hello. What good memories of this gem. I still have my Nagra 4.2 and with it I recorded many 35 mm, 16 mm movies. although I must maintain it. thanks for sharing this video
5 лет назад
Nice video. Three remarks. You don’t need the red tab for recording. It is just a shielding for the playback head. Also, of course they make quarter-inch (or 6.3) jack adapters and plugs for new headphones.
1:07 But that wasn't correctly but clumsy. Also a tape should have some leader tape at start and end, this helps to identify the start and can also be used, to write onto the tape the content or the number, the tape has in the database.
Thanks for your great video. Could you please tell me how to export the recording to a daw (sound card)? Thanks so much and sorry for my English (I am French) 😊
Yes, it is a three head machine. That three-head feature allows you to monitor the actual recording rather than just the input signal. There is a switch called TAPE and DIRECT that allows you to switch back and forth between the incoming signal and the actual recorded signal on the tape. The Nagra has a LINE OUT that should allow the mono signal to go into a computer's LINE INPUT.
You could, but it has a latency. Also the delay can vary. The best would be, when it is about 4 to 5 minutes and the start has some metronome click, that you can allign the re-recorded track with the others. For your application, a ½" master recorder could be better, less noise.
I think you should point out that the "Pilot" indicator should only be showing if you are making a recording that is being synced to a film camera. When you are recording "wild", in other words not recording any thing that is to be synced to film you don't need the "Pilot" function to be working. The "Pilot" indicator will work when the recorder is receiving a sync signal. The fact that it was showing a signal means it was receiving sync from some place, but this may not be important to what you were doing. The "Pilot" sync will not harm your recording, you can't hear it..
Actually Pilot sync is generated internally to make sure the tape is running at exactly the correct speed even if the machine is being jerked around while chasing someone on foot while recording. The Pilot indicator goes white because it is recording the internal Pilot tone onto the tape and comparing it to the set run speed and corrected in real-time. There is an external Pilot input on the right side for connection to a camera or other machine for motor sync up.
No. You can't record on one track and listen to the other at the same time with the Nagra. For such records you need a machine which enables synchroplay or multiplay. In that case the record head is used to playback the first track while recording the second one. Otherwise there will be no synchronity...
Thanks for this vid, I have a Nagra 4.2 also and I want to start using it for all my dialog recording for a film I'm going to make, but I will have to run it into my computer for final editing of the film after I record the sound, do you know how to get the recoding into the computer? - Thanks
Yes, connect a cable from the two "Fully Floating Line Output" banana jacks on the right side into an analog audio line level input device connected to your computer. Playback the tape and record it on the computer into a DAW or NLE audio track.
As Nagras are mostly not being used for film recording (it is all digital these days) I would think you could buy one quite reasonably.They do appear on EBAY at times, but I would not buy a used Nagra sight unseen. Check with on one of the film sound supply houses. As Nagras are not in demand for film work these days, you may be able to get a deal
So typical for Americans. This deck was made in Switzerland, NOT Sweden. They are two different countries and are far apart. Edit: Otherwise, love the video!
Das mit dem Bandeinlegen und in die Leerspule einfädeln üben wir aber noch mal! Außerdem würde ich nicht alle Pegelregler bis zum Anschlag aufdrehen, wenn nur ein Mikro angeschlossen ist, es sei denn, du stehst auf Rauschen...
i think you need to get a manual and have a good read , ....you are sooooooooooooooooo far off on the use of this machine , you may want to just study up a little bit
Sorry, but is this a prank? People working with Nagra recorders are not novices, who doesn't know how to load tape onto a tape recorder. At least that's what I think.
