1600-Tape-Recorder-Restoration-1 Sound-Recording A charming vintage rim drive tape recorder from the 1960's gets new life! Mayfair is a highly collectible brand of vintage reel to reel tape recorder. The 1600 and the 1602 are noted for minimalist simplicity of design and sleek appearance. With it's 1960's retro coloring (avocado and cream) and flash of elegance (silver metal reel platters), the machine caught the eye, if not the ear! Though the Mayfair 1600 is a rim drive tape recorder, it has a certain charm to it, not the least of which is that it only requires two batteries! As vintage electronics go, this machine is rather low tech, yet it has acceptable audio quality and ease of operation. The tape recorder shown here is very rare and arrived in pretty bad condition. The case window was missing, the battery compartment was corroded and the rubber idler wheels (unusual in a rim drive reel to reel tape recorder) had dried out and lost their grip. With the help of some cleaning chemicals, I was able to clean up the corrosion and restore some grip to the idler wheels, bringing the machine back to functionality. This machine uses a 1.5 volt amplifier and DC bias. It is optimized for a crystal microphone (typical of rim drive technology) which did not come with it when I bought it on E-Bay. I am looking for a nice, reasonably priced crystal microphone typical of machines from this time period. If anyone knows of one for sale, please leave me a message. In spite of the problems, I was able to get the machine back up and running. While it is completely unsuitable for music (as most rim drive tape recorders are - the technology does not support constant speed the way capstan drive technology does) it has a certain charm to it. Its use of idler wheels is unusual in a rim drive tape recorder. Even as a vintage recorder, it cannot be considered serious audio equipment, but the electronics are so simple that they are pretty dependable, even after 40 years and who knows how many years of neglect, under who knows what conditions. I have a certain fondness for this little charmer. Don't know why. I just like it! http://www.graspr.com/videos/Come-to-the-Fair-Mayfair-1600-Tape-Recorder-Restoration-1
Tags: , clydesight, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, rim, drive, technology, graspr

From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
Duration: 0:00
Views: 65
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Come to the Fair! Mayfair 1600 Tape Recorder Restoration A charming vintage rim drive tape recorder from the 1960's gets new life! Mayfair is a highly collec , clydesight, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, rim, drive, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Alarming-SONY-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Alarming-SONY-1 Sound-Recording Exploration of the SONY TC110A - End-of-tape alarm cassette-corder with Sony-Matic recording level control. Sponsored by ClydeSight Productions' VISUAL Subliminal Message programs (DSPP) -- have a better mind, better health and better life. Visit: http://www.clydesight.com/DSPP for more information on this exciting new and original technology! See a video demonstration of our subliminal message program 'Happy Dreams' on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InTVgEsthzY ************** This video demonstrates a SONY TC-110A vintage portable cassette tape recorder that I bought on E-Bay. It came complete in original box with original manual, and even a mail-in warranty card! The sound of the cassette tape recorder is very good by itself, but gets even better when I play it through one of the speakers from my Wollensak 5750 reel to reel tape recorder. The video does not explore the inside of the machine because it is almost identical to the mechanical design of the Lloyd's 848VA cassette recorder and the Wollensak 4800 vintage cassette recorder. To see these inner workings, visit my videos on these machines on YouTube: Lloyd's 8V84A at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1F9D6bBdY Wollensak 4800 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOZq8eL2Ho Wollensak 5750 at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAW7MCrPc10 ***** About Our Sponsor ***** ClydeSight Productions' VISUAL Subliminal Message programs (DSPP) help you have a better mind, better health and better life! They are entirely digital and run on your computer, helping you improve your unconscious thoughts and feelings in as little as 15-minutes a day to improve your self image, attitude, experience greater happiness, manage habits and more. Visit: http://www.clydesight.com/DSPP for more information on this exciting new and original technology! ****** The SONY TC110A cassette recorder shown in this video is part of the ClydeSight Collection and is NOT FOR SALE. *******http://www.graspr.com/videos/Alarming-SONY-1
Tags: , clydesight, vintage, tape, Wollensak, Lloyd's, recorder, cassette, subliminal, messages, graspr

From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 17 May 2008
Duration: 9:55
