SONY APR-5000 APR-5003 reel to reel tape recorder
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- Опубликовано: 28 мар 2009
- On the front it states its an APR-500, on the rear it states its a APR-5003, this is one of the few pro Sony analouge reel to reel tape recorders, built in the early 80's its gor more features than the Studers of its time and does sound great.
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Time code in the guard band was just coming in as tape was going out for American radio and I never got to play with it much. It was a good idea but just a little late... :) JC
Print-thru is when you have two layers of tape closely packed together, back coated tape improves the distance between the layers but this still occurs. When the tape is left for time, the magnetic charge polarises the tape above and below it causing a faint copy being made.
Apart from the PCM-3402, this is the first recorder I have used it on too, some of the older recorders like Leevers Rich used a Syncro-Pulse which is a similar yet crude idea.
@Seblington Thank you again, this was helpful. Do you currently sell the Sony APR-5003?
2nd question: how often did you met the 1/2" block and guides for APR-5003?
3rd: what do you think about 1/2", 1/2 tracks stereo?
thats a very advanced reel to reel
Thanks for uploading this video. I have one of these machines to that i added to my collection of machines, although i have not used it that much yet. It handles tape very well i think. Mine is not sounding quite right yet as it needs realigning so i have to do that at some point. It would be great perhaps if you can upload another video of how to properly align the electronics for bias, level adj etc etc. Keep it up Stuart. Cheers
Cheers, wanted one of these for some time, meeds some spares but all in all its in good condition.
That is a very good point, though this machine winds tape very smooth, if you have thin or old tpe it is hard to wind even, playing it onto the reel is like a slow library wind, it does make it very smooth.
i love the way analog sounds but i'm having enough trouble sometimes with my 8 track 1/2" machine. I couldnt imagine a 24 track. shivers.
but going analog shows you the warmth and saturation of sound you lose in digital, but it also makes you appriciate how much more convenient easy, and cheap digital can be
I store all my tape tails-out too, not so that print-through is reduced to post-echo instead of pre-echo, but so I get an even, archival wind for storage.
Nice machine... As I recall, the time code was recorded on a skinny track right in the middle of the guard band between the standard left and right channels. Therefore, it was completely computable with any other 1/2 track machine. Otari had a unit that came in in the late '80's that did the same thing. I assume that there is no 1/4 track playback head like the ones you'd find in Ampex and Otari machines, right?
Very strange design. I really like the demostrations you do. I just wish you'd mix direct sound from the decks with the camera audio.
Thanks for sharing.
They are both very good points, on the Sony Dash, fast spool makes a big mess of the tape but lib-wind or just playing the tape and leaving it tail out does give a even wind, though I do find oxide coated tape winds very well.
Cheers!, I tried the tape on my Studer a812 after recording time code, the Studer recognizes the code but I need extra electronics to use it, the time code looks universal but the Studers time heads may be in a different place to the Sonys, not quite sure.
Cheers, the Sony is a nice machine and now I have it and the A80 connected to the HI-FI at all times, they both sound great but the Sony does sound better.
Seblington, could you tell me what tape recorder is better in case of sound - Sony APR-5000 (APR-5003) or Studer A-80? Thank you.
Turns out there are 12 inch and 12.5 inch reels, the Sony and other large recorders will take 12.5" reels, where the MKII A807 will take 12" only (like the Nagra T and the Lyrec FRED and FREDA). my A807 MKI has platters too, though it looks better with reels :-) would love to get my hands on some 12" reels :-)
FANTASTICO VERY NICE
Really super mashine !
Cheers bud!