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STEREOPHONIC HI-FIDELITY TAPE RECORDER WITH BUILT-IN PRE-AMPLIFIER

The thrilling presence of a live orchestra in your home ... full third dimensional sound!

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EASY OPERATION! Simplified key-board Now you may enjoy the realism of three-dimensional sound in a controls. Handy, strikingly beautiful truly portable stereophonic tape recorder! Two separate in-line sound channels operating panel bring the living presence of a full orchestra into your home. The upper channel provides the utmost permits you to record and play back monaurally. The lower channel, in line with in operating ease. the upper, plugs in directly to the Phono input of your radio, high fidelity system or your television. No auxiliary pre-amp is necessary as the pre-amp is built ULTRA-POWERFUL! 10 watts push-pull right into this WOLLENSAK Tape Recorder. Dual speeds, two-level recording in- audio output—four dicator, keyboard controls, index counter, high speed rewind lever, etc. times greater than MODEL T-1515, complete with microphone, 2 reels (one with tape), cords, $229.50 larger, less portable recorders. Ideal for GUARAINTKED SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Response—Upper Channel: auditorium use. 40-15,000 cps. + 3db. at 1XA ips.; 40-8,000 cps. ± 3db. at 334 ips.; Lower Chan- nel: 40-15,000 cps. + Sdb. at 7H ips. (NARTB Standard Equalization). Wow and flutter less than 0.3%; Signal to noise ratio greater than 50 db.; Signal from CONSOLE lower channel pre-amp output 0.5 — 1.5 volts; Crosstalk — 50 db. PERFORMANCE! Tape live music or use in conjunction with a hi-fi speaker and tuner for a fine hi-fidelity system. "1500" HI-FIDELITY DUAUSPEEDTAPE RECORDER Only 6) 2" x 10H" x 11%"; weighs 20 lbs. 10 watts push-pull output is four times greater than ordinary recorders. "Balanced-Tone" high-fidelity; key-board FREE DEMONSTRATION—Your authorized Wollen- control. Accepts 7" reels; tape speeds of sak Dealer will be glad to show you the "1515" 3.75 and 7.5 ips.; index counter, etc. and other fine W OLLENSAK Cameras and Pro- Complete with microphone, 2 reels, jectors. See him now! tape and cords. $199.50

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3 HI-FI

• tape recorder • P. A. system • portable TV set • hand tools FROM YOUR CAR, Boaf or Plane! TAPE RECORDING

VOL. 5 NO. 12 NOVEMBER 1958

MARK MOONEK, JR. INVERTERS Editor and Publisher

JOHN L. ALLEN JEIN COVER Circulation Manager Assistant Editor

ROBERT W. LAPHiM JAMES H. MILLS, SR. Art Director Technical Consultant

OPERATES ANTHONY J. MORIN, JR. GEORGIE SIGSBEE - \ PORTABLE TV SET /Yi directly from your carl National Advertising Manager Music Editor 274 Madison Ave., New York 16, N. Y, OPERATES q-—. _ • TAPE RECORDERS ~ • DICTATING ^ MACHINES IN THIS ISSUE • PUBLIC ADDRESS V SYSTEMS « • ELECTRIC SHAVERS V directly from your car! ///SsN MAKE YOUR CAR, BOAT OR PLANE WYOU PRESENTS Bob Coucill 18 "A ROLLING OFFICE!" TAPE CLOSE HARMONY Sheldon O'Connell 22 OPERATES • RADIOS MAKE YOUR OWN WINDSCREEN H. J. Hasbrouck 26 • RECORD PLAYERS • MIXMASTERS, ETC. directly from your carl NEW PRODUCTS 8 CROSSTALK 10 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 11 TAPE CLUB NEWS 12 mounted out of sight under dosh or in TEEN TAPERS Jerry Heisler 14 trunk compartment TAPE IN EDUCATION John J. Grady, Jr. 15 TAPES TO THE EDITOR 16

UNIVERSAL NEW TAPES (Stereo Section) Georgie Sigsbee 28 NEW PRODUCT REPORT; BELL TAPE DECK AND STEREO AMPLIFIER 36 INVERTERS Especially designed to change 6 or 1 2 volt D.C. to 1 10 volt A.C. 60 cycles. for, • EXECUTIVES • POLICEMEN • SALESMEN •REPORTERS • OUTDOOR MEN •FIREMEN MEMBER • PUBLIC OFFICIALS KATIO' MODELS 6U.RHG (6 volts) 125 to 150 watfs. Shipping AUD'O-i weighf 27 lbs. List price $89.95 VlSUALf DEALER NET PRICE $59.97 lATlONj I2U-RHG (12 volts) 150 to 175 watts. Shipping weighr Al,0Cl 27 lbs. list price $89.95 DEALER NET PRICE $59.97 Write for literature on other Sizes and Models of ATR INVERTERS, priced as low as $9.95 list. SEE YOUR JOBBER OR WRITE FACTORY VNEW MODELS VNEW DESIGNS -v/NEW LITERATURE HI-FI TAPE RECORDING is published monthly by Mooney-Rowan Publications. Inc.. Severna Park, Md. (Severna Park 548). Entered as second class matter Januairy 7, 1954 at the Postoffice, Severn* • "A" Baltery Eliminator; • DC-AC Inverters • Aulo Radio Vibrators Park, Md., under the Act of March 3. 1879. National Advertising Representative: J. V. Associates. 274 Madison Ave.. New York 16. N. Y. (ORegon 9-0030). Subscriptions, U. S. and Possessions. Canada Amirican Tucvision s Radio Co. and Mexico. $3.75 for one year, all others add $1.00 a year. Two yeaxs $7.00. Contents copyrighted by Mooney-Rowan Publications, Inc., 1958. Printed in U. S. A. . _ Zuality PtatiucU Sintc 1931 POSTMASTER—Send all address labels clipped from undeliverable copies with] Form 35 79 to SAINT PAUL 1, MINNESOTA, U. S. A, Hi-Fi Tape Recording, Severna Park. Md.

4 Only when you buy Soundcraft Tape.. .you get an actual dem- Hear it for yourself in onstration of superior tape quality... a premium recording that's yours in Soundcraft's new budget-priced Premium Pack. This "SWEET MOODS OF is Soundcraft's way of proving how: JAZZ IN STEREO" * exclusive Micropolisiied tape surface preserves your "highs." ...an exclusive new full half hour * exclusive Uni-level Coaling assures greater uniformity within recording...yours for just $1.00 a reel and from reel to reel. extra... when you buy two 7" reels * exclusive plasticizet-free Soundcraft oxide formulation gives of tape in SOUNDCRAFT S NEW complete tape stability. PREMIUM PACK Insist on Soundcraft Tape... in the new budget-priced Sound- containing two reels of Soundcraft craft Premium Pack ... two 7" reels of Soundcraft tape with the tape with "Sweet Moods of Jazz in "Sweet Moods of Jazz in Stereo" recorded on one of the reels. Stereo" recorded on one of the reels. ASK ABOUT THESE OTHER SOUNDCRAFT PROMOTIONAL RECORDINGS! "Sweet Moods of Jazz in Stereo" "Sounds of Christmas"—traditional Christmas melodies, full features Coleman Hawkins, "Red" orchestra and chorus (monaural only). Allen, Marty Napoleon, George Wettling and other jazz greats in "Dixieland Jamfest in Stereo"—a jazz classic with an All-Star combo. Ask your dealer, or write Soundcraft. memorable interpretations of "Sum- mertime," "Stormy Weather," "Tea REEVES for Two" and other old favorites — directed by Larry Clinton, recorded exclusively by Soundcraft... not for SOUNDCRAFTccp sale anywhere else at any price! Great Pasture Road, Danbury, Connecticut • West Coast: 342 N. La Brea, Los Angeles 36, Calif, • Canada: 700 Wcston Road, Toronto 9, Ont. bsz

5 Make Christmas fun last through

The wonderful sounds of Christmas merrymaking need never grow old when you record on tapes of Du Pont "Mylar" polyester film. Here's why; Trouble-free tapes of "Mylar" cannot dry out or become brittle with age . . . offer an extra safety margin against stretching . . . are unaffected by changes in temperature and humidity. What's more, you get 50% or more extra playing time plus superior performance. When you buy tape for your own use or for gift giving this Christmas, besure to ask your dealer for your favorite brand of tape made with "Mylar".

FOR THE BEST IN TAPE, LOOK FOR 6 the years... on tapes of Mylar

LASTING STRENGTH. Under normal LASTING FIDELITY. Even after years operating conditions, tape of "Mylar" of playing, tape of "Mylar" has no will not stretch or break. There's a flattened-out or condensed sounds 300% margin of safety against . . . dimensional stability assures DU PONT stretching offered in no other tape. flawless fidelity. LASTING RESISTANCETO HEAT, HU- MIDITY. Tape of "Mylar" can not dry out or become brittle with age . . . MYLAR withstands radical changes in heat and humidity. Tape of "Mylar" needs "a. U. S. PAT Otr no special storage care. BETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING POLYESTER FILM THROUGH CHEMISTRY *" Mylar" is a registered trademark for Du Font's brand of polyester film, THE NAME "MYLAR" ON THE BOX Du Pont manufactures "Mylar", not finished recording tape. the incomparable

