I have a Sony DTC75 ES, which is very close to your machine. I used to repair these suckers. On these machines, when you pack them away and don't use them for a long time, the small brake pads in the transport turn to goo and tend to stick to the reel turntables. I had the same problem with my ...

What brand and model DAT machine?

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I replied. Check your PM.

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Justin,

Yes, I worked with Steve Sadler. I don't think there is a dedicated JH110 group, but Steve, Scott Phillips and I worked at MCI/Sony and we frequent the APR list and answer any MCI questions users may have. Steve and I worked in the field service dept, and Scott was the head of the QA dept ...

I did some research on this guy Bill Orner. He worked at Sony in Paramus NJ in 1985 for one year. He was a Field Service Intern. He had absolutely nothing to do with the development of the APR series which was designed and built at the MCI factory in Ft Lauderdale FL. That's pretty obvious since he ...

Don't know about the batch thing. The APR repro alignments generally do not need to be tweaked. The only time I would consider doing an alignment is if the operating level is different on another tape, or you're actually going to record on the machine. Then I would align it with whatever tape you're ...

Purists would check the repro levels for each tape. If all the tapes were recorded on the same machine and the levels look reasonable, I'd say your fine. Studios may align their reproduce levels differently. FOr instance, some set their reproduce levels at 0vu while others set them to -3 or even -6 ...

Tapes should have tone recorded on them to align your playback electronics with the recorder machine. Line them up for each tape you're mixing. I think you'll find they're all in the ball park if the tape formulation is the same. I'm very familiar with the APR series, so if you have any specific ...

A 101/2" reel of tape lasts about 15 minutes at 30ips and 30 minutes at 15ips, so the answer is you'll need several reels of tape

I know you may be short of funds, but skimping on tape when adjusting the machine is a very bad idea, especially when you want to adjust tensions. If for some reason the tape is sticky (and most used tapes always are), you will not be able to adjust the tension properly. I hope you get a good reel ...