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Journal Article

A New Tape Transport System with Digital Control

Authors: Bonello, Oscar J.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 31 · Issue 12 · pp. 921–930 · December 1983

Abstract

The design of a new tape transport system is analyzed, which was developed for use in a professional stereo recorder. Except for a few mechanical moving parts and five optical sensors, the entire operation is controlled electronically. A microprocessor-based system commands all the transport functions, including multiple-point search, by means of nine memories through a calculator-type keyboard. It features constant tape tension and several advanced characteristics. The equations of the tape movement and the theoretical optimization of the fast search to cue algorithm are also given.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
31
Issue
12
Pages
921–930
Publication date
December 6, 1983
Affiliation
Solidyne SRL, Buenos Aires, Argentina (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article