FePrc^raph NEW MUCTS

BRITISH FI-CORD with all broadcast radio receivers, including portables; also works with many nationally- known tape recorders which have stereo heads and pre-amplifiers. Model SDK-101 Stereo-Ette "Gold Bug," designed for use tape recorders with any ceramic cartridge, less battery and stereo cartridge is priced at $16.75. Ferrograph Stereo equipment is de- Model SDK-102CS, with dual sapphire signed to meet traditionally exacting high stereo-monaural turnover ceramic cartridge quality standards. is $27.50. For full information, write for Bulletin CS101 to the Stereo-Ette Co. Two superb models-are available: The Ferrograph Stereo 88 is designed STEREO AM-FM TUNER for both recording and playback of stereo tapes. Professional quality twin-recording amplifiers and playback pre-amplifiers are inbuilt. Monaural recording/playback on both tracks is also possible. Kingdom Products Ltd., 514 Broadway, New York 12, N. Y., is distributing the The Ferrograph Stereo 3S is designed for British Fi-Cord lightweight tape recorder. the playback of stereo tapes and also This machine has speeds oi IV2 and 1% offers all the features monaurally of the ips, a frequency response of 50 to 12,000 popular Ferrograph 3A Series. While it is possible to employ auxiliary amplifiers, cycles, quick change batteries, rechargeable the Ferrograph "Stere-ad" unit offers the on all normal A.C. mains, and a noise ultimate in matched amplifiers resulting level of 35 db. Other features include a in superb stereo reproduction. built-in monitoring speaker, automatically cut-off when lid is closed; automatic erasing Limited production and heavy demands with safety control; can be used as tran- will delay delivery. See your local dealer and place your order now! scriber without additional accessories; detachable carrying strap with microphone CRCOMA CORPORATION pocket; and spools of tape packed in ready- (Electro-nlc Division) to-post economic cartons. For price and 16 W. 46 Street. Dept. 93, New York 36. N. Y. additional information on the Fi-Cord, In Canada: Astral Electric Co. Ltd. U Dan forth Road, Toronto 13 write to Kingdom Products Ltd. STEREO-ETTE

Telematic Industries, 251 Lee Ave., Brooklyn 6, NY., has introduced the Tele- matic Stereophonic AM-FM tuner, ST-666. world's With this tuner, the problem of obtaining largest choice FM classical music, and still being able of recording to obtain AM local broadcasts of rock-and- and hi-fi roll for the junior members of the family equipment... is solved. Now, with the purchase of a Everything in Telematic stereo AM-FM tuner, together STEREO! with any small basic amplifier and inexpen- Here's your complete money-saving guide sive second speaker, both are available. By see everything in Stereo—choose from the connecting from the FM output to the main world's largest selection of hi-fi systems and famous name components—save on everything amplifier, and from the AM output to the in recording: complete recorders, basic mech- The Stereo-Ette Co., 4908 N. Lincoln secondary system, both factions can at once anisms, mixers, mikes, heads, phone pickups, be satisfied. Since both channels are also tape and accessories. Kasy terms available. Avenue, Chicago 25, Illinois, has intro- For everything in Hi-Fi and Recording, for duced the new "Gold Bug." The manufac- equipped wdth individual level controls, everything in Electronics, get the 452-page turer claims that with this in just a few each program source can be adjusted to cor- 1959 allied Catalog! minutes you can be ready to play stereo rect volume without affecting the other. ALLIED RADIO Stereo Tope discs or single channel monaural records, Contact Telematic for details and prices. Catalog without adding any extra amplifiers or ALLIED RADIO, Dept. 83-18 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago 80, III. speakers. All you need are the record AMPEX 2 OR 4 TRACK STEREO □ Send FREE 1959 ALLIED Catalog player and broadcast radio receiver you □ Send FREE ALLIED Stereo Tape Catalog already have, and the new "Gold Bug" and Ampex Corporation, 1034 Kifer Road, Name — stereo cartridge combination, or the "Gold Sunnyvale, Calif., has introduced its new Universal "A" (900 series) unit which Address _ Bug" and your own stereo cartridge. There is no complicated soldering or wiring, and provides either 4-track or 2-track stereo at City _Zore_ _State_ no connection to the radio set. It works the flick of a lever. At the 4-track posi-

8 ♦-TRACK HEAD SHIFT tem, the Coronet proves ideal for second- "UP" POSITION PI AYS-NEW 4 TRACK SrEBEOPHONlC TAPE RECORDINGS. channel stereo reproduction. The Coronet •DOWN ' POSITION PIAYS R6GUIAR 2 TRACK STEREOPHONIC TAPES; AISO PLAYS AND RECORDS MONAURAL TAPES, is priced at $35.50, and the Coronet 1A complete speaker enclosure system sells for $102. For complete information, contact Electro-Voice. NEW TURNER MIKE

TK-45TD

tion you actually get 4 times as much music from any given amount of tape, twice as many tracks at half the speed. The unit also features automatic end-of-reel shut off, and the manufacturer claims performance characteristics at 3% ips on a par with those normally expected at a speed of IV2 ips. No rewinding is required when using 4-track tape. The Universal "A" (900 series) is now being shipped in all Ampex consoles, modular units, portables, The Turner Company, 909 17th Street and unmounted tape decks (pictured). For N.E., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has announced details and price information, contact the addition of a new lavalier dynamic Ampex. mike to its line. This mike, Model 220A, features a unique bass reflex which pro- E-V STEREO SPEAKER duces natural low frequency response. It GIBSON GIRL® has a frequency response of 60 to 20,000 cps; output level, -90 db for 50 ohm im- accessory pedance, -84 db for 200 ohm impedance; its case is aluminum with neutral grey non-reflecting enamel finish; and its cable is a 25-foot attached plastic-jacketed 3- conductor shielded one. The price is $125. KIT For more information write direct to the manufacturer. Everything you need for better

STEREO PRE-AMP tape recording and EDITING

★ FOR MORE PLEASURE! ★ GET PROFESSIONAL RESULTS! ★ FOR BETTER RECORDINGS! ROBINS' ACCESSORY KIT contains the famous GIBSON GIRL TAPE SPLICER, Electro-Voice, Inc., 425 Carroll St., SPLICING TAPE, TAPE THREADER, HEAD Buchanan, Michigan, has announced a new Pilot Radio Corporation, Long Island CLEANER, TAPE CLEANER CLOTH, TAPE stereo speaker system, known as the Coro- City 1, New York has introduced a new CLIPS, REEL LABELS and NEW TAPE net. The Coronet cabinet alone weighs only stereophonic preamplifier, Model SP-210. EDITING BOOK! 19^ pounds, and is 25 inches high, 91/2 This model features two identical pre- inches wide, and 17-% inches deep. This amplifiers with ganged controls for con- TAPE EDITING AND SPLICING enclosure is available in mahogany, limed venient stereo operation; full range indi- FOR THE PROFESSIONAL oak, and walnut with a formica top. It vidual bass and treble tone controls, with AND AMATEUR TAPE RECORDIST is also available with a complete 3-way by N. M. HAYNES feedback tone control circuits for low dis- I 24 Pages — Hlus. ■ - - 25', speaker system, which is identified as the tortion and low output impedance; DC Coronet 1A. The 1A comes completely heater supply to all tubes reduces hum to wired and weighs only 3cS pounds. Used an absolute minimum; high gain which with another E-V full-range speaker sys- AT DEALERS EVERYWHERE! permits use of even the lowest output level Write for FREE Catalog of ROBINS' magnetic cartridges; twelve inputs; two out- Phono and Tape Accessories GUESS WHAT! puts; frequency response of plus or minus We're still not ready to announce what we I db, 20-20,000 cycles and a tape recording have been asking you to watch this space for. Monotonous, isn't it? Curious? Satisfaction will output which has low impedance to permit bring that crazy cat back any Issue now. use of a long cable without affecting the ^C^ROBINS REPULSIVE RECORDINGS CO. frequency response. This unit sells for INDUSTRIES CORP. S89.50. Contact Pilot for further details. | j FLUSHING 54 • NEW YORK ,

9 CROSSTALK

from the Editors

FTC GIVING UP efforts to set up rules for Hi-Fi Trade. Trouble lies in the inability of the industry to come up with any agreement on a definition of what hi-fi is. After year of study by FTC attorney. Federal Trade Commission is about ready to throw in the towel. Some definitions were submitted but industry could not agree on them. Perhaps with stereo taking over the way it is, definition of hi-fi at this point would be wasted effort—better the time be expended on definition of stereo before fast buck boys push over fake stereo products on unsuspecting public.

SINGLE CHANNEL STEREO radio transmission is being worked upon by Electric & Musical Industries, Ltd. (EMI) and the British Broadcasting System. New method separates directional information from program material at source. On receiving end, only slightly more complicated radio receiver, uses directional signal to place sound in proper speakars for stereo effect. Only a very narrow part of the band is used for the directional material, leaving almost all of it for the musical signal. System is fully compatible and does not decrease station range or put out two half signals. Called the Percival system, it requires no modifications to transmitter.

MAGNETIC RECORDING INDUSTRY and its dealers had better get hep quickly to recently passed National Defense Education Act. Among other things, $40,000,000 has been allotted to states on a matching basis for the purchase of training: aids for schools. Programs will be administered at state level. Dealers should work with their local school systems to see that tape recorders are well represented in purchases made by schools. Manufacturers had better alert their reps also. The more tape in the schools the better.

THANKS TO ALL you good people who entered our quickie "You be the Editor" Contest. The winners are listed on page 25. Sorry you all couldn't be in the winner's circle. $Jc s}: sjc >fc >|C v VIDEOTAPE MACHINES are changing the methods of producing TV commercials. Formerly shot on film, no preview of results was possible for two or three^days. If retakes were necessary it meant rounding up actors, rehiring studio facilities, etc. With Videotape, Immediate playback is possible. Latest addition to art is the introduction of a splicer to handle the 2 inch wide tape. Principle of operation is exactly the same as splicers we use for regular tape. To emphasize tape's versatility, one commercial was shot in the mountains of California using TV cameras and the signals beamed back to the studio via microwave where it was recorded.

FUTURE OF TAPE for home use borders on fantastic. According to one firm in five years all music will be on tape except pop singles for rock and roll set {or whatever it will be five years from now). Tape may be in magazines instead of reels and music dealers will only stock blank magazines. Music will be recorded on tape from masters in dealers shop. If customer tires of music, magazine can be plugged into duplicating machine, coin inserted and new music will be recorded on his tape. Home video recording will doubtless also make appearance by then. Next step would be a home video camera shooting pictures on tape for playback through TV set. Developments in this direction now in lab stage. sjc 5{e sjc # # i'fi # # # # >!«

FIRST BREAKTHROUGH for recorded stereo tape comes with announcement by Livingston Audio Products, Caldwell, N. J., that they will make their_entire library of 7^ ips tapes, now selling for $11.95, available at the 3% ips speed for $6.95. Tapes will be packaged exactly as now and be on 7" reels with large diameter hubs. The 354 ips tapes will be available in stacked only, for two track machines.

