PCM-3402 (Sony) 1990's

 

 

 

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This is one of the early examples of the Digital recorders, like the Mitsubishi which came before it, the Sony uses a stationary head for recording the digital signal, this system is called the DASH (Digital Audio Stationary Head). These recorders being the first of their breads where overloaded with circuits and complex head arrangements which often lead to failures, the electronics was too advanced for its own good.

These huge machines where very impressive when in action, the sound quality was amazing (on paper) but now you would find a high quality sound card in a computer would out perform this machine but in the time of manufacture there was nothing that could touch it for the absolute crystal clear sound with many flaws of analogue tape removed such as wow and flutter, crosstalk and background noise.

Specifications  
Era 1990's
Customer Professional master recordings
Cost when sold Unknown but somewhere over £10000
Control type Full computer control, operators panel and remote
Max Spool size 12"
Speeds 7.1/2 and 15
Motors 3, 2 spool motors, one capstan motor
Heads 5, mixture of digital and analogue
Track configuration stereo with aux stereo, full track (8 digital tracks)
Frequency response 20Hz - 44KHz or 20Hz to 48KHz either speed
Other tech data no W&F, S to N 93dB, no cross talk (Digital only)
Special features Will replay analogue tapes as well as DASH

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