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]]> Sat, 17 May 2008 10:47:05 PDT Alarming SONY! Exploration of the SONY TC110A - End-of-tape alarm cassette-corder with Sony-Matic recording level , clydesight, vintage, tape, Wollensak, Lloyd's, recorder, cassette, subliminal, messages, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-II-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-II-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 Sound-Recording Part 2 of a series on the Telectro MR511B vintage tape recorder. Note: If you like the music, it is original and you can listen to the full composition at this URL: http://www.clydesight.com/epic In the 1960's the American electronics company, Telectro, was struggling against the Japanese reel to reel tape recorder imports. Their solution was to design and build the highly unusual MR115B portable cassette drive reel to reel tape recorder which had very basic sound quality similar to the Japanese imports. This probably wasn't the wisest choice. Had the amplifier circuit, microphone and speaker been better quality, this machine might have done better in the market. This video, Part II of the series is called: 'Silence of the Reels' and demonstrates the recording and playback sound of the vintage tape recorder. You can easily hear how the vintage electronics of this machine hamper the sound quality and tend to disappoint.http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-II-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST The Telectro Show!- Part II -Telectro Vintage Tape Recorder Part 2 of a series on the Telectro MR511B vintage tape recorder. Note: If you like the music, it is , clydesight, vintage, tape, recorder, Telectro, MR511B, How, To, Vintage, electronics, Technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Old-Standard-Standard-SR200-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Old-Standard-Standard-SR200-1 Sound-Recording Exploration of the Standard SR200 - tiny reel to reel vintage tape recorder. In the 1960's, a little reel to reel portable vintage tape recorder was made by Standard of Japan. It is so tiny that it uses little 2 inch reels, smaller than even those of the Concord F-20, Concord F-85 and it's twin the National SNAP (see my videos on YouTube for Concord F-20 and National SNAP) in clydesight channel. The little Standard SR200 may not have ever been marketed in the United States; I have never seen it in catalogs or other sources. The machine in this video came with an original Japanese store price tag of 12,800 YEN (about $45 US dollars in the 1960's.) This video shows the little machine in operation and how it was so carefully made. It is hampered only by its rather cheap amplifier and DC bias recording system. That's a pity because the transport was very well engineered, and the reel to reel tape recorder has the same intelligent accessibility as the Lloyd's 8V84A cassette recorder that appeared about the same time. See video 'Embracing Your Inner Cassette Recorder - Lloyd's 8V84A' at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V1F9D6bBdY on YouTube. Perhaps the Standard Radio Corporation is the parent company of Lloyd's? In spite of the poor amplifier, sound can be improved by plugging it into an external speaker. In the video, I use one of the speakers from my Wollensak 5750 restoration project. See ' Wollensak 5750 Vintage Tape Recorder Restoration' at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAW7MCrPc10 on YouTube. The little reel to reel tape recorder can also make radio recordings, (appropriate to the time - there was no MP3 back then) and I use the Ampex Micro 28 radio/cassette recorder to prove the point. See ' Mastertape Theater - AMPEX Micro 28 radio cassette recorder' at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jJ1RXpSYEU on YouTube. Although the machine has disappointing sonic performance, it has a solid drive system and clever accessibility, and it is just the cutest little thing I've seen in years! ************** The Old Standard - Standard SR200! is sponsored by ClydeSight Production's COUNT MY TEXT! character and word counting and optimizing software. It is ideal for users of YouTube, Xanga, DIGG, MYSPACE, bloggers and others who submit text information to Social Internet Web sites. Many such sites limit character counts in profiles and comments sections. COUNT MY TEXT! not only allows you to compose and count your text for submission off-line, it OPTIMIZES it for you, stripping out redundant spaces and extraneous codes so you can make maximum use of the limited space the social Internet sites allow. It is also very useful for optimizing Keywords, Title and Description tags for SEO on Web sites. For more information, please visit: http://www.clydesight.com/cmt/ *************http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Old-Standard-Standard-SR200-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 21 May 2008