10 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

Questions for Ihis deparlment may be sent on tape or by means of a postcard or letter. Please address your queries to, "Questions and Answers," HI-FI TAPE RECORDING, Severna Park, Maryland. The most interesting and widely applicable questions will be used in this department. James Melton makes his tape recordings on —A few months ago there was an article dollars extra. Is this just an additional sales in your magazine dealing with the gimmick? Can this be done with little building of a bulk eraser out of a trans- trouble by a not-too mechanically inclined former. I used a transformer from an old person? scrapped radio for the purpose. I followed I notice that the Wollensak factory ad- the directions very carefully but all I can dress is the same as Revere. Are they both say is that it is a very strong magnet. It made by Revere?—W. N., Chicago, 111. ferro-sheen does not erase the tape at all. recording I made a short recording on new tape — We doubt that the dealer is throwing and then attempted to erase but I got a an additional sales gimmick your way. tape tape that J never heard before. I got an echo He probably does not know your capabilities of the original recording) before and after as a do-it-yourself. If you have put to- the original recording, about four of them, gether an amplifier kit you will have no I think. It reminds me of these banks of trouble installing a head. Generally the in- That's not the reasort mirrors that one can see himself going into stallation is rather simple, the only part of why you should use the distance. the installation of netv heads that requires 1 have a Bell deck, the T-200 model great care is the alignment and for all prac- and have just secured the second RP-120 tical purposes a test by a good ear will preamp so I can record and play stereo. suffice. Will it be possible to install four track heads While the Revere and Wollensak re- on the deck?—G. WWilmington, Cat. corders are made in the same plant, the operations are hotly competitive with separate staffs, each of which tries to outdo the other ferro-sheen — When using a demagnetizer or eraser it recording is necessary that the eraser be removed, in quality and quantity. slowly from the tape to a distance of about tape three feet before being turned off. This —In your February issue of TAPE RE- allows the magnetic field to gradually dimin- CORDING, you mention a Microswitch ish, permitting the tape to align itself at which can be used for automatic cut-off random and thus destroy any signal. Per- when the tape reached the end. You state Here's why you should use haps you have not been withdrawing the that a model switch with a roller is avail- magnet or have been using it with DC cur- able. Please let me know where this switch rent which will not provide the random can be obtained as I have been looking for directions to destroy the pattern on the tape. this very type switch to be installed on my Actually, this effect of printing with tape deck.—R. H. C., Decatur. Illinois. magnetism is rather well known and can he used to some extent as a duplicating A—H your local radio parts house does not process. " stock micro switches we would suggest ferro-sheen Regarding the four track heads, the Bell you contact such firms as Allied Radio, 100 Company has announced that they will have N. Western Ave., Chicago 80 or Newark recording four track heads available for installation Electric Co., 223 W. Madison Ave., Chi- tape: in any Bell deck or recorder if and when cago 6, III. A low pressure type would work the four track tapes become available. the best. It's the best-engineered tape —I started subscribing to your magazine 0—My equipment consists of a stereo re- just two months ago and I want to ex- corder and two mikes. In attempts to in the world... press my appreciation for the abundance of record a small orchestra I don't get enough information your magazine has to offer, of the instruments in the middle. I have I bought a Wollensak T-1500 model considered getting another mike and plac- ...gives you better highs...better lows... recorder nine months ago. I record records ing it in the middle to pick up the lost better sound all around! Saves your tape from a V-M Fidelis and do the playback instruments. Would one mike give proper recorder, too —because the irisli ferro- through the recorder and a home-made stereo effect when used with other mikes? SHEEN process results in smoother tape Allied Knight Kit, 30 watt amplifier con- —R. A. H., Los Angeles, Cal. ...tape that can't sand down your mag- nected to a V-M Fidelis model external netic heads or shed oxide powder into your speaker cabinet. h—We believe your problem is one of machine. Price? Same as ordinary tape! Now Wollensak comes out with the " mike placement rather than number of T-15I5 stereo model recorder which has microphones you use. Try moving them in me all shook up once again about sound. a bit toward the center and make use of A dealer said I could convert the mon- the pattern of sound pickup they have to aural recorder to stereo simply by replac- get the effect you want. Some professional ing the head with a T1515 stereo head. He recordings, usually those featuring a vocal- says the cost for the stereo head would be ist, are made with three track recorders, the about 30 dollars if installed by myself but third track being mixed with either of the Available wherever f/uality tape is gold. because of complex technicalities he sug- other two when the duplicating master is ORRadio Industries, Inc., Opelika, Alabama Export: Morhan Exporting Corp., New York.N. Y. gests letting the factory do the job for ten made. Canada: Atlas Radio Corp.. Ltd., Toronto, Ontario

< l TAPE CLUB NEWS

NEW Mrs. Evelyn Pierce, teacher of Jamaica, The club's Special Deputy for the United New York, hopes to carry on her World Kingdom is Jimmie Sime of Scotland. Tape Pal activities from Germany. She is Jimmie's term of office expires, however, teaching children of U. S. Air Force per- on January 1, 1959, and since his per- sonnel somewhere in that country and plans sonal circumstances will prevent him from NEVER BEFORE!! to visit the Brussels world's fair to meet standing for reelection, club members in • some of her tape pals. the U.K. are urged to submit the names Mrs. Pierce's class at Elmont School has of nominees for this position. All nomi- exchanged tapes with Warwick Internation- nees, however, must first have indicated in AUTOMATICALLY al Club, sponsored by Kenneth deCourcy- writing that they have agreed to being put Low, Warwick, Australia, and with students forward for the office. CONTINUOUS of John Hyndman in New Zealand. "The children have enjoyed these exchanges tre- • mendously, and it has been educationally Once again the bonds of friendship very worthwhile," she reports. which are engendered between Voice- Exchange of tapes among schools is be- spondence Club members has been dem- CHRISTMAS coming more and more popular, and we onstrated. Voicespondents Lil and Jim would suggest that all school age tape club Conover of Richmond Hill, N. Y. also members mention the idea to their teachers. belong to the Van Kouwenhoven-Conover Family Association, Inc., all of whose BACKGROUND Whenever any sizable number of Voice- spondence members share an interest or members are descendents of one of the have any characteristic in common, the club original settlers of the Flatbush area of New York. Upon learning that the treas- MUSIC helps them organize more closely. A rapidly growing and very active group of VS-ers urer of the association was going to is composed of those who record and collect Europe, the Conovers mentioned this to railroad sounds. Almost without exception fellow VSer Eduard (Ward) A van Hesse of Amsterdam, Holland. Ward very 50 SELECTIONS—2-HOURS the railroads must have steam rather than diesel for motive power, and since steam graciously immediately contacted treasurer 7" REEL. 33/4, DUAL engines are getting to be rare in this country Blake extending him an invitation to visit the railroad hobbiest will travel far to get his family in Holland. Superbly programmed—choirs, bells, a good steam sound. Ward also arranged several pleasant sur- orchestras, organ, chimes . . . True The VS Tape library contains several prises for the treasurer. These included meeting a historian-geneologist whose Christmas spirit; current and tradi- tapes of railroad sounds contributed by members, including one from VS-er Max grandmother was also a Van Kouwenhoven; tional favorites. Nicholls of South African railroad sounds. a trip to a museum in Amersvort where the We consider this idea of organizing a curator had arranged a special display of group within the club of members inter- documents pertinent to the family; and an especially thrilling trip to the old farm- AVAILABLE 15 OCTOBER ested in some special recordings to be a fine idea for all tape clubs to follow. house from which the Flatbush settler had > come for the presentation of a plate on District Director Bob Crouse of the which the old house was pictured. Voicespondence Club arranged a Tape-Ven- For treasurer Blake the trip was made $25 C.O.D., or suitable credit refer- tion for members in his district at his home unforgettable by the extreme hospitality ences. For early delivery order direct; town of Perryville, Maryland, last spring. and genuine kindness of everyone along The meeting was held at the American the way—all made possible by the bond Legion Hall, and all who attended are still of tape exchange from one VS home to talking about the quantity and quality of the another across the Atlantic. TapvAtium MuAit.lnt. fabulous food served. About 40 were present, and the program consisted of several 523 South Hindry — Inglewood, California short talks plus brief interviews of each one present with the club secretary acting as ALSO: Write for catoloq of complete TAPE- ATHON automatically continuous back- MC. VS-er Paul Still well (D.C.) made a ground library, and player. recording of the entire proceedings which is available to any member just by sending a 5 inch reel of 1 mil Mylar tape to the secretary with return postage. The tape is very enjoyable listening, you'll meet some USED STEREO TAPES i/2 PRICE fellow club members, and there's a good Used for broadcasting, demonstration, deal of unrehearsed comedy in the inter- etc.. but guaranteed good condition, or money refunded. Stacked only. Send list views. Many makes of recorders were on of tapes wanted, plus remittance for % display after the program. Another Po- list price each tape. Shipped postpaid in U. S. & possessions only. tomac District Tape-Vention is being CAL-WESTERN STEREO planned for sometime this fall. 1544 Cross Way San Jose 25, Calif. The Voicespondence Club is consider- ing dividing the United Kingdom into two districts (as far as club members RtCORDS FROM YOUR TAPES and activities are concerned) since membership in that country has grown so Meetings, concerts, training aids, etc economically re recorded on perma large. One district would be comprised of nent hi-fidelity discs. Protessional quality Scotland, Northern Ireland, and possibly —overnight service—all speeds—any ^ Wales, while the other would consist of VS-er Eduard (Ward) A van Heese of .quantity WriteforFreeFolderandPrices^ England alone. Club members are re- Amsterdam, Holland, shown wlfh mike, ar- RECORDED PUBLICATIONS LABS. quested to submit their thoughts along ranged a pleasant stay In his country for a 1568-1580 Pierce Ave.. Camden 5, N.J this line to the secretary. friend of fellow American voicespondents. t? Vic Torrey, Director of the Blind Serv- ices Committee of Tape-Respondents, In- FREE! FREE! ternational informs us of a European tape now, make club formed exclusively of blind people, your own stereo which has been operating for the past two INSTRUCTION BULLETIN recordings with years. Its name is International Round Tape Organization, and it has members ^ How to Tape Record throughout Europe and elsewhere. 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13 projector at the same time. Since your movie will no doubt start before the sound the thing to do is to pick the frame of the movie that you wish to start TEEN TAPERS the sound at and then take a straight pin and put a hole in the frame so that it will appear as a white dot on the screen. When the dot appears start the sound. Another thing to remember is the fact By Jerry Heisler that most movie projectors have variable speeds, hence you can slow them down or speed them should the film and sound get IMAGINE that most of all you could have gether we began the sound track, which is too far out of line. access to a movie camera, either in your where the recorder comes in. Also it is a good idea to have brief own home or from a friend. If so, 1 have We found that it would be very hard if periods of no sound so that the film can some suggestions that can and will provide not impossible to get lip synchronization, catch up with the sound. If necessary stop you with loads of fun. that is to have the sound occur as the your tape for a few moments. A group of college friends set out a while actors lips were moving. So we decided to Now then, if you bear these things in back to work up a movie, a sound movie, do the best we could and utilize a good mind you should have little trouble. Care- for one of our club affairs. We found out deal of narration. ful recording and a proper beginning will what tremendous fun we could have doing We set up the projector and then turned take care of most of your problems. it plus the extra fun of watching it and on the tape recorder and began playing a Such an activity can let you make use seeing our friends react to it when it was musical theme, fading out the music, add- of your full ingenuity with a recorder finally presented. ing the narration, changing the musical while your photographically inclined First of all we made up a story, the pitch, dubbing in sound effects, and round- friends will have like opportunity with their content of which isn't important, since any ing out our complete sound track. cameras. You will have a chance to select story you choose can be worked up into a Now this is not as easy as it might the proper musical themes, sound effects, movie. We made an outline of how it sound and our track was made over several and to use your ability to mix and fade would take place, what the various scenes times before we arrived at just what we appropriately. would be, and what the dialogue would wanted to have. Remember the importance of building be. Once we had our "script" we made up To do such a sound movie you will need up things to a pitch and then fading a crew to handle the shooting, the acting, to keep several facts in mind. First of all them down according to the mood. Let us the sound and other details. Then we you cannot achieve lip synchronization know if any of you come up with some proceeded to go onto our school campus since your tape and your movie projector fine results. and shoot the scenes in the various loca- are independent units with different motors Our whole film cost only $30 for film tions. We even had a scene involving an and consequently different speeds. Varia- and tape and lasted about 20 minutes, but automobile chase using real autos and tions will occur with each showing due we had many fine fun filled hours in put- taking place on real highways, and we even to the variance of the electric current in ting it on, and we still show it from time got involved with real police, (which wasn't your home. to time and we all enjoy it more with in the script). When we finished our film You should at least start out on an each showing. So much for the idea of and had it all developed and put to- equal basis by starting your recorder and the month. In glancing through a recent issue of the Photographic Trade News, the bible of the camera stores, we ran across an article dealing with the importance of the teen Tapebook #2 market, and encouraging dealers to be prepared to handle it and to cater to it. It pointed up some contentions that I've HOW'S YOUR HEARING? made for a long time and that many of you are familiar with. Among things noted by James M. Laing, M. Ed. were the facts that teens have a lot of money to spend on cameras and recorders. Are You Getting The Most Out of Your HI-FI or Stereo? More than 5 billion dollars pass through the hands of teens each year. Can You Understand Speakers? Hear Lyrics Plainly? So this is just further evidence that the dealers who sell to you are aware that Protected hearing is the key to your To help you check your hearing you are interested in purchasing equipment listening enjoyment. periodically is the purpose of this and they are ready and willing to help you Hearing is one of your most pre- "hearing check recording." in your hobbies. I think this is important cious human possessions. It, however, for us as teens to know, since it was not like every other precious possession, TAPE CONTAINS requires protective care. Without 30 minutes of music by the famous too long ago that 1 can remember being proper protection your hearing can Lennv Herman Orchestra — good for ignored in most places I went because the leave you completely, and without listening or dancing as well as screen dealer was "too busy for me." We've testing of hearing. Specially moni- shown them that we deserve just as much warning. tored. To properly protect your hearing 33 tone pairs to test musical discrim- attention as our parents and they are there are two things you must do: ination realizing it and are making big efforts to (1.) test your hearing periodically, 75 word pairs to test speech discrim- do the things that will please us and and (2.) seek early medical guidance ination help us. as soon as a hearing test indicates a Mighty fine for us teen recordists and possible hearing loss. Full 7"7l/2IPS Periodical hearing tests are impor- dual track reei hobbyists to be treated with respect now tant because, unlike most other ail- full direcHon booklet a days. ments, a hearing loss gives you little Only $9.95 positive warning. A hearing loss can Postpaid creep into your life so gradually that ASK YOUR DEALER OR ORDER FROM HAVE FUN AT YOUR NEXT PARTY you can be completely unaware of its TAPEBOOK DEPT. Tape record this old fashioned melodrama and presence. Mooney-Rowan Publications play back. Good for a hundred laughs. Complete Test your hearing . . . and be sure! Severna Park, Md. set of scripts (six copies) only $2.95 postpaid. Hi Fi TAPE RECORDING Severna Park, Md.

