Re: Looping on Revoxes (a treatise)

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

>  
> the important stuff isn't really mentioned in these eno-instructions, 
>like
> how to disable the unused reel motors....

let 'em spin(???)

> how to synchronise the two capstan motors, or disable one of them, so 
> the tape doesn't go slack or break.....

if the tape goes slack, swap the machines

(usually the capstan motors are locked to the mains frequency)

> how to wire up the remote so that one deck starts in play at the same 
> time as the other starts in record.....

fast fingerwork,
start rec machine first, so playback machine can take up the slack.

On "God Save the Queen" Fripp used one channel as the long delay,
then sent it to the other channel which had the Rec>>Playback type 
echo added.

 


andy butler
( yes I've done this )