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Thanks Mark, that was cool! Though it's just a brief scene, I liked the cassette dj guy going wild manipulating several machines with a mixer and effects, and Leo the inventor listening to one of the first prototype cassettes which ran in the opposite direction so played backwards on "modern" machin...

a little off-topic, but who even knew these existed? https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c48/shedshrine/Panasonic_Automatic_reverse_cassette_changer.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=bounds https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c48/shedshrine/Pioneer_Cassette_changer.jpg?width=1920&height=1080&fit=...

Interesting discussion, long sprawling thread covering reel to reel decks, cassette multitracks and digital recording protocols Anyone making NEW analog multitrack recorders? "Dolby SR is not a cassette NR. Won't happen. 8 tracks on a cassette, horrible. (this man's opinion) And this machine would h...

That’s got to be rough. Hang in there.
This getting older stuff ain't for sissies,
that’s for sure.

Dollar Bin covers on the office walls..

wow that really shrank will have to remedy later..

Jimi Hendrix Fire.. and the RHCP speed rap redo
(had imaginary links but they burned up..)

Man, you guys are on point! Here's another shot from yesterday. I work in a cool old building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This shot has got a creepy dystopian feel. *fyi- some scenes from the film Gattica were made here. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c48/shedshrine/patio_fountain.jpg?wi...

Five year bump! Red Skies by the Fixx. I mean what else could you listen to when you look out the window and see this.. about 85 fires going out here at last count. Good thing we were already wearing masks. :shake: https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c48/shedshrine/Halloween_came_early.jpg?width=...

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The Mrs. pointed out that the previous photo was kinda "gucha-gucha", Japanese for messy or unorganized. Fine. Here's a more straightforward shot. But see, the previous had a theme. Unopened media. There's a heavy-duty S-VHS tape for adat recorders, and a cube of 10 unopened TDK minidiscs, as well a...

Before Allan Holdsworth's solo career he played in a few bands, Nucleus, Soft Machine, U.K., Tony Williams Lifetime...and Tempest's first album shown here. The other album pictured, Velvet Darkness: IIRC CTI released some practice tapes as his first solo album without his consent. The guy who owned ...

A.David.MacKinnon wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 02, 2020 11:05 am

markjazzbassist wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 02, 2020 7:10 am

about to offload 150ish sealed NOS type II Cassettes i had stashed. I still have another 100-150 but i realized i have too many.

Oh my. We should talk.

I just have to overcome my inherent laziness. Is there a mod for that? *googles for answer to no avail* I know you use yours for serious work, wondering if you'll end up: 1. Modding the 488 (and being happy.) 2. Selling the 488 and (augmenting with funds raised from your new mod service?) and movin...

..and thus MacKinnon Mods was born.

I realize the following is very Tascam-centric, I had a Yamaha at one point that was very good as well. a Tascam Portastudio 488 modded with 8 direct outs Doesn't show how to do it, but a cool mod. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/c48/shedshrine/Screen_Shot_2020_08_31_at_6.06.47_PM.png?width=1...