14 A SUPERIOR TAPE FOR BEGINNERS, EXPERTS, PROFESSIONALS TAPE IN EDUCATION

By John J. Grady, Jr.

ENGLISH, naturally, always will be the audio—there is promise of tape treatments, , chief foundational curricular subject in which will help to better equip students to the schools of this country. In fact, it is meet the requirements of a business world absolutely necessary to have a knowledge of where proficiency in communication will English in order to attain any degree of pro- be of paramount importance. ficiency in all the other subjects taught in Credit for being a pioneer in the adapta- the American educational system. And it's tion of magnetic recording to the teaching simple logic to assume that the broader the of English is due to Ruth Y. Terry, on the knowledge of English and its components, faculty of Muskegon Senior High School, WIDE LATITUDE RECORDING TAPES the greater is the possibility of increased Muskegon, Michigan. Miss Terry not only proficiency in other subjects. So, in every rates as an inventive educator, because IN THE PERMANENT PLASTIC CASE school throughout the nation, a veritable of her numerous applications of tape re- Completely distortion free, regardless army of instructors are teaching English to cording to teaching, but qualifies also as of input level; lowest noise recordings; millions of students—helping them to be- an enthusiastic active proponent of educa- matchless reproduction on any make come more proficient as thinkers, as read- tional magnetic taping. As author of a recorder: lifetime lubrication eliminates ers, as speakers, and as writers. And every brochure, TAPE RECORDING IN THE semester, more and more of these teachers ENGLISH CLASS, Miss Terry passed on to squeal, adhesion, head deposits; longer of English are adopting magnetic tape other teachers the results of her magnetic i lasting; highly resistance to abrasion, recording to aid them in doing an im- audio experiments. It is a valuable guide i print through and cupping. portant classroom job more efficiently, and will conserve the time of English | FREE TAPE-TIME RULER thereby benefiting both their students and teachers, who, ultimately will adopt the i (tells at a glance, themselves. Also, they are winning credit tape recorder as a teaching tool. The bro- time and tape left for their schools because of the adoption chure is published by the Michigan Audio- ! on reel)-write to: of modern magnetic audio instruction. Visual Association, as a service supplement Each year, more schools are progressing to its members. It is available for twenty- ! i R -11 n in the utilization of tape recording as a five cents from the University of Michigan i 'svamcca corpodaiion classroom function. Where, formerly, mag- Audio-Visual Center, 4028 Administration j IODI, NEW JERSEY netic audio was accepted as a supplementary Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan. aid, it is now firmly integrated into in- From actual classroom experience. Miss struction routine. The realization is expand- Terry details four of her experiments, ing among teachers—from kindergarten to which she developed into established THE WORLD'S FIRST university—that a tape recorder is truly routine. Her treatment of Recorded an instructor's tool and that their efficient Formal Speech prompts the conclusion TAPE BOOK® use of it increases their competence. Tiring that members of the class must have been repetitive detail is being minimized, which inspired to perfect their deliveries lessens the mental and vocal burden dur- through their own self analysis, aided by ing the periods of instruction, and permits the constructive suggestions of their ALL ABOUT teachers to extend personal attention to teacher. The instantaneous playback of students in need of it. However, the hap- each student's vocal effort provided con- piest result of the adventures of ambitious vincement that audio applied to English TAPE experimenting teachers with magnetic re- made the subject more interesting. cording is an inspiring one. It gives to The second experiment, Panel Discus- these inventive educators a form of recog- sion, makes an interesting session for any ON TAPE nition that is more encouraging than re- student group. The participating panel, wards and applause, or even the posies and the rest of the class in on the audition, JACK BAYHA that TAPE IN EDUCATION has been really have something tangible to help pitching at them for three years. Now, them. That tape of the discussion when NAPRRATED BY ED CONOJT educational institutions devoted to the played back—repeatedly, if necessary— DUPMCATEJXIPUCATEO BY UVINGSTON ELECTRONIC CORP training of teachers are providing course provides excellent material for thorough PU8USHCD BV TAPE RECOKDINq MAOAZiNE work and laboratory practice. The purpose evaluation of the effort. The third ex- SEVERN A PARK. MO is to equip entrants into the teaching pro- periment, Radio and Television Programs, fession with adequate skill to utilize for provides the class with a selection of Will give you the information themselves and their pupils the expanding trapped off-the-air programs for review you need in sound, not in benefits being developed through educa- and analysis. Such class work prompts the written word. A new tional magnetic recording. students to think, and then to speak their first in publishing history. The proven success of language labora- thoughts in an interesting way. The fourth 7'/j IPS, 7" Reel, Dual Trock tories using magnetic tapes is an impres- experiment. Interviews, is used by Miss S6.95 postpaid sive indication. They stand out as the Terry to emphasize the value of courteous 33A IPS, 5" Reel, Dual Track finest examples of carefully planned audio discussion, and especially, courteous listen- $5.95 postpaid instruction. But in music departments, in ing. The tape of the interview provides the shorthand instruction, in speech and drama, sole proof of the exhibition of that rare Including a 28 page manual of in radio and television, and in other audio quality—courtesy in discussion. illustrations related subjects, an approach is being made TAPE IN EDUCATION thanks Miss I Ask >oiir dealer to similar systematic procedures. Ulti- Terry for the opportunity of using her or order dircet mately, complete orderly tape routines will brochure to illustrate, in a limited way, that be available for numerous subjects. And Tape Recording In The English Class can TAPE BOOK DEPT. in English, that very important founda- make a curricular subject a very interesting MOONEY-ROWAN PUBLICATIONS tional subject—a natural for magnetic and beneficial experience. SEVERNA PARK. MD.

