Re the fader mod on that A80. It's a BBC mod and, judging by the meterbridge , was used in television, as radio ones never had such bridges - certainly not the ones I worked on in London Broadcasting House in the 1980s & 90s. If it has a timecode board/head it's a TV one. We rarely used them as an editing machine in radio - that was done on B67, A810, Revox PR99 and latterly A807 machines. In LBH the A80s were used in the basement studios and in the "Conns" (continuity suites) where programs where linked and played out. Each Conn would have three A80s - some basement studios had 3, others 4. The reason for the fader was that, in the studios, the machines connected to a "tape routing panel" that allowed various feeds to be switched to the machines and from the machines to the mixer. The panel could mix the machine outputs to a single stereo pair to ease the workload for the person driving the desk. The output of the individual machine (level and output) could be controlled by the studio tape operator. News studios used Telefunkem M15A machines as they were superior when it came to editing.
Very nice piece of equipment. You know your stuff when it comes to this stuff. This video is really interesting. You make it that way. Not boring at all. Keep up the good work.
Neat little lights, wouldn't it be easier to just look at the transport to see if it were playing/fast forwarding? How many tape machines do you have and do you use them or are they just a "collection"?
I have really been enjoying your videos and I particularly loved this one, since the studio where I record has both an A-80 and a 2" 24-track A-800. Towards the end of the video when you demonstrated the second machine that you had been servicing, you mentioned and demonstrated the vari-speed controls. If an A-80 doesn't have its vari-speed controls, is there a place to get the components or should you just look for another A-80 that has it?
Thank you for your comments, I don't own the M20 yet (Thought these were telefunkens by this time), I do own an M5 though, one day I may get one and then I shall do a video of it. Thank you.
At the moment I am days away from a house move, te place I am going to is huge and I plan to set up a small recording studio, nothing too big, but I want to get back into the music after having many posatice comments on it.
that´s "home recording tapes like gruding TK-47 and other like that" will work well for recording voice (singing), old style (elvis styles) with all the saturation of the tube time? all warm weight and harmonics that recordings used to had? to play, i can see the videos of this, is excellent, but to record i don´t know if will had the same sound quality, or near that´s olders profissional studios recordings, i´ll use a pre amp mic behringer 220 tube, and a akg perception 120
este es y sera el mejor sonido analogo he grabado en mas de 80 estudios de grabacion ,nunca cambio el sonido analogo por el digital, el potencial de la grabaciones diferente en analogo tiene mucho cuerpo el sonido, en colombia he grabado en discos fuentes sus 6 estudios hoy dia ya no existen murio don antonio fuentes y todo se acabo, discos victoria m ondina , metropoli , sono lux, fono bosa se acabo philis se acabo orbe se acabo discos bambuco la rumbita todos tenias sus estudios todo se acabo daro, discorama seacabo, en bogota habia 180 estudiosde grabacion en los años analogos hoy no existen ni uno
The Studer A800 is not "the same machine with 16 or 24 channels"! It is in fact a completely different machine of a completely different technical generation. Nice video nevertheless.
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It's a beautiful machine... I have always wanted one
Re the fader mod on that A80. It's a BBC mod and, judging by the meterbridge , was used in television, as radio ones never had such bridges - certainly not the ones I worked on in London Broadcasting House in the 1980s & 90s. If it has a timecode board/head it's a TV one. We rarely used them as an editing machine in radio - that was done on B67, A810, Revox PR99 and latterly A807 machines. In LBH the A80s were used in the basement studios and in the "Conns" (continuity suites) where programs where linked and played out. Each Conn would have three A80s - some basement studios had 3, others 4. The reason for the fader was that, in the studios, the machines connected to a "tape routing panel" that allowed various feeds to be switched to the machines and from the machines to the mixer. The panel could mix the machine outputs to a single stereo pair to ease the workload for the person driving the desk. The output of the individual machine (level and output) could be controlled by the studio tape operator. News studios used Telefunkem M15A machines as they were superior when it came to editing.
