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Originally Posted by GANGI  I ended up getting the Otari 5050, 4 track mkiii -- ran some sound through it and recorded it. seemed to play back fine and really added some interesting, fat sounding compression to what the guy was passing through it -- some of mj's thriller. ha. one of the pinch rollers lightly bounced on the tape, but it didn't really seem to affect the recording or play back. the line inputs on the back didn't work though, but the outputs worked and the inputs at the front of the machine worked for quarter inch "mic" inputs. he sold it to me for 180 with a roll of quarter inch tape thrown in and two half inch tapes... no reels though as the guy is making a giant clock out of them?,  ... need to pick some up. |
I personally never heard of a 1/2" 5050. But anyway, I'm assuming you got a 1/4" machine. But this is a 4 track 1/4" machine? YES, get the pinch roller replaced if it's the least bit sticky. Whoever told you to put electrical tape on the pinch roller, stay 200 miles away from him.
There is no cheaper pinch roller. Welcome to the world of maintaining ancient analog tape machines. If you can't afford a $125 pinch roller or keeping the machine's transport and alignment in shape, then please don't try to use it for anything serious...
BK
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