the quick and dirty is to acquire something called a "reference tape". this is a tape produced to a recording industry standard. the one i'm familiar with is made by Magnetic Reference Laboratory in the US. there are others made for different types of tape. search for "reference tapes" on your friendly browser of choice. these machines are pretty rock solid though. so unless it has seen hard use, it should still be in pretty decent nick.
originally Swiss. went on to be owned by Harman (Samsung) and now is a marque of Evertz Microsystems. if the tube'y'all will allow an external link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studer if not it's a wikipedia article
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.
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The camera used for filming this was probably made the same year as the A810
these were beautiful machines.
the industry standard along with Ampeg from the early 1960s to...
the end of analogue (is analogue really over?).
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
the quick and dirty is to acquire something called a "reference tape".
this is a tape produced to a recording industry standard.
the one i'm familiar with is made by
Magnetic Reference Laboratory in the US.
there are others made for different types of tape.
search for "reference tapes" on your friendly browser of choice.
these machines are pretty rock solid though.
so unless it has seen hard use, it should still be in pretty decent nick.
No, that was "wow & flutter".
Because, this was recorded on beta-max!
Beautiful machine!! Studer was the prof-line of Revox, right?? Used in studio's. Swiss brand? Or German? i don't know.
originally Swiss. went on to be owned by Harman (Samsung) and now is a marque of Evertz Microsystems.
if the tube'y'all will allow an external link:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studer
if not it's a wikipedia article
Revox is/was the consumer arm of Studer.
@@last1059 But was already "prof" ; very good sounding!
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