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]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 21:25:57 PDT The Old Standard - Standard SR200! Exploration of the Standard SR200 - tiny reel to reel vintage tape recorder. In the 1960's, a lit , clydesight, standard, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, technology, Japan, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-III-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-III-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1 Sound-Recording 'What Lies Inside' Part III of a series on the Telectro MR511B vintage tape recorder. Note: If you like the music, it is original and you can listen to the full composition at this URL: http://www.clydesight.com/epic In the 1960's the American electronics company, Telectro, was struggling against the Japanese reel to reel tape recorder imports. Their solution was to design and build the highly unusual MR115B portable cassette drive reel to reel tape recorder using an amazingly simple mechanical construction. This video, Part III of the series is called: 'What Lies Inside' and shows the internal mechanism of this fascination vintage reel to reel tape recorder. Other episodes of the series are: Part I: 'Close Encounters of the Telectro Kind' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggy1oa... that shows the machine as a consumer would discover it in 1963, and Part II: 'Silence of the Reels', http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fvbaa... which demonstrates the sound quality of the Telectro MR115B vintage tape recorder.http://www.graspr.com/videos/The-Telectro-Show-Part-III-Telectro-Vintage-Tape-Recorder-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST The Telectro Show!- Part III -Telectro Vintage Tape Recorder 'What Lies Inside' Part III of a series on the Telectro MR511B vintage tape recorder. Note: If you l , clydesight, vintage, tape, recorder, Telectro, MR511B, How, To, Vintage, electronics, Technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Patch-Me-Up-Easily-Connect-Tape-Recorders-to-Audio-Devices-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Patch-Me-Up-Easily-Connect-Tape-Recorders-to-Audio-Devices-1 Sound-Recording This How To video shows a simple method for interconnecting two unmatched audio devices (vintage tape recorders, radio to tape recorder, etc.) using an attenuating dubbing patch cord WITH monitor speakers! An attenuating dubbing patch cord is used when the recording device (tape recorder, cassette recorder, even a digital recorder) only has a microphone input. The balancing electronics in the patch cord reduces the signal in from the hi-level source (a tape recorder, cassette recorder, radio, TV, computer, etc.) to the microphone input of the recording device, preventing distortion, overload and sending a clear signal. Without a patch cord of this type, one is forced to record using a microphone, which results in poor quality sound that is hollow and tinny. However, a direct patch cord connection usually will not allow you to monitor the source device, so setting cues or hearing the source device is impossible. The method described in this video solves this problem with the use of a Y connection and monitor speakers. With the method shown in the video, you can monitor the output signal of the source device for proper cueing, and it is very easy to do! In this video we deal with monophonic equipment, but a stereo application of the method can be achieved using extra cables and adaptors.http://www.graspr.com/videos/Patch-Me-Up-Easily-Connect-Tape-Recorders-to-Audio-Devices-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Patch Me Up! Easily Connect Tape Recorders to Audio Devices This How To video shows a simple method for interconnecting two unmatched audio devices (vintage tap , clydesight, patch, cord, vintage, tape, recorders, electronics, audio, cassette, technology, graspr http://www.graspr.com/videos/Big-Brother-At-The-Fair-Mayfair-1607-Tape-Recorder-1 http://www.graspr.com/videos/Big-Brother-At-The-Fair-Mayfair-1607-Tape-Recorder-1 Sound-Recording Big Brother gets new life! (Many thanks to CassetteMaster!) Mayfair is a highly collectible brand of vintage reel to reel tape recorder. The 1600 and the 1602 are noted for minimalist simplicity of design and sleek appearance. With their 1960's retro coloring (avocado and cream) and flash of elegance (silver metal reel platters), the machines caught the eye, if not the ear! Their big brother, the Mayfair 1607 is also a rim drive tape recorder with added features, including a remote control microphone, earphone output and one of the strangest external power supply systems we've ever seen. In order to work properly, it requires batteries! Yet, in spite of the additional features, as vintage electronics go, this machine is rather low tech due to its cheap power amp, use of DC bias and the odd rim drive system. But, it looks nice. The tape recorder shown here arrived in pretty bad condition. The batteries left in the machine had leaked and corroded the battery box terminals to the point that they had disintegrated. The internal foam protection had rotted and gotten into all the works, the rubber drive wheels were dried out and the amplifier had a bad electrolytic capacitor. Overall, a DAO (dead on arrival) from E-Bay to be sure. But we love a challenge! We replaced the battery terminals, cleaned and restored the rubber as best we could and found and replaced the bad capacitor, using CassetteMaster's tips on replacing bad caps. The result is a machine brought back to life! http://www.graspr.com/videos/Big-Brother-At-The-Fair-Mayfair-1607-Tape-Recorder-1
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From: clydesight
Date Uploaded: 31 Dec 1969
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]]> Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST Big Brother At The Fair! Mayfair 1607 Tape Recorder Big Brother gets new life! (Many thanks to CassetteMaster!) Mayfair is a highly collectible brand of , clydesight, reel, tape, recorder, electronics, audio, vintage, rim, drive, technology, graspr