Hello from belgium ^^ "Magnetophone" remind me mi childhood (im from 1977) , i had 2 sony 4 tracks but loose it ...sad . i maked loops with tape and also cassete tape ! this old technology is fine ! easy to cut/repare/ etc. I worked severals year in Germany (essen ,baden baden ,koln ,frankfurt ) supermarket open until 11PM ^^ very good , a very wonderful country i love it ^^ PS: Haha your german accent is better than my Belgian accent in english lol !
Actually, making a loop analog-style is just as easy as digital (well, not that easy, compared to point and click). I have both and albeit, analog is fun to mess around and is pretty straight-forward to learn because everything is limited in terms of what equipment is available to you.
LOL@ 7:03!!!!! You get respect from me for using an A77 to do this--not an easier B77 or PR99. Thanks for the posting! I have 3 A77's (1 HS and 2 Dolby models)--I had all but given up on using them and have been using my B77 and PR99 units. I will use my A77s now!
Hello, I leave a question, maybe you can help me. Does the sound of a revox a77 depend 100% on its heads (head)? I'm seeing if I buy Revox a77 that apparently has changed heads and I have my doubts. Thank you!
Hello Ale! The tape heads are always extremely important for the sound of any tape recorder. With old devices it is normal for the tape heads to be ground in a little. If the cut is too strong, the recording and playback will lack the treble. Sound heads must not be ground in more than 3mm.
You have obviously a hard time explaining things in English. I suggest you do it in German, and use the subtitling function of RU-vid, and translate your audio.
We have enjoyed how you work after the cut, without wind, hand in hand (A77) Die A816 ist natürlich für sowas optimal. Danke für das interessante Video.
50 metres / seconds ?!? Wow , mine i had builded for he a pitch bend lol ( a volum button 47kohm for the motor he work very fast or very slow like +/-60 or 70% absolutely not precis hahaha , i was younger and learnin electronic ^^ )
Is there a specific equation of tape speed and tape length to work out where to splice so your loop plays in a 12 bar in 4/4 time for example. I am planning on making some loops but will need them to always play in time when the splice goes over the head.
After having been a professional sound engineer for 25 years, I had a good laugh watching your video! (It almost shows how it should NOT be done, hahaha! :) )
As long as you get entertained, everything is good to me. I know that it wasn´t perfect, but it was just a short improvised video to give people which are not familiar with the "how to" a clue of how to do it. Maybe I will do another video and than also you can see, that I know what I´m doing... ;-)
***** I didn't write this to piss you off (I am sure you know what you are doing), but almost everything that could go wrong, went wrong! (Edit wasn't perfect, splicing tape was sticking out, tape loop got stuck in the Revox etc.). But I thought is was very funny to watch! By the way: beautiful Studer machine!
***** real good or not,, its fun to see back haha, i used to make the cuts allways in a 45 degree angle or less, gave a bit smoother transition, fun times with that old stuff :)
rsanchez7111 I have this splicing block since many years. It´s an original spare part vom ReVox. You can ask for example at ReVox in Germany or Switzerland to buy it. Alternative: look at ebay! You often can find there such parts! :-)
It's cool to watch the old-school ways of how some things were done before the easier and better methods that we have of doing them now were developed. :-)
I think I was the guy who requested an example of looping a tape with the A77. Great video! Thanks a lot! I really need that "splice block" or whatever it's called... do you know where I could buy one?
LOL, "Peeeeep!" instead of "beeep"! :-D Love that German accent, man! :-D Fun video (even with the disappointment that the pro recorder was too stupidly designed to play also)!
Wow great video! I always wondered how they did this sort of thing. Would you be able to make a track or a little mix or something so I can see how they make the layers of sound when recording because if I remember they used to use samples and cut them together
Excellent video! Thanks. If the tape deck is off the floor, you can create tension by simply hanging a reel from the tape loop, and letting it dangle over the edge.
That's a great video. Analog equipment is so much more fun that digital equipment. Anyone can make loop on a computer, but to do it on an open reel takes skill. Long live the reel to reel tape deck !!!!
Thank you for this video. i just picked up a Sony TC 200 and it is a very similar machine to your ReVox A77 so i will be able to accomplish the same. Cheers, friend!
I had no idea that this was even a thing!!!! Just the amount of technical skill and precision that this requires as compared to purely digital audio manipulation blows my mind.
thanks you! i was dreaming about this when i pulled my Sony reel to reel out of the trash, good to know my dream in full affect! im going to layer 4 reels on one machine and displace the tension of the loop. 4 reels will hopefully make the loop longer and look badass. ; - ) ^^if that even makes any sense^^
I love this! I have an A77 too, and other than listening to classical music on it (coz that just seems so right!), I'm looking for ideas on how to use it in my digital music creation
Du meine Güte "Bandschlaufenwiederholung" für Anfänger...fangt bloss nicht damit an ;-) aber okay für Alle die so was noch nie gesehen haben...übrigens seit über 20 Jahren gibt es Komputer auf welchen sowas viel besser geht ;-) Such-maschint mal: Echodelay, Les Paul oder auch The making of Dark side of the moon Money Loop. Übrigens das Basis Drums auf Totos Africa wurde so gemacht allerdings mit einer 2-Zoll Mehrspurbandmachine. Grüsse ein alter Tonmeister Hase
Owning a B 215 as well- great machine! Also, I have a PR 99 and a TELEFUNKEN M 28 Let's stay in touch: PORTRAIT - Aus dem Radioalltag von Jens Messtorff (ein Film von Danny Tristan)
I use open reel tapes since 1967 and I fiund that if you want a PERMANENT splice use cyano acrilate or "super glue" as the splicing tapes glue becomes gooey after some time and the splices jam up
That was a great video, by the way. The tape got crinkled is probably the most precise word, and wrinkled would be a close second, in a couple spots. The A77 isn't the most friendly machine to play back a tape loop, but you did a great job.
