OTARI MX-5050 BII

[sonicdefault]

Anyone currently using a 5050 or have any experience with one? I just bought one and i'm pretty stoked about it. I haven't received it yet though- it's being shipped right now.

[Sigma]

Originally Posted by sonicdefault

Anyone currently using a 5050 or have any experience with one? I just bought one and i'm pretty stoked about it. I haven't received it yet though- it's being shipped right now.

we used them for tape copies...i i sold 3 for 200 dollars each about 6 years ago..decent machines

[sonicdefault]

Thanks Sigma! You may see I posted a similar thread over on the Post forum (since it's more specialized). I'm planning on using it from time to time whenever the moment calls. What are you using now in place of those machines?

[Sigma]

Originally Posted by sonicdefault

Thanks Sigma! You may see I posted a similar thread over on the Post forum (since it's more specialized). I'm planning on using it from time to time whenever the moment calls. What are you using now in place of those machines?

dude it's weird i learned on Ampex machines that you had to hand switch shuttle [300 series] and 440's, Scully 8 tracks and 3M iso loops.. Ampex 24 track washing machines, ATR 102's , Mtr 90's , those crappy monitor switching Sony's and horrific first gen X80's and X 850's

we calibrated our Dolbys so well that when the SR's came out and we got a beta test they said most studios wern't as anal as us so the diff was much more than we heard..umm almost nil

today? Protools which I used to call blowtools..old days 1 hr of calibration every session.people not saying + whatever OVER 185 NWB per meter..[ err what does + 6 mean?]when ya got an out side tape....the whole 3M and Ampex undercut/over cut tape width head stack transport burn in crapola in the late 70's early 80's ...later day formulations that increased shedding

it's like LP's ..everyone forgets time verses volume..inner band compensation sheit etc etc..[then also how many early CD's were mastered with the EQ settings that were made for LP medium compensation ?]

digital may not be at its zenith yet but it is getting damn close..i opt for digital [i did a 180 on it in the last few years]

yeah tape can be awesome but it is an art and a compromise