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Glenn Alexander Buchanan

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    Award Winning Movie Soundman
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  1. First thing is , I would call BULLSHIT ! Study your magnetic tape properties , Reluctance vs. Coersion theory and in order to eliminate distortion , blah , blah . blah . . . No one needs to change any components in a Nagra IV-L or Nagra IV-2 Taperecorder to achieve the very best recordings IN THE WORLD . Electronically they are THE ULTIMATE 1/4 inch tape recording machine . Learn your European (England) Tape Biasing "Standard" first of all (which is ALL WRONG) . America settled on 20,000 Hz (pre-emphisis) at a specific EMF level ok ? (also vis-a-vis tape transport speed) . Some of my tapes sounded better at 21,000 Hz Bias . LISTEN to the resulting Playback . No one needs a Scientist to tell you when it sounds best . Put your wee screwdriver onto the adjustment points as described in the Nagra Service Manual (of the Bias Circuit intensity) , and monitor the resulting volume . BOOM > DONE . It's not Rocket - Science ; Yes it is . The 20,000 Hz signal has been appropriated for our certain Ferrous Oxide Molecule Particle Size (which may differ with your stock) . If you just adjust the intensity so as to get the highest volume returned , and then back off maybe about 8 -14 % you will have the best recorded sound possible for that particular tape stock . You can alter the Bias Frequency slightly and try it again . I have done this , in the field , with no electronic instruments (just by ear) and it works . Crank the needles , run your machine into overdrive distortion , when you want distortion ! British taperecorded "FILM SOUND" sucks because of this (Pe-emphisis/de-emphisis) frequency 'mistake' . Try yelling in the studio and pretending you're outside . It will sound fake (why ? reflected sound) , also you won't know Lip-Synching when it's done perfectly . Jack Buchanan 65 year old Soundman . Go ahead - respond . But send me 500 bucks first . E-transfer jackbuchanan2@hotmail.com
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