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As Studio Recorders, Studer, made some fine units. Such as the A-80 series. But with this, A-810. These really are not a, Studer. This is really a REVOX. It's more like a consumer recorder. Quasi-enhanced and offered up as a Professional Recorder. I say Bullshit! It's a REVOX. It's a REVOX on steroids. But it's still a REVOX not a Studer, really. Unlike their actual studio recorders. This has no, automatic, tape tension control. It is not dynamic control. Tapes be will vary according to the tape pack, on the reel. Unlike a actual studio recorder. That has tape tension control. This ain't got that. I was never wild about these machines. They are okay. They are good. They are adequate. They have that name, Studer. But it's really a REVOX. It's much more like the B-77, REVOX. I had three, A-77 REVOX recorders. They were very nice. They were kind of a portable studio recorder. They had a handle. If you carry it with one hand. With the handle. You couldn't do that with the Studer, A-80 nor AMPEX nor Scully nor 3M machines. They were much heavier. Much more bulky. Not designed for portable use really. And so and that respect. This Studer/REVOX recorder great for, a location work. You still come away with a nice sounding recording. Even if speed stability will not be rocksolid as with a, automatic variable tension, recorder. Some are willing to live with. Me, not so much. I'd rather grab the heavy bulky impractical studio recorder. When you want something impeccably recorded. Without any speed variation or drift. And with a DC servo capstan drive, if you got it. The REVOX and other Studer recorders are a, AC servo Loop Drive. Not with the same precision as a DC servo drive. It will not be chasing synchronization to video. Video will be chasing synchronization to it. Because it's really a REVOX. And I'm not wild about it. I'd rather have my Scully's. The last of the 280-B's. They got really good. Same flutter specs as a Studer, then. And rocksolid speed consistency. Could Chase sync lock to video. But I digress. Studer made fine recorders, overall, yes. You can't go wrong with any of them. But you have to know what you want. Not all are equal. RemyRAD

A rarity indeed and tape is still best. My Studer and Revox machines are 1970s but more of them were made than 820s. Subscribed.

Pro studio audio porn. 🤤

The camera used for filming this was probably made the same year as the A810

I love basf pem 468. Its all about the soak ❤

these were beautiful machines. the industry standard along with Ampeg from the early 1960s to... the end of analogue (is analogue really over?).

Beautiful machine!! Studer was the prof-line of Revox, right?? Used in studio's. Swiss brand? Or German? i don't know.

Great video Iain, but the video flickered a lot for me. FWIW I just got an A810 myself, would love to see a follow up seminar on doing alignment

15IPS not prerecorded tape, and never ever Ampex and all other vintage labels produced them. This days 15IPS 2 track they are master tape copy tapes not prerecorded tape!!

…. and Kostas produce playback machines, so in really four new playback machines not one machines like you said.

Three new machines playback only, not one!! Thorens playback only, Ballfinger playback only and AAA playback only , that you said only one machine ;) 😅

Teac F1 most rare machine

Thrones didn’t manufactured reel deck player, only branded for them.

Thanks for the shoutout, Iain! great episode as always.

Spelling mistake, correct name is Oleg not OLOG ;)

Great to see more and more artists doing prerecorded tapes

Great interview!

The interviewer sounds just like the interviewee! 🤔

Great interview!

It should be record capable

Please, which one sounds better: B67 or A700 ? (well mantained, recapped, aligned)

Yup love this. Love this so much. I need moreeeeeeee! Can you do one on Nagra 4.2? and Uher 4000 plz. Also I liked your beetles episode, you should do one on bootleg concert recording as well.

Very good podcast. If I may make a suggestion, the subtitles continuously misspell a lot of words (reebok 77, Pi 99) which makes comprehending a challenge at least. It is possible to 'overtype' those words in the YT subtitle option.

Neville Roberts quote, "Digital audio is a bit like trying to reconstitute a cow from mince", this did make me laugh. It got me thinking about DAB radio, can one say that, "DAB digital radio is like trying to reconstitute grass from cow dung"?

Very interesting to hear your chat regarding the Revox tape machines, very much enjoyed.

Maybe you have 820 for sale?

great video!

Very interesting and enjoyable listen! Look forward to hearing part two. Cheers from west of Ireland!

Very interesting. I will be working my way through these episodes.

Technics reel decks great machines

Great interview

Good information.

Congratulations 🎉

You just got yourself a subscriber! I've been working as a live audio engineer for 5 years now, so I never really got to work in studios but I do love tape machines. The very first video I uploaded on my channel in 2010 was of a russian home tape recorder. I was 17 at the time and everybody thought I was crazy haha! Some actually believed that the recorders were film projectors. I've been using them since then for fun, but unfortunately due to other commitments, I never had the chance to properly grow my "collection". Now, I have a Tascam ATR-60-8 which I bought damaged, for £400 or so and managed to bring it back to life by teaching myself more about electronics. Then I bought a Revox B77 MK2 High Speed (15IPS) 2 track, for £160 also broken and I fixed it. And then a Tandberg series 4000, same idea but I didn't recap that one yet. I had other recorders, but I only kept these because I love them the most. I don't have your experience but I never really gave up on tape machines. The books that I have on audio engineering more or less cover tape machines, but videos like these are equally as valuable to me. I hope to see more from you!