Cheers, I have ordered new bearings to cover both machines, oiling works but were these bearings are, its only a short fix
Very nice piece of equipment. You know your stuff when it comes to this stuff. This video is really interesting. You make it that way. Not boring at all. Keep up the good work.
Neat little lights, wouldn't it be easier to just look at the transport to see if it were playing/fast forwarding?
How many tape machines do you have and do you use them or are they just a "collection"?
Excellent presentation, great machines. I like the illuminated buttons, those are fantastic. Thank you for sharing!
I have really been enjoying your videos and I particularly loved this one, since the studio where I record has both an A-80 and a 2" 24-track A-800.
Towards the end of the video when you demonstrated the second machine that you had been servicing, you mentioned and demonstrated the vari-speed controls. If an A-80 doesn't have its vari-speed controls, is there a place to get the components or should you just look for another A-80 that has it?
Cheers, the A80's with no VU meters come up for sale quite often, its a good way to start, get one of these then the bridge later
Mmm, yummers. Thanks for the tour! Five-starred, as usual.
Here in my studio I have a Revox A77. It still works, but it's not in the best technical condition though...
*Cheers!*
Thank you for your comments, I don't own the M20 yet (Thought these were telefunkens by this time), I do own an M5 though, one day I may get one and then I shall do a video of it.
Thank you.
Another excellent video nice machine you must be running out of room
as always, nice job my freind !
i enjoy watching these
At the moment I am days away from a house move, te place I am going to is huge and I plan to set up a small recording studio, nothing too big, but I want to get back into the music after having many posatice comments on it.
By the way, do you have any idea of where i could find remote control for my A80? I've been looking for ages...
how did you obtain these bud ? and what did you fork out ?
***** This one I got for free, sold it in the end as I had little space, wish I had kept it, still got the other one next to it which cost £225
nice brother
The 3 inch reels looked so weird on it. I would love to have one of these, but will probably never find or afford one.
that´s "home recording tapes like gruding TK-47 and other like that" will work well for recording voice (singing), old style (elvis styles) with all the saturation of the tube time? all warm weight and harmonics that recordings used to had? to play,
i can see the videos of this, is excellent, but to record i don´t know if will had the same sound quality, or near that´s olders profissional studios recordings, i´ll use a pre amp mic behringer 220 tube, and a akg perception 120
This is quality with capital Q.Studer and Revox are the Machines for rec,mastering ,etc.
Cheers, more to come!
Beautiful Machine! and great video, thanks :)
SOUNDS FANTASTIC :) I WANT ONE TOO ;(
Hello,What is this for a music of the end.
Thank you.
How much this version worth's ? and how much this thing weights ?
hello what machine is the best you buy thanks.
What tape did you use for the end song?
+lbochtler Something I knocked together, i do a little bit og writing though this was as far as the tune went, the sitar part was used in another song
Wonderfull mashine !!!
The machine is a Leevers Rich E series which is in one of my other videos.
Hi, I brought a load of brearings from an ex Studer stock, though Studer don't make their own, thye are SMC's
Thank you, sadly, I never finished this song so its not much longer than what you hear.
Thank you though. Very beautiful.
este es y sera el mejor sonido analogo he grabado en mas de 80 estudios de grabacion ,nunca cambio el sonido analogo por el digital, el potencial de la grabaciones diferente en analogo tiene mucho cuerpo el sonido, en colombia he grabado en discos fuentes sus 6 estudios hoy dia ya no existen murio don antonio fuentes y todo se acabo, discos victoria m ondina , metropoli , sono lux, fono bosa se acabo philis se acabo orbe se acabo discos bambuco la rumbita todos tenias sus estudios todo se acabo daro, discorama seacabo, en bogota habia 180 estudiosde grabacion en los años analogos hoy no existen ni uno
@Seblington please finish it. *__*
FANTASTICO.
Cheers!
Sorry to say its not for sale, I had 2 and sold one of them in 2010
Thank you :-)
The Studer A800 is not "the same machine with 16 or 24 channels"! It is in fact a completely different machine of a completely different technical generation.
Nice video nevertheless.
i've got a B62 :))
I WANT ONE :(
Hello, these are 12" see my video on the Studer A820 for 14"
Cheers!