It was a medium of convenience. For me, mixing various formats etc., and already having the machine.... and it sounded good. I was too much of a cheapskate to buy a DAT machine, which in hindsight was probably a good thing. Plus digital still really sucked then.Mathieu Benoit wrote:I suppose if the alternative is cassette tape, then anything would be an upgrade.
Yes. The VHS was the "master" and you dubbed from there. Early to mid 90s for me.Mathieu Benoit wrote:So then they were dubbed to a cassette deck or something and then distributed from there? Around what year was this? I was picturing the mid 80s in my head but then I remembered that Roach isn't that old.
sean.boyer wrote: God, that seems like forever ago now. That makes me feel old. Ha!
"EP".... "SP" is the fastest of the three speeds.sean.boyer wrote:...as they would record for hours and hours in SP.
Yes... The other name for "EP".Scott DeVarenne wrote:SLP
sean.boyer wrote:.......We also used them in place of carts as we could fit entire 2 hour pre-recorded shows on them easily.
Alain Benoit wrote:sean.boyer wrote:.......We also used them in place of carts as we could fit entire 2 hour pre-recorded shows on them easily.
Cart, there is a format I haven't seen in a bit.
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Wikipedia wrote:Both VHS Hi-Fi and Betamax Hi-Fi delivered flat full-range frequency response (20 Hz to 20 kHz), excellent 70 dB signal-to-noise ratio (in consumer space, second only to the compact disc), dynamic range of 90 dB, and professional audio-grade channel separation (more than 70dB).
I remember seeing that exact setup at probably around the same time in the day. It's almost impossible for the younger crowd to imagine such a workaround to mix to a "digital" machine in what was a reasonably substantial studio at the time.RoadDog wrote:I was just looking through some threads while bored at work, and this one jogged my memory. The first time that I witnessed a mix to a VHS machine was back in '88 at a little place called Cherry Beach. I was hanging out after an educational session when this was being patched in. Inquiring minds wanted to know so I asked...
The deal was this, the 2mix was sent post a pair of LA4 comps into a "magic box" and then into a consumer grade Sony VHS machine. Turns out the magic box was a Sony PCM-F1 converter. Now this, as explained at the time, converted the audio up into the Video spectrum, thus eliminating any analog noise with the storage medium. The resulting playback was to say the least - astonishing!
This was a commercially available digital converter and was used at about the same time as DAT was being professionally introduced. In fact, the next week, a side by side was done with a brand new Sony PCM 2000 DAT. I did not witness the test, however, the DAT remained behind for the next 2 weeks as a project was being completed.
Digital Audio Tape over at Wikipedia has more...
Now, where did I put my non conductive bias pot tweaker?
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