Re: RCA SoundTape Magazine Loaded Cartridge-large cassette recorder FOR SALE- with rare REEL TO REEL attachment

On Oct 2, 6:01 am, DeserTBob's Futile Efforts <rottedHo...@xxxxxxxxx>
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the large tube-amped stereo unit has been sold- now up for sale is a
solid-state recorder, along with RARE reel to reel attachment, allows
using open reels on an RCA Sound Tape recorder

see auctions below- live demo MPEG's for each in auctions

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RCA SOUNDTAPE MAGAZINE LOADED CARTRIDGE RECORDER-c mpeg
SOLID STATE MONO MOD.YGB-11T LARGE CASSETTE-SERVICED-$$ Item number:
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Item Specifics - Item Condition
Condition:
Refurbished


Type :
LARGE CASSETTE FORMAT-VINTAGE
Brand :
RCA

Product Type :
SOUNDTAPE MAGAZINE LOADED CART
Amplifier Type :
SOLID STATE

Tube Type :
none






HERE IS ANOTHER RARE AUDIO TAPE FORMAT MACHINE FROM MY OWN COLLECTION:

RCA SOUND TAPE MAGAZINE LOADED CARTRIDGE RECORDER

MODEL YGB-11T

"LARGE CASSETTE"

THIS RECORDER COMES WITH MIC, LID, AND BAG FROM SPARE BELT FOR FUTURE
PART NUMBER REFERENCE

FULLY SERVICED AS FOLLOWS: NEW 110 VOLT DRIVE MOTOR, NEW BELT,
REPLACEMENT PINCHROLLER, TAPE HEAD CLEANED/DEMAGGED, CAPSTAN
RESURFACED, SPEED CONTROL LINKAGE REPLACED, ALL INTERNAL PARTS LUBED



SEE MPEG BELOW FOR FULL DEMO OF PLAYBACK-FF-REW FUNCTIONS:

http://video.tinypic.com/player.php?v=2u7ai2v&s=2

(tape playing in deck not included in auctions)

UNIT RECORDS PERFECTLY WITH ORIGINAL MIC INCLUDED

FEATURES: PLAY-FAST FORWARD-REWIND-RECORD SETTINGS, AUX IN/OUT RCA
JACK (will accept external input and record from it, or will output to
external amp), MIC IN JACK, SPEED CONTROL FOR 1-7/8 OR 3.75 IPS,
VOLUME CONTROL, TRACK A/B SWITCH, AUTO STOP ON PLAYBACK, RECORD, FF,
REW

THIS IS A RARE LATE-MODEL (1966) SOLID STATE VERSION OF THIS GREAT OLD
TAPE FORMAT, WITH EXCELLENT SOUND ! LISTEN TO MPEG ! THIS RECORDER
MAKES EXCELLENT MUSIC TAPES

FAST FORWARD FEATURE WAS A "RARE" OPTION FOUND ON THIS UNIT AND ONLY
ONE OTHER, TO MY KNOWLEDGE

SEE MY FEEDBACK, OTHER AUCTIONS

BELOW IS A FULL TECHICAL HISTORY ON THIS GREAT TAPE FORMAT !

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RCA_tape_cartridge

http://www.students.niu.edu/~Z096859/Web%20pageS/ceetintropinfor.htm

http://www.videointerchange.com/audio_history.htm

RCA Sound Tape Cartridge (1958)

In 1958 RCA developed an audio cartridge system known simply as the
Sound Tape Cartridge.

It was one of the first attempts at taming unruly reel to reel audio
tape and making it transportable.

The housing appears more as an over-grown audio cassette, measuring 5
x 7 1/8 x 1/2 inches. Tape speed was either 3.75 ips resulting in 30
minutes of audio on 1/4 inch tape or 1 7/8 ips selected by a small
lever.

The recorded tracks could be selected via a switch that selected
stereo tracks "A" or "B", so it is in fact a stereo 4 track format
though most machines were 2 track mono. One shortcoming of the
machine, is that there is no fast forward. To fast forward, you flip
the cassette over and do a rewind, then flip it back over. Depending
on the machine, you could have 2 separate mono tracks or 2 separate
stereo. Most were 2 track mono.

The recorder features a built in speaker, and was all vacuum tube
technology. Interesting to note is the wide use of plastic for the
main exterior body of the machine. Plastics were coming of age...

The RCA Victor tape cartridge (also known as the Magazine Loading
Cartridge and Sound Tape) was a magnetic tape format designed to offer
stereo quarter-inch reel-to-reel tape in a more convenient format for
the home market. It was introduced in 1958, following four years of
development, at the same time as the stereophonic gramophone record.

Like the later Compact Cassette, the cartridges were reversible and
either side could be played; an auto reverse mechanism in players
allowed it to run continuously. Playing at 3.75 ips as standard, half
that of the most common reel-to-reel speed, the format offered four
discrete audio tracks that provided a typical playtime of 30 minutes
per side of stereo sound, or double that for monophonic sound; some
machines could play and record at 7.5 ips, reducing playing time by
half. Unlike the later audio cassette, but similar to video cassette
formats such as VHS, the RCA cartridge incorporated a brake to prevent
the tape hubs from moving when the cartridge was not in the player.
Small slot windows extended from the tape hubs toward the outside of
the cartridge so that the amount of tape visible on each spool could
be seen.

RCA Victor tape cartridge Media type: Magnetic tape cartridge
Encoding: Analog
Capacity: 30 min per side, two sided
Developed by: RCA
Dimensions: 5 x 7 1/8 x 1/2 inches
(127 x 197 x 13 mm)
Usage: Home audio recording
Extended from: 1958
Extended to: 1964



http://richardhess.com/notes/formats/magnetic-media/magnetic-tapes/analog-audio/025-cartridges/

In the 1960s, RCA introduced a two-hub cartridge that looks like a
cassette on steroids. See the photo on the right and click on it to
open a larger copy in a new window. This uses standard quarter-track
1/4 tape.

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