15, RCA Sound Tape TAPES TO THE EDITOR

When sending tapes lo the editor please use the 3" reel and indicate the speed at which it was recorded and whether it is dual or single track. We will listen to your tape, make notes from it for use in this column and then reply on your tape. Please keep tapes reasonably brief. If you do not own a recorder, a letter will be acceptable. Address tapes or letters to; The Editor, Hi-Fi TAPE RECORDING, Severna Park, Md.

To the Editor: pivotal point in the whole matter, is a lot Here's an open letter to all auciiophiles of THEORY which has very little relation- and particularly to the attention of Mr. ship to what REALLY HAPPENS in actual Dahlberg in Kenosha who utilized the practice. column in the October '58 issue to state his He has taken these lofty statements given feelings. him as the epitome of truth and from there This reply to Mr. Dahlberg is not offered he is bound to wind up confused and dis- with any thought of trying to make his appointed. The FACTS are what count . . . [ position look ridiculous. I have been not the theory. through exactly what he is faced with now Mr. Dahlberg asks that he be proven and it's too close to home for any antics wrong. It is simple to do this. It cannot be on my part. After going over his letter done in a single letter however. What can ... on "Load-Easy" reels very carefully I am convinced he is sincere be done here is to clear away a lot of the for fast and honest in his fears. It is my intention general misunderstanding in his mind . . tape threading! to try and clear up for him some of the first. Now available wherever superior-qual- I difficulty he is having and 1 hope he will The "new" quarter-track system he is so ity magnetic tape is sold. On 5" and 7" j accept it in that spirit. upset about is not very new at all. The Load-Easy Reels for fast, simplified Frankly, 1 feel Mr. Dahlberg very defi- writer has had this quarter track head un- threading. Excellent for low-noise, ex- nitely is being duped, but not for the reader exhaustive testing for over three months tended-range recording and playback! sons he might think. He also has lots of and if, as Mr. Dahlberg writes, he has been ] company. Nearly all his trouble is caused enjoying his stereo tape setup for "several by accepting very misleading and incorrect months now" it is difficult to see why he RADIO CORPORATION information AS IF IT WERE FACT when hasn't heard of it. OF AMERICA in reality it is no such thing. This quarter-track system has been sub- Electron Tube Division Harrison, N. J. This won't be difficult to establish. What ject to a lot of misunderstanding and this has really happened here is that Mr. Dahl- is largely due to people such as the sound berg has fallen victim to a routine as old engineer Mr. Dahlberg talked with . . . as civilization itself . . . namely, the quaint STEREO people who know nothing of the system, old system of double-talk given to the un- haven't seen it, haven't tried it, don't know iniatiated by someone who glories in keep- one blessed thing about it excepting what ing things in a state of constant uproar. they glean from theory books but who PLUS! From the way Mr. Dahlberg has con- aren't the least bit above handing out to j structed his logic as outlined in his letter people like Mr. Dahlberg the "facts" as if it becomes quite plain he is intelligent and they were literally true when in reality by has the ability to express himself well. It there is no sensible basis for the statements is just unfortunate that this logic is con- they make. 1 structed on a false premise as I will attempt From the way his letter is written, 1 TANDBERG | to point out. Because he covered so many glean the impression that Mr. Dahlberg misleading impressions in one letter it thinks this quarter-track system is a method Tandherg's new models now would require many times the space his feature the 4-channel stereo, whereby one plays back four separate tracks Perfection making them the outstanding letter occupied to do justice to all of them at the same time. This is not true. Many, recorders In their price field. but the invitation for him to contact me many people are under this false impres- In Every A recording amplifier is avail- directly for a sufficient amount of detail able for stereo recording as sion. The method is exactly the same as Dimension well as playback. Here is a to properly clear up the dim points is gladly the one he is using at the present time tape recorder of distinctive de- extended. excepting that the quarter-track head is com- sign . . . perfect in every de- SIGHT tail ... an extraordinary Now let's have at it: patible with currently available tapes and 3-speed Stereophonic producer, To my mind it is incomprehensible how will double the playing time of any re- SOUND that also includes full mon- Mr. Dahlberg could base the essence of his cordings made for use with it . . . regard- aural facilities. Incorporating VERSATILITY the techniques of 25 years in thinking on the statements of a sound en- less of whether the recordings are com- the manufacture of audio gineer whom he clearly describes as having mercial or made at home. The actual op- equipment, the Tandberg line refused to have anything to do with a four- eration is very similar to the monaural tapes features compact portability, lowest tape tension, 3-speed track system. It doesn't take much imagina- used in thousands of homes today. The versatility, low-speed quality, tion to realize that from this point he goes quarter track head records only two tracks excellently balanced from confusion to chaos. Under what con- at any time. It has only two tracks . . . playback amplifier ditions could Mr. Dahlberg possibly have plus other excep- just like his present stereo in-line head tional features. faith in the statements of any individual does. The tape is recorded in the same way. who plainly told him he refused to have When the end of the reel is reached you Whatever your tape anything to do with such a system? If he just turn it over the same as you do a recorder requirements, FREE! wrife for descrip- you're sure of the best tive brochure and prices. had not investigated it thoroughly then he monaural tape and record it again on the with a Tandberg. certainly would know nothing about it and other side. This gives you a tape with 4 We specialize m Trade-Ins any remarks he might make on four-track tracks . . . two stereo tracks in EACH Highest Allowances equipments would be highly suspect if for DIRECTION. Only two tracks are played OYNTON Studio no other reason than his ignorance of it. at any one time if stereo is desired. You 10 Pennsylvania Ave., Dept. HT-B The "technical response" of this engineer can also put four separate monaural tracks Tuckahoe. N. Y. Tel. SP 9-5278 is downright stupid. What Mr. Dahlberg on a tape by using only one of the tracks has really been given here, and this is the in the quarter-track head at any given time.

16 Nothing Mr, Dahlberg currently owns is cases the speed used is immaterial. Take either obsolete or useless. He is certainly your choice. NOT required to do anything more than Mr. Dahlberg feels the cost of tapes is mount a quarter track head on his current due to the high expense of procuring talent, equipment, make the necessary adjustments setups, etc. This is incorrect. ALL the major for this head and take up just where he left disc labels have recorded their material on off . . , except that he will get better fre- stereo tape for several years and they blend quency response, twice as much playing these stereo tapes through a mixer to pro- works time and a lot more pleasure for his trouble. cure the unspeakable monaural LP discs you All this folderol he has been handed buy now. They were smart enough as far four ways about the lousy signal-to-noise ratio is just back as '55 to know it was merely a ques- so much nonsense. It is quite true that the tion of time until the stereo disc would be output of a quarter track head is not as a reality and their catalogues will be great as a half track head of the newer jammed with stereo recordings because they type but it has just as much output as the were recorded in stereo to begin with. No THE NEW older type half-track in-line heads has and . . , the high cost of tapes is not due to the sz/z/sr when his engineer friend advises him the expense of actually RECORDING them difference is so vast as to constitute almost ... it is due to the inefficient and awkward SERIES a crime then he has gone off the deep end. methods employed in DUPLICATING the In his entire letter there is only one tapes you actually buy. A disc can be point at which Mr. Dahlberg and I can stamped in very short order with modern partially meet and that has to do with the equipment. speed at which the new quarter-track tapes A tape must be run through a duplicator are to be played. Our agreement in this from beginning to end and only a certain matter is for different reasons however. number of tapes can be made at one time. I am against the issuance of quarter- This is the draw-back in the cost of tapes. track tapes at a speed of 3.75 ips for the With the adoption of the quarter-track reason that the vast majority of tape trans- system at 7.5 ips the tape industry could ports now in operation are simply incapable put twice as much material on their tape in of giving proper speed regulation at this the same time, thereby cutting costs of tape slow rate. Don't get this wrong. In a deck stock AND copying time in half. At a speed properly designed to operate well at 3-75 of 7.5 ips the quarter-track in-line heads Available as crystal — ips and with a quarter-track in-line head will give superior results to the presently 6()-10,()()0 c.p.s., mounted thereon I will be very happy to used half-track heads. This has been proven — 51 db, $28; as dynamic — put it side by side with Mr. Dahlberg's to my satisfaction by over three months of 60-13,000 c.p.s., equipment and the acid test of any high thorough testing. —53 db, $43; fidelity sound ... his own ears . . , will and ceramic — A sensible and logical pricing arrange- 60-10.000 c.p.s., convince him beyond doubt that this sys- ment on tape for competition with rhe — 60 db, $30. tem will outperform whatever he has at 7,5 stereo disc would be to sell recorded tapes ips with his half-track stereo heads. at the same cost as a stereo disc . . . plus All the new decks in production at the the cost of the stock. If the quarter-track never so much present time from progressive manufac- system at 7.5 ips, plus much closer atten- turers have been given very careful con- tion to improving duplicating methods, is microphone sideration on the designing boards to assure given some close attention, it is entirely versatility excellent results at 3.75 ips and you can possible to achieve such an arrangement. take it from me . . . those results are Don't overlook the fact that there is no and quality terrific! sensible reason WHY a stereo tape should The problem here is the old game of cost no more than a stereo disc. You get requiring people to get rid of their present better quality of reproduction for one thing. The microphones of the Turner tape mechanisms and buying one which will You should expect to pay somewhat more operate well at the slow speed. Some tape 200 Series quickly switch from hand for this quality but I certainly agree that to stand, desk or lavalier use with transports we have tested (brand new ones the present spread between the two me- too) have so much wow, flutter and weav- diums is excessive and discouraging. An- T urner-engineered accessories. ing of the tape from side to side over the Result: Versatility to meet your other benefit of tape is this: If you ruin a changing needs in high fidelity tape head that they give downright inferior re- stereo disc it goes in the ashcan. If a stereo production at 7.5 ips. To even consider such recording . . . wide response to give tape recording is spoiled you still have the you faithful reproduction of voice equipment for use at 3.75 would be cause tape for re-use over and over again. for hysterical laughter were it not so very or music. unfunny to the large numbers of people I will close by giving Mr. Dahlberg and all other interested audiophiles some items The Turner 200's have sleek, tapering who have been sold this junk. The only cases with satin chrome plate finish. thing we can hope for is that next time to mull over: 1. The half-track in-line head is on the Prices include your choice of desk they will think more and react less. stand, floor stand adapter or lavalier The entire staff of T.R, is no doubt way out. It HAS to go out except for very limited applications because it utterly accessory. Additional accessories quite familiar with the grief already caused may be purchased separately. by the makers of the "home" type tape prohibits an effective competition with recorder with respect to equalization. Ads the stereo disc. Write for complete specifications and are being run advising you to slap an in- 2. While all of you are reading this, free literature. line head (of either the half or quarter- some joker is working on the "new" track variety) on your present tape recorder eighth-track system which will come roar- and you're all set for stereo. It is blithely ing down on us in a few years . . . with suggested your table model radio or tv set a repetition of all the current misunder- be used for the second channel. Well, con- standing, controversy and hurt feelings. sidering that the equaiiration in most home 3. Try to remember that if it had not type tape recorders is so far from the been for these improvements which are NARTB standard anyhow, it certainly won't continually being made, every single one IN CANADA: CANADIAN MARCONI CO., be inconsistent to follow this procedure. It of us would still be listening to cylinder Toronto, Ontario and Branches will give you putrid sound from both chan- records through courtesy of Mr. Edison's EXPORT: ... AD AURIEMA, INC. nels and this will be the biggest boost the morning glory horn. — Frank Zeman, 85 Broad St., New York'4, N. Y, stereo disc could possibly receive. In these 2688 Stratford, Cincinnati 20, Ohio.

