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Alarming SONY!
Produced By: clydesight on 17 May 2008
Tags: clydesight vintage tape Wollensak (more...)
Description: Exploration of the SONY TC110A - (more...)

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Duration: 09:55

Home Recording - EQ Tips - HypnoticAudioSecrets
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 14 Jan 2008
Tags: recording music audio engineer (more...)
Description: How to recognize EQ frequency ranges for (more...)

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Duration: 07:29

It's ALIVE! - Standard SR100 Unique Cassette Recorder!
Produced By: clydesight on 05 Jun 2008
Tags: clydesight standard cassette tape (more...)
Description: Exploration of the Standard SR100 - (more...)

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Duration: 08:24

Restoring Granada!
Produced By: clydesight on 14 May 2008
Tags: clydesight Granada reel tape (more...)
Description: Restoration of Granada VT-800 (more...) "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. (less)

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Duration: 09:46

The Old Standard - Standard SR200!
Produced By: clydesight on 21 May 2008
Tags: clydesight standard reel tape (more...)
Description: Exploration of the Standard SR200 - tiny (more...) 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/ ************* (less)

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Duration: 09:10

Naked Continental 101 -Norelco Vintage Tape Recorder
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight reel to naked (more...)
Description: The Norelco Continental 101 vintage tape (more...) 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 toda (less)

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Duration: 00:00

Setting Up Proper Recording Levels
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 31 Mar 2008
Tags: audio music production sound (more...)
Description: Home audio recording and music (more...)

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Duration: 02:54

Fitting Vocals Into A Mix
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 31 Mar 2008
Tags: audio music production sound (more...)
Description: Home audio recording and music (more...)

Views: 19
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Duration: 01:41

Family Reunion 2004
Produced By: bfree on 21 Apr 2008
Tags: guitar mandolin vocals georgia
Description: My dad, aunt and cousins pick'n & (more...)

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Duration: 34:11

Come to the Fair! Mayfair 1600 Tape Recorder Restoration
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight reel tape recorder (more...)
Description: A charming vintage rim drive tape (more...) 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! (less)

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Duration: 00:00

Acoustic Piano Recording Secrets Revealed
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 04 Jun 2008
Tags: piano audio recording sound (more...)
Description: How to record your acoustic piano at (more...)

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Duration: 01:01

The Telectro Show!- Part III -Telectro Vintage Tape Recorder
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight vintage tape recorder (more...)
Description: "What Lies Inside" Part III of (more...)

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Duration: 00:00

Vocal Recording Mistakes - Part 4+5
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 29 Jan 2008
Tags: home recording singing how (more...)
Description: Part 4+5 of 5 tips for recording better (more...)

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Duration: 04:25

Putting Air Into Your Mix
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 31 Mar 2008
Tags: audio music production sound (more...)
Description: Home audio recording and music (more...)

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Duration: 02:59

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Duration: 04:33

LP33.tv video upload tutorial
Produced By: LP33 on 04 Sep 2008
Tags: catalina guirado music digital (more...)
Description: Catalina and Matt give music artists a (more...)

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Duration: 01:41

The Concept Of "The Kobe Compressor"
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 04 Dec 2007
Tags: Recording "home recording" producer (more...)
Description: Home recording tutorial training seminar (more...)

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Duration: 02:23

AIWA GOOD, SONY BAD!
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight AIWA SONY reel (more...)
Description: Exploring the AIWA TP-716 reel to reel (more...)

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Duration: 00:00

Wollensak 4800 Rebirth: Cassette Recorder Restoration Video!
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight vintage cassette recorder (more...)
Description: Curing "Melted Belt (more...)

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Duration: 00:00

Wollensak 5750 Vintage Tape Recorder Restoration
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight Wollensak 5750 tape (more...)
Description: http://www.clydesight.com/wollensak_r... (more...)

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Duration: 00:00

Audio Recording Engineer Panel 3
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 19 May 2008
Tags: audio recording studio engineer (more...)
Description: Segments from a panel of audio (more...)

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Duration: 02:14

Vocal Recording Mistakes - Part 2+3
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 29 Jan 2008
Tags: home recording singing how (more...)
Description: Part 2+3 of 5 tips for recording better (more...)

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Duration: 04:28

Vocal Recording Mistakes To Avoid - Part 1
Produced By: KhaliqOVision on 29 Jan 2008
Tags: home recording singing how (more...)
Description: Part 1 of 5 tips for recording better (more...)

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Duration: 05:18

What IS Capstan Drive? How a Tape Recorder Works
Produced By: clydesight on 31 Dec 1969
Tags: clydesight vintage tape recorder (more...)
Description: Have you ever heard the term (more...)

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Duration: 00:00

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