[Tech1] Single-plate ¼" tapes

[Alan Taylor]

When Seaside Special started doing shows from continental Europe the ¼” backing tapes for artists occasionally arrived  on just a pressed steel spool with no flanges at all. The tape seemed to stay on the spool by a combination of friction and being tightly wound.

Needless to say, the tape was wound onto a proper reel at the earliest opportunity. 

Alan Taylor


> On 28 Dec 2021, at 18:34, dave.mdv via Tech1 <tech1 at tech-ops.co.uk> wrote:
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> It may have been a Euro standard. As a gram-op. I had lots of foreign tapes to deal with which were always single-cheeked. The first thing to do with them was to copy them onto a standard UK spool! The biggest worry I had was with opening titles for 'Our World' , the round-the-world hook up. It came from the Vienna Phil. and because Russia had decided not to take part I had to edit the music for length! First, copy it, then you can half relax! Cheers, Dave
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> On 28/12/2021 18:21, David Newbitt via Tech1 wrote:
>> Somewhere I still have my 1kc (Mr Hertz wasn’t much in use back then!) 1/4” LU tape. Mine (and others I recall were on a spool with just a single cheek. Why was that?
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>> Dave Newbitt.
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>> From: patheigham via Tech1
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2021 3:38 PM
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>> Subject: [Tech1] Audio channel ID and test
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>> Some years ago, I remember an Audio Fidelity disc which had tracks identifying L & R for your system.
>> Is there a similar test disc (CD or DVD probably, now) which will identify the channels for surround sound?
>> I think I still have a Canford Audio test cassette for checking line-up levels.
>> Each Gram Op used to have a ¼” line up tone tape to check the tape decks, but anything like that for playout of TV programmes seems to have been chucked out of the window. There is no conformity of audio levels between the various channels these days. Is there still 1kc tone at the front these days, and if there is, does anyone take any notice?
>> Those of you who worked in Pres must be grinding your teeth in frustration, as there isn’t any presentation anymore. No pride.
>>  
>> Pat
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