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| 1803.1 | Mixdown Deck On Board, Too | AQUA::ROST | Hum-dum-dinger from Dingersville | Fri Dec 09 1988 17:08 | 6 |
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The Sansui has dual decks on board, one is a six track (non-standard
format), the other a regular two-track for mixdown. I've seen it
in some catalogs but that's about it.
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| 1803.2 | A Few Flaws May Sink This One | AQUA::ROST | DWI,favorite pastime of the average guy | Wed Mar 22 1989 13:50 | 18 |
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According to MUSICIAN magazine's NAMM report, the Sansui machine
is not as hot as it could be. The main drawbacks:
1. The channel EQ is two band shelving, fixed frequencies.
Ugh.
2. There are two effects busses, but one is permanently tied
to the onboard delay line. Only one can patch to outside
effects.
3. The digital "reverb" is apparently only a delay line and
the article called it "rudimentary". A picture showed three
selectable "modes". Hmmm....
The best feature is that it is a double well machine, so the mixdown
deck is integral with the master deck. Unclear if you could record
direct to stereo using the mixdown deck only. List is $2000, BTW.
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| 1803.3 | The MR-6, perhaps its what the doctor ordered? | MAIL::EATOND | | Wed Aug 01 1990 21:30 | 40 |
| Over lunch, I stopped by at a local (over-priced) music store, just to
see if they had anything there in the recording vein that might suit my
needs. I was not dissapointed. Much to my surprise, I saw the
companion to the WS-X1 studio - the MR-6.
The MR6 is a rack-mount version of the 6-track technology used in
the WS-X1. It does not have nearly the wealth of functions found on
the WSX1. It basically has six inputs, six outputs, transport
controls, and switches to decide which tracks you're going to record
on. There is a switch for turning off NR (dolby C) on track 6 and some
minimal auto-transport controls (rehearse function, but no auto punch).
The brochures say it can do stereo ping-pong, but I didn't see anything
on the panel to indicate this.
The thing that caught my interest was that it sells for less than
one thousand. When I got back to the desk, I called around and found
the best price at slightly over $600! Egads, I have to find out more
about this puppy...
It has much going for it that I have been looking for... I want
something that didn't put a lot of money and effort into features that are
redundant in my studio (I have two mixing boards (one six, another eight)
so I don't need the internal mixers, I have fx loops, don't need
that...). I wanted something that runs at double tape speed, this
does. I wanted NR defeat for sync track (although Fostex says this is
unnecessary with dolby C). This has it. And I wanted to be able to
afford it...
The only thing about this prospect that I'm even slightly concerned
about is the six-track format... At this time, only Sansui is using
it. I'm not *too* worried about it because I won't be investing mega
bucks into it - if it only goes for a couple of years (about as long as
any four-track I planned on buying would have been expected to last), it
will have earned its keep.
Is there anything I haven't mentioned that should be taken into
account? Any news about Sansui that I should be aware of?
Dan Eaton
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A seperat discussion of this machine would be nice, since I'm thinking seri-
ously about getting one (I just need the bucks :^}). Has anyone got experience
with it? I think the 6-track/casette combination is precisely what I need -
4-track is just not enough, and I don't wanna mess with big tapes...
Here are the specifications:
Tape type: C30 - C90 cassette tape (chrome)
Track format: Deck A: 6-track, 6-channel record/play
Deck B: 4-track, 2-channel record/play
Tape speed/deviation: Deck A: 9.5cm +/- 1% per second
Deck B: 4.75cm. per second
Pitch control: +/- 20% (Deck A only)
Wow & Flutter: 0.06% (NAB weighted)
Sync out: -10dBV/100 ohms
Frequency Response: 40Hz - 15kHz +/- 3dB
Channel separation: 50dB (1kHz OVU NR in)
Erasure response: 70dB (1kHz)
Mixer section
Distortion: 0.06% (amplifier)
Signal-to-Noise ratio: 72dB
Frequency response: 10Hz - 60kHz
Separation: 65dB
Mic/Line Input (x8)
Input level: Mic. -50dBV at trim max
Line. -10dBV at trim min
Impedance: 50k ohms
Effect return (Stereo)
level: -10dBV/5k ohms
Effect output
level: -10dBV/100 ohms
Equalizer
low: 100Hz +/- 12dB
high: 10kHz +/- 12dB
Dimensions(WxHxD): 625x110x343mm.
Weight: 9.0kg
On this fancy little machine, they claim you can make 10-track recordings
rather easy:
TRK1 A A F F I
TRK2 B B G G J
mix
\/
TRK3 C C
FG+H FGH
TRK4 D D
mix
\/
TRK5
ABCD+E ABCDE ABCDE ABCDE
TRK6
Other features:
Digital reverb - track-assignable
Effects loop - various possibilities
Possible to syncronize with another unit,
so you get REAL 10-track recording
Memory for storing tape indexes for storing
auto-stop and auto-play
Punch-in/punch-out by footswitch
Dolby C on deck A, Dolby B/C on deck B
The tape decks operate by relay control and 'click' buttons, looks very nice.
I like the idea to have the whole thing in one box, allowing you to produce
the final tape on it.
Poul
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| 1803.5 | Hmmm, new prices bring questions | RANGER::EIRIKUR | | Mon Nov 12 1990 22:38 | 6 |
| Has anyone seen the 12 channel mixer that Sam Ash has on sale along
with the 6-track rackmount? Does the rackmount also have the second
cassette drive?
Eirikur
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| 1803.6 | Does This Mean Sansui Is Gonna Drop This Beast? | AQUA::ROST | Dennis Dunaway Fan Club | Tue Nov 13 1990 01:27 | 7 |
| I believe the mixer is the same as in the all-in-one package, i.e. two
band (fixed) EQ, etc. So it may be 12 channel, but it's primitive.
The rack mount deck has only the 6-track unit (if it didn't, how could
they sell the separates so much cheaper then the all-in-one?).
Brian
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| 1803.7 | A good deal at <$400 - but I hedged on paying more | STLACT::EATON | | Tue Nov 13 1990 13:48 | 8 |
| Yes, I've seen it. I haven't listened closely to it, though. It has
in addition to what Brian mentioned, two headphone jacks (don't know if
they're individually adjustable), solo capability, etc. It'll fit my
needs very well - except that I wish it accepted balanced XLR inputs.
Then I could use it for live performance as well.
Dan
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