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by Bob Coucill Program Director, WWBZ

.... your home recordings can be improved by following the practices used for radio programming.

LET'S look at it this way . . . Every home tape recorder is One of the most important elements of good program- basically a privately owned radio broadcast station. Its ming is what actors and radio people call pace. This should product is organized sound, just like that of any com- not be confused with another theatrical word: rate. The mercial broadcast studio; and it is bound to time limitations term rate refers to the rate or speed of delivery. Pace refers (length and speed of tape) just like any professionally pro- to its rhythm. Good pacing is not so ditficult to achieve as duced broadcast. When you turn on your radio, you may most amateurs make it seem. Try the following formula on be turning on a tape recorded program or part thereof. your own equipment and you will discover how easy it is The question I am posing here is: how many of the tapes to pace yourself to better tapes. From the moment your YOU have made can qualify for the name "Program"? . . . program begins until it closes there should be no—repeat in the conventional sense in which radio has taught us the NO—inadvertent pause. In this regard the medium of tape meaning of the word. has it all over radio for, like the movies, it can be stopped For the recorder to fulfill its purpose, there must first be a and started and spliced; whereas radio, like the stage, goes subject to present, someone to produce it, and someone to relentlessly on and LIVE! listen to it. Tape recording has these things in common with Please note that I have said there should be no inadvertent radio. Even if you tape only a personal message to your Mom pause! Every actor alive or dead has used the dramatic pause or your girl, or a business letter to your private secretary, for telling effect. And so can you. Just be certain that when the chances are that you unconsciously use one or more of a pause occurs, it has meaning. A good pace is achieved by the fundamental principles of broadcasting. This, then, is the elimination of meaningless pauses. This means, then, meant to be an argument for the conscious and deliberate that the rate or speed of a speaker is less important to use of production practices which make for more universal good pacing than that there be no pause between one enjoyment of your product: the tape recorded program. Eet speech and the next; or between the introduction of a song us examine some of these and see how easily they can be and the start of the music. made to improve even the simplest of sound presentations. A flow pace will result from the reverse use of the same Special care should be given to the selection of just the principle. Slow pacing, usually, is used only as part of the right opening sounds for your tape. Here the mood is set, effective presentation of drama or for reading in what is the expectancy element is at hand, and whether or not your called a low key. You can use it also to vary your delivery listener is swept into attention depends largely upon what for the purpose of accent. As a general rule, however, you choose to have him hear first. Use your imagination and once your program has started, Bang! that's it. Keep it strive for a sound that shall be as pleasing as possible. Try moving. to find ways to enhance your subject; fill it in, round it out, Variety or color can be introduced into the presenta- showcase it. Take care to avoid exaggeration but don't be tion of almost any subject with just a little extra time afraid of novelty. Above all, be consistent. Once you have and thought. The result of this so-called extra effort will established a format, you are obligated by the principles of astound you when you hear your tape for about the fourth good broadcasting to follow through to the end of your time. Instead of the sorrowful boredom which most presentation. amateur tapes induce, even in the mind of the person who

18 makes them, you will find that your additional work has CONTINUITY from: STATION WYOD paid off with a nice crisp professional sounding produc- TITLE: COUCILLS IN THE AIR tion. Presto! Your stature will have grown immeasurably in PRODUCTION NOTE: THE AUTHOR PRO- the eyes and ears of your audience. CEEDED WITH THE MATERIAL WHICH HE Another extremely useful device for insuring presenta- HAD AT HAND AND THROUGH WHICH HIS tion quality is contrast. (In this connection we have already FAMILY COULD BE MOST READILY REPRE- mentioned varying the pace.) To further illustrate con- SENTED. OTHERS WILL FIND THEIR OWN trast let me give you an earful of the following sequence WAY OF PRESENTATION USING SUCH of sounds. The recorder has just been turned on. What do MATERIAL AS MAY BE FOUND INDIVIDUAL we hear? There is the sudden striking of a Chinese Gong WITH THEM. whose reverberations linger and finally blend with the SOUND: CHINESE GONG (Cross-fade into: tinkle of a music box tune. This lasts until the gong has MUSIC: MUSIC BOX (Cross-fade into: died away and is superseded by the singing voice of a small DAUGHTER: Sings song. (20 sec.) child, too young to pronounce the words. The child's tune MUSIC: MUSIC BOX (Sneak under and up ends and (without pause) the music box re-enters to take to end.) up the slack until her father's voice comes blending in with MAN: Introduces program: who you a gentle, "Thank you. Carol. That was very nice." The child heard and what you will hear. murmurs a demure, "You wel'tum." And when the music Presents Wife. box fades out, we are set up for whatever the recordist WIFE: Speaks of Civic activities has to offer in subsequence. such as: DUBBING: (Excerpt from broadcast of The preceding scene was used by the author to intro- Book Festival.) duce, on tape, the members of his family. It took four WIFE: Introduces Man telling chil- sounds to produce: gong, music box, child's voice, and that dren's yarn. of the father. Of these, only the music box was repeated. MUSIC: BRIDGE (Light, Gay) These four sounds fall readily into the category of con- MAN: Illustrative excerpt from trast. The manner in which they overlap or blend is a story written by Wife. matter of pace; and because they are such good attention MUSIC: BRIDGE (Light ender) getters the next technical device to use would be the logical MAN: Tells of Wife's background in dramatic pause. This serves to heighten the interest already Child Education. Gives statis- generated. tics of schooling, career, present hobbies. Introduces I think one of the simplest and best tricks a home re- Wife's song. cordist can use it that of alternating voices. When making WIFE: Sings original song. Intro- your plan of presentation see if the subject matter doesn't duces Man in role of Mark indicate alternation between male and female voice ranges. Anthony. Then get your wife or your husband, or even the children, MUSIC: BRIDGE (Dramatic Theme) to "Spell" you by taking turns as anouncer or commentator DUBBING; Excerpt of Man's performance. or guest speaker. Be fair and give your accomplice every- WIFE: (On cross-fade) Presents elder thing he needs for comfort in his part. Keep those gaps Son in radio play. MUSIC: (Up 10 sec., then fade out closed (even if it means splicing out just two seconds of for: silence) and be liberal with detail. Remember that if a thing DUBBING; Son in closing scene of play. is worth presenting it is worth presenting fully. MUSIC: (Up to end.) The last and biggest of all production methods to be re- MAN: Introduces younger Son. viewed here is the organization of your material. You may SON: Recites school poem. want to write a script or scenario for programming a tape WIFE: Introduces interview between of any length. But even a casual short recording gains in Man and former employer. interest when its parts are planned and presented in logical MUSIC: Up and out. (Pop tune from sequence. Quite often an old tape which is uninteresting year of interview.) DUBBING: Employer speaks of Man's in its entirety contains spots of unique color or even working habits. spectacular effect. These can be "lifted" out of context and MUSIC: Up to end. spliced into a new project with gratifying result. They may WIFE: Gives resume and estimate of give color, contrast, or detail; while their removal from the Man as Husband and Father. old tape serves not only to preserve them permanently, but MAN: Reciprocal estimate of Wife's also frees you of any obligation to keep an unlistenable attributes. Introduces candid tape merely for a few seconds of valuable sound. scene which shall include Radio Station WYOU is yours to manage as best you Grandfather. can. The calabre of your "broadcasts" is in your hands. MUSIC: BRIDGE (Up 20 sec. and under f or: Tape knows no limit. You are the owner-producer, the FAMILY: Dinner table scene. editor, the production staff and star performer. You have MUSIC: Up to end. an obligation to your audience and yourself to be as interest- MAN: Speaks of early recording ing as possible. Let us hope the ideas so sketchily presented methods and compares with here will find their complete development in your studio today's. and that you will produce tapes which show how proud MAN... .Share spoken farewell. you are of your hobby and how clever you and the rest of WIFE your family can be in preparing them. Good taping to you. MUSIC; Up to close.

