[BC] Old Tape Follies

[Alan Kline]

I think they ran at something like 2 frames per second, so that a 
90-minute reel could handle a 24 hours broadcast day. I don't think they 
could record audio--tape speed was just too low. IIRC, there was a clock 
display supered over the video. They were primarily useful for log 
verification...when they worked...

ak

On 12/1/2011 11:50 AM, Glen Kippel wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 6:49 PM, Alan Kline<broadcast at snugglebunny.us>  wrote:
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>> At one station where I once worked, the aircheck machines were 1/2" helical VTR's, modified to run 24 hours on a reel. By the time I got there, they were well past their prime, and many mornings I'd go back to start a new day on the alternate machine, and find that I had 23 hours of tape on the floor because the takeup reel wasn't...
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> I had not heard of that.  I used to use the Soundscriber machines that used small reels of 2" video tape.  Not that anyone ever used to listen to them for any reason.  I listened to a playback once and the wow and flutter were atrocious.