从录音界的实际使用情况,大家普遍反应是这样的,ampex440录音不会超过10分钟的。
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! V) L5 h3 |, u3 bI maintained tape machines at a radio station for about 10 years (1986-96) until analog almost went away. Here are a few of my thoughts from that experience.9 o8 \9 ?: f( F/ @' Y% J$ I' Q) R
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3 n: C4 ~2 I- ?+ bWe had a selection of AG440B and C models in 1986, which were gradually being phased out. They are very simple machines, and built like tanks. They did have fairly frequent failures (electrolytics were getting old, and I remember having a supply of 2N3904 transistors), but as someone else noted, fairly easy to fix once you get used to them. They are constant torque transports, so they slow down at the end of a reel. There's nothing you can do about it. Even the DC servo capstan option will not help. Wow and flutter was OK but not remarkable, possibly made worse by the age of the machines. I had a retired 440C, but gave it away to a retired announcer who had some old tapes he wanted to play.* s: |% b9 h/ @
4 k( W* ^7 ^, D, w- `There were still a few old mono 300, AG 350, and 351 machines around, but they have basically the same transport with the same shortcomings.
) l" f$ | _" }2 g- E% @) KRevox: We had a few A77 and PR99 machines, but they have a simple constant torque transport as well, so they don't have any speed stability. I would reject them, the same as the 440s.
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