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Y Right dress . . . and ready for their number at a benefit performance. The matching tartan ties and sleet suits of these barbershoppers are quite a surprise to those who expect mustachioed foursomes in this line of song. Popular songs, too, are sung in harmony.

■HE Old Songs, the Old Songs, the Dear old songs for a matter of pride to know just what this formidable set I Love to hear those dear Old Songs, that bring Close of initials stands for. The S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., The Society for "TiHarmony"! Now barbershop Quartets are using tape the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet to help sound that chord in unison, and as a means of com- Singing in America was begun way back in 1935 by a small paring tuneful notes among chapters many miles distant, but congenial group who like to sing in harmony. At the learning new arrangements, recording melodious tape first singfest there were twenty-six present and tunefully archives. accounted for, at successive meetings the membership tripled Tape recorders are also helping develop and foster new and quadrupled. Today enthusiastic chapters of Barbershop quartets, introduce many to the very real pleasure that can quartets range throughout the United States, Canada, Alaska, be found when voices are raised in song. Great fun in the Hawaii and the Canal Zone. The one thing unaffected by parlor a few decades ago, it's widely promoted and enjoyed extremes of temperature, four part harmony fits the same by devotees even in this day, as anyone who's encouraged a distinctive pattern from icy igloo to tropical grass shack singfest for tape recording has discovered. in Kalakalehi. Next time you harmonize, these pointers from some of The unofficial auxiliary of the S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A., the Sweet the regulars will help your recording off to a tuneful start. Adelines are every bit as polished as inveterate male quartets, Four part harmony, Barbershopping that is, is as much for delightful to hear. Though, completely amateur, quartets the women as for men, except of course that the bass clef through practice and the guidance of tape recording can is voiced an octave higher by the girls. The women's society attain a high degree of professionalism, however that's sec- is known as the Sweet Adelines, in some cases wives who've ondary to the fundamental purpose of sharing the pleasure followed this line of amateur singing in self defense. to be found in song. A special kind of song. Before test taping your own quartet, it's important and In those days when stacked and staggered heads meant

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CLOSE HARMONY

by Sheldon O'Connell

. . . . barbershoppers are discovering the usefulness of tape recording in their hobby. quite another thing, when wind-up Victrolas and cylinder "After the Ball," lend themselves especially well to singfests recordings were the vogue, a lot of vigorous songs were for tape recording, since the words and the melodies are making the rounds. Some were Comic, "Where Did You familiar to just about everyone. Song times can be improved Get that Hat," 'Down in Jungle Town," others set out by taping those barbershop chords whenever possible, tak- to put an object lesson to music, melodramatic tales with ing the audio measure of your quartet so that the voices built-in homilies, patience triumphant over adversity, other sound their "A" in proper relation to themselves and the themes designed for moral uplift and edification. A great microphone. There is usually some compensation to be made favorite with some quartets "Father dear Father Come when voices are more dominant than others, a fairly com- Home with me Now," "Still the Villain Pursued Her," mon occurrence. Comparative loudness of voices is reflected "More to Be Pitied Than Censured," "Bird in a Gilded at once by the microphone, quick to capture any imbalance Cage," these and others like them managed to capture the during the rendering of a song or solo passage. very spirit of a colorful era. A voice shrill or high pitched will record to greater ad- Many of these old songs, "Shade of the Old Apple Tree," vantage if placed slightly off mike, the other voices remain

23 Tape recorder at waist level keeps all controls within easy reach. Minimizes risk of going off mike while making adjustments. Songs can be memorized more easily if studied a phrase at a time. Lead voice sings a phrase, repeats it in duet, then it is sung by trio and finally full quartet. on mike but step back just a little from the microphone, bershoppers have a great idea for introducing the various this will cut down on the shrillness, while giving the com- chapters to new arrangements of popular and standard num- bined voices equal prominence on the recording. The high- bers. A few quartets in say, Kenosha, Wisconsin, put some frequency content of the voices diminishes in relation to of their most recent best efforts on tape and send it to the amount of angle "off mike," the greater this angle the Jess another chapter in another city, there the members enjoy a stridency. Knowledge of this characteristic proves useful playback, discuss styling and interpretation, work out a few in quartet placement. Conversely, voices which do not record of their specialties and forward the tape to the next chapter, well in a deliberate off mike setting, are those with prominent in a kind of chain harmony. low frequency characteristics. Results can sound muddy or Once a volume setting is arrived at in the placement of woolly. Another consideration is the directivity pattern of your quartet it shouldn't require much adjustment during the microphone, in highly critical work or an impromptu the rendition. Dial spinning or "riding the gain" in an at- recording, its angles of pickup influence the performance. tempt to compensate for drop outs or overloads shouldn't The general purpose microphone furnished with most be necessary, this can often cancel out the natural tone set- tape recorders turns in a remarkably fine performance when ting and give a wavy effect instead of the building and used skillfully. Instead of turning the machine on and letting diminishing of sound called for within the harmonic struc- it eavesdrop on your quarter while it roughs out the harmony ture. Your quartet, whether it sings pop songs in Platter angles of who's to sing when, results are naturally better harmony or the old ivy variety that cling will still require if after dry trials to arrive at a loosely knit famework of someone to keep a check on the recording meter. Since real harmony, you then test tape. Somehow it comes to inean most amateur performers are absorbed enough in the act more when the quartet has put in time, mellowing a number, of recording itself, it falls the responsibility of the recordist custom tailoring it, to then run off a few tests on tape, enjoy to listen for those times when a slight adjustment in level, a playback, listen for the voices that are anticipating, those perhaps during softer passages, will improve the take. split second head starts that have to be worked out. It's sur- The recording of a group singsong, that is more than prising what taping and practice can do. The regular Bar- the specially balanced quartet has slight variations in the

Earphones are useful during preliminary test, and when making a set-up for a trial balance. A listen to tape recordings traded among chapters, often suggest novel arrangements for old standards.

24 microphone placement and volume setting, it is usually a less critical recording. When recording a sing song, the microphone may be placed at a greater distance from the group, this practice shades the prominent voices, while mellowing the general pick-up. A little more care in the placement of voices will result in a superior recording, but it does take that much more time to prepare. There's an easy way to remember proper placement of voices, it will help those taking part, find their places quickly and easily. The women are in the front, the male voices at the back, then the high voices of each group on one side, low voices on the other. Should you discover a changeling in your midst, an adolescent that vacillates between a croak and a trill, better nominate him to turn the music. Sighting from the microphone which faces centre of the entire group, sopranos and tenors on one side, altos and bass voices on the other. The nature of a selection to be recorded, size and power of the chorus of voices determine the distance between singers and microphone, varying from perhaps four to several feet. If yours is a shining new microphone, and you'd like to do a Fred Waring complete with full chorus, there are further adjustments that can be made within the basic framework. The bass voices can be adjusted further, placing the stronger voices toward the outer line, soft voices near the centre, this draws them closer to the direct line of the microphone. These compensations may then be made with each voice group. The optimum set-up made, placements arrived at through careful adjustments, you can listen to the over-all balance through phones; if at this point you discover a reel of tape hadn't been brought along, prepare to face that exquisite moment of truth, he travels fastest, who travels alone. Last one out the door and down the street after you is Sal Mineo's Harmony by members of the Sweet Adelines follows the authentic barber! Back to the barber chair for tape news from the so- pattern established by the male barbershoppers. Though they are non-professional, trios and quartets are often sought after by cieties who sponsor and encourage this kind of activity. They charitable and civic groups. recommend the use of alternate tape recorders, so that no one member will be called upon to supply the machine that include material for the guidance of quartet and group week after week, since many of the members do have tape sing songs, rules of procedure, music sheets, forms, ap- recorders this is no problem. In larger areas a chapter of proved and easy to follow arrangements and other helpful songsters will finance the purchase of a machine exclusively and encouraging material. for member use, and the relaying of taped harmony and The S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. keeps all enthusiasts informed of newsletters from one chapter to another. the activities and doings of other song chapters all over the Song sheets, program scores, arrangements, words and country, sharing the same general aim. The teaching and music are made available to members from the headquar- training of members to sing barbershop Harmony style, ters of each organization. In those areas where no chapter without benefit of instrumental accompaniment; to organize of "Spebs" exist, a nearby or sponsoring chapter will pitch and promote the forming of choruses and quartets, and in and help those interested form one. Kits are provided generally to enjoy the pleasure to be found in song!

CONTEST WINNERS

Here they are, the lucky contestants Second prize has been awarded to We are sure the winners will have whose entries were chosen by our one of our overseas subscribers, Eduard many enjoyable recording hours with judges as the three best in our "You A. van Heese, of Weteringschans 243, their prizes. Be The Editor" contest. Amsterdam, Holland. We are happy to Judging was not an easy task due First prize goes to Walter O. Voe- ship your 18 reels of tape Eduard. to the many, many entries to review. gele, 340 West 57 Street, New York Lastly, third prize was sent to Louis Our thanks to all who entered for their 19, N. Y. Congratulations Mr, Voegele. P. Boeri, 1208 Woodbourne Avenue, interest and enthusiasm. Perhaps your your 30 reels of recording tape are on Baltimore 12, Maryland. Congratula- name may appear as a winner in some their way to you. tions also to you Mr. Boeri. future contest.

