Walkman Analog Delay Top
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V2 of my Tape Delay Machine uses two walkman type tape players. One is a Realistic Stereo Mate and the other is a Memorex XB.
Both players have a similar footprint, so I arranged them side by side and connected them together.
A single tape loop runs through two modified cassettes (each which have had one of their left or right sides removed).
The players themselves have had there walls (the two in the center, respectively) filed down, so the tape runs fluently.
The Realistic Stereo Mate has recording capability, where as the memorex does not.
This is purposeful, because the tape (which moves counter-clockwise) travels through the left player (Realistic) where it's internal microphone records sound, and then travels to the Memorex which plays back the sound about 3 seconds later.
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i know what im doing tonight......
Posted 3 months ago.
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Brilliantly ghetto.
I'd love to see the obvious extension of
this: additional tape pairs with different
tape loop lengths for "adjustable"
delay. Swap the tapes, slide the players
apart to to tension the tape, and away you
go. :)
Or, use a longer tape loop with a tensioner
that will let you slide them an arbitrary
distance apart. That may be too much
complexity for this kind of project though.
Posted 3 months ago.
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I like bartoncasey's suggestion - you could
do it with a sliding rod and some pulleys
like this, as long as you don't try to change
the length too fast!
Posted 3 months ago.
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Better would be to modify the tape decks to
run faster/slower. Not hard at all, really.
Running the tape faster will also yield
better fidelity, which is why all good
4-track recorders can run at double speed.
Posted 3 months ago.
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I will as soon as a Walkman Analog tape
machine makes the Explore page on
Flickr...........
No ooooooooooooo
Posted 3 months ago.
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any samples?
Posted 3 months ago.
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Cool. I did something similar as a kid with
big cassette players. : )
Posted 2 months ago.
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