Re: H-H echo unit

["roel" <q-mailing-list@xs4all.nl>]

after some cleaning and splicing a new piece of tape :o)
http://www.xs4all.nl/~pauliz/hh_tapeecho.ogg

humm-mm-mm-mm on the end. though this night be completely normal,

best, roel



----- Original Message -----
From: "roel" <q-mailing-list@xs4all.nl>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 11:26 AM
Subject: Re: H-H echo unit


> hi gareth, thanks for your answer
> the h-h unit the latter one, the one with the moving head.
>
> in the meantine i've spliced a new tape loop. the one which was on the
unit
> had a tick in it because of improper slicing., this is much better, also
> sending signal in on lower levels results in more transparent delays.
> next week i'll be cleaning up the unit, its way dirty.
> also i notice a hum, about 100hz, which gets on the tape when feedback
level
> set to max. should i do some tricks to reduce this hum, or is hum normal
for
> tape echo's?
>
> best, roel
>
>
>
>
>
> ----
> Gareth wrote:
> ----
> Wow, this takes me back!
> As I remember there were 2 types. one with multiple heads, rather like a
> Wem/Watkins copy cat, ad the other had one playback head on a mechanical
> slider. I owned the former but wanted the latter. With the moving head
one,
> you could play and speed up/slow down the echo - great fun..
> Anyway, the reason I had one was that there was quite a long loop of tape
in
> it as compared to the affore mentioned copy cat which had a loop about a
> foot long. This meant that if you covered up the erase head with a bit of
> cardboard you could achieve sound on sound long loop effects.
> I remember my tape chewing up on the H/H unit and making a new loop by
> splicing some 1/4 inch tape together. This worked but the sound was
> different. The problem is that different analogue tapes have different
bias
> characteristics. Without knowing the specs of the original tape it would
be
> hard to match up your new tape. You'll end up with foggy or bright
echoes -
> but this might be good too!
> So maybe you should experiment with different types of 1/4 inch tape. And
> remember to clean and de-gauss the heads. Little bits of oxide will get
> trapped in the heads and this will cause dropouts.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Gareth
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: roel
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 12:26 AM
> Subject: H-H echo unit
>
>
> hi anyone out here, i'm new to this list... :)
>
> i've never had the pleasure to own a tape machine or tape echo myself,
> but finally this evening i've brought in a second hand H-H echo unit!
>
> . i guess it needs a lot of service, since it drops out audio at some
> moments.
> also i know the sound gets most dirty immediately after the first repeat.
> though i knew these units do not produce sparkling and clear sounds... 
>the
> dropouts is what makes me wondering.
>
> is there a tutorial on repairing/optimizing/service-ing a tape echo?
>
> best, roel
>
>
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