25 IT was a popular superstition in the days of wooden ships discover that some of them begin with explosive releases and iron men that a becalmed sailor, if sufficiently in- of air such as the letters P, B, D, T, etc. These will produce spired, could "talk up a breeze." Today about the only thumps in a voice recording. Others have prolonged hissing reliable way to talk up a breeze is to work too closely vo sounds at the end, such as the letter F, another form of your microphone while recording. Microphones don't like wind component. wind. At close range there is a component in your speech The reader with some technical background will recog- that is just plain air flow. It is the air that was expelled by nize here a similarity between the voice vibrations and an your lungs for the purpose of vibrating your vocal cords. atlernating electric current. The wind component of the After it has performed the function of initiating sound vibra- speech is the direct current part of the electric signal. What tions in your throat this air should do nothing further except is needed is a filter that will pass only the AC portion and join the rest of the air in the room. It should never reach that is what the filter or windscreen on your microphone- your microphone. is going to do. A microphone that is blown into will retaliate with a Again try the test on the back of your hand, which is quite surprising assortment of wheezes, thumps, pops and fuzz. sensitive to wind. Try blowing softly through a handker- These superfluous sounds which are not part of your normal chief. It moves a little but the wind does not go through. speech, tremendously degrade the quality of your recorded Sound waves however experience no difficulty in passing voice and often affect its intelligibility. Some believe that through. Actually a sound wave does not go through a mem- under these conditions they are overloading the microphone brane but moves it rapidly in both directions disturbing the but this is not necessarily so. air on the other side. Thus the wave continues to be propagat- The usual remedy is to back away from the microphone. ed. Membranes that are too heavy may affect the frequency Some microphones are worse offenders than others but most characteristic of the sound, therefore we are going to use of them require a working distance of from eight to twelve a very light mesh in our windscreen, such as a nylon stocking inches if there is to be no mouthiness or thumping. The material. There is always plenty of this around but don't remedy however brings other trouble. If the working dis- use the part with the run. tance is increased the reduction in microphone output re- Various other materials can be used. The windscreen quires an increase in recording gain. This means that the attachment to one popular make of crystal microphone, ambient noise level in the room effectively rises. Now you shown in the illustration, uses fine brass wire screen such may hear upon playback, not only your voice but the whir as is employed for gasoline strainers. This may be found of your tape recorder, the reels creaking, mom rattling pots in an auto supply store and is more durable than thin cloth. and pans, and maybe the neighbor's dog barking in the next However the nylon is all right. If the stocking was very yard. The unwanted sounds may be interesting and good for sheer two layers may be needed. Strangely enough the fine a laugh the first few times but then the recordings take on an holes in the texture do not allow wind to pass in any objec- unprofessional quality. The performance becomes ama- tionable quantities. teurish. Windscreens used professionally out of doors for news- Motion picture and sound recording companies spend reel work and the like, completely wrap the microphone. thousands of dollars to sound proof their studios against However our wind has a definite source and direction so unwanted sounds. But what can the home recording hob- that it is necessary only to place the screen between the byist do, on his limited budget, to subdue this competing source of wind, the mouth, and the microphone diaphragm. noise level!' He can make his own windscreen and then talk In your home made microphone windscreen the feature close to the microphone. of being removable serves no practical purpose since the If you have an average quality crystal microphone the system will work just about as well on remote pickup with windscreen may move you up into the hundred dollar class. the screen attached. However if the screen can be removed Most present day microphones have an overabundance of at will it will provide a most dramatic demonstration of its high frequency response tending to compensate and offset effectiveness. The following jingle is a good one to test with: any tendency toward boominess at close speaking range. Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Except for the wind effects described they are capable of A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. very excellent voice quality on "close mix." Your micro- If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers phone may even contain a windscreen, if you paid quite a Where is that peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper lot for it. Then you do not have a problem. The windscreen picked? about to be described is for those not so fortunate. If your microphone will handle that at two inches away Here is a simple experiment that reveals the presence of without a mess of thumps you don't need a windscreen. I a wind component in your speech. Talk to the back of your have yet to see one that will. Even a two hundred dollar rib- hand at close range, about one quarter of an inch away. bon mike chickened out in this check. Pronounce all of the letters of the alphabet and you will As for the actual construction of the screen all that is

26 Your windscreen needs a filter which will allow sound waves to pass through, or vibrate it, but will keep out unwanted wind noises. A very light mesh, such as nylon stocking material should be used for this since heavy textures may affect the frequency characteristic of the sound. The windscreen attachment shown here uses a fine brass wire screen. This can be obtained in an auto supply store and is more durable than the cloth, although the nylon will do the trick. The material should be cut about one half inch larger all around than the grille of the mike.

The filter material is cemented to a ring of heavy cardboard or metal supported on three or four rods which are attached to the microphone. For complete filtering, the screen must be at least three quarters of an inch from the microphone opening. It is suggested that a mock-up of the actual finished windscreen be made first from materials close at hand, such as wire for the rods which can be taped to the mike and bent over and cemented to the cardboard or metal ring.

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In this illustration we see the windscreen attached to the microphone. The finished model will depend upon your individual work- manship, but the value of using the windscreen device will be evident in your first home recording made with it. You will be another step away from an amatuerish sounding recording.

necessary is a stretched layer of a gauzy material about one- region on the far side of the screen should not be boxed in half inch larger, all around, than the sound opening or grille but left free and clear, otherwise sound quality will be of your microphone. This may be of metal mesh (not mos- ruined. quito screen, the holes are too large), fine cloth or stocking It is suggested that an experimental mock-up of the screen material, cemented to a thin ring of cardboard or metal be made first using materials at hand, and when the desira- which is in turn supported on three or four rods that are bility of the windscreen has been established a more finished attached to your microphone body. The resulting article will and workmanlike job can be constructed. For example, in depend to a great extent on the ability of the workman and the first model the supporting wires can be attached to the his ingenuity. microphone body with elastic bands or tape and the other There are only two dimensions that are more or less criti- ends bent over a little and cemented to the cardboard or cal, the size or diameter of the screen, since it must not metal ring, using glue or household cement. be small enough to permit any wind to pass around it and To prove the value of the device one can first record impinge on the microphone diaphragm, and the distance his voice with the microphone about three-quarters of an from this screen to the microphone surface. It does not mat- inch from his lips, using words containing enough of the ter how close you speak to the screen. It can tickle your Hps sputtering type letters to make the test conclusive. Later if you like. But the screen has to be at least three quarters after attaching the screen the test is repeated at the same of an inch from the normal opening of the microphone for distance and with the same script. A side by side listening complete filtering action. This still permits a very close test can then be heard. Such a comparison is usually quite operational approach with excellent noise suppression. The impressive.

27 By Seorgie Sigsbee NEW TAPES

CLASSICAL excellent offering. Having heard this so tion a women's chorus! many times I do not get any feeling of The music, and the display of instru- CONCERTO-RHAPSODY tension, etc., but Paray does a fine job mentation, hold a fascination; ranging from GRIEG of gradually increasing the tone of his dramatic to serene there is a full cornu- Concerfo in A Minor (27:47 mins.) orchestra. copia of music as well as brilliant sound RACHMANINOFF The Second LArlesienne Suite, compiled patterns of percussion et al., to please both Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini (20:30 posthumously by Bizet's friends, Guiraud, the musical and/or engineering soul. mins.) consists of four movements: Bizet's Pastor- RESPIGHI Leonard Pennario, pianist ale; Intermezzo; Minuetto; and Farandole. THE PINES OF ROME Erich Leinsdorf conducting the Los Angeles This particular recording by Paray was THE FOUNTAINS OF ROME Philharmonic Orchestra made several years ago. While not as ultra- The Philadephia Orchestra CAPITOL ZF-85 brilliant as the Ravel in reproduction, it is Eugene Ormandy, Conductor $14.95 , . . 48:30 mins. nonetheless very good and the interpreta- COLUMBIA LMB 25 These two compositions make a well- tion is unquestionably a very satisfactory $ I 1.95 ... 2i mins. matched program and are performed with one. The outstanding talent of Ottorino great poetic justice to both composers, HOLST Respighi was his proficiency in pictorial Pennario spins a web of gossamer quality The Planets across the keyboard in Grieg's romantic, writing, or as he himself described it, "to Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra reproduce by means of tone an impression lyrical concerto. Although his touch can Women's Voices of the Roger Wagner of nature." The Pines of Rome and the be delicate as a butterfly's wing, Pennario Chorale Fountains of Rome were his first two does not lack in animation or strength Leopold Stolcowslu, Conductor great successes in this field and they are when required. Mr. Leinsdorf and his men CAPITOL ZF-75 presented here in a thrilling performance also give a laudable performance. $14.95 . . . 47:03 mins. by Ormandy and the Philadelphians. Excellent balance is maintained between This is just the kind of musical meat Every descriptive shading from the orchestra and soloist. The reproduction is Stokowski likes to sink his teeth into . . . not as acutely brilliant as many current and for this I am glad as we have here laughter of children at play by the pines releases ... it has a softer quality . . . an outstanding rendition which is given of the Villa Borghese to the sound of the somewhat like being in a filled to capacity stereo reproduction of the highest quality. tolling bells, twittering birds, and rustling concert-hall. The piano is placed not too Some years ago when I first heard this leaves at sunset by the Villa Medici Foun- far forward so that it blends with the composition I was not sure whether I liked tain is meticulously painted by Mr. Or- whole musical team very nicely. it as a whole . . . but the more one listens mandy just as a master artist would depict The Rachmaninoff piece is executed most the more enjoyment comes from hearing these scenes on canvas. The quality of the effectively. The second movement in par- the creative scoring of Gustav Hoist. The recorded sound is exceptional and the tape ticular is filled with such provocative, seven movements of this composition are surface very clean and free of hiss.—J.L. beautiful passages that one can be lulled Mars, The Bringer of War; Venus, The DE FALLA into a most peaceful state of mind. Bringer of Peace; Mercury, The Winged NIGHTS IN THE GARDENS OF SPAIN Messenger; Jupiter, The Bringer of Jollity; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra, En- ORCHESTRAL Saturn, The Bringer of Old Age; Uranus, rique Jorda, Conductor RAVEL The Magician; Neptune, The Mystic. In Artur Rubinstein, Pianist Bolero Hoist's own words . . . "These pieces were RCA CCS-95 BIZET suggested by the astrological significance $10.95 ... 22 mins. LArlesienne Suite No. 2 of the planets. . . ." Manuel de Falla's enchantingly beauti- MERCURY MCS5-50 The orchestration calls for an extremely ful score receives masterful handling by $11.95 . . . 29:32 mins. large abundance of instruments including Rubinstein and Jorda in a performance A translucent recording capably con- such items as four flutes, three clarinets, that is truly a gem. Stereophonic sound ducted by Paray of Ravel's "orchestral three bassoons, a contrabassoon, four helps place the piano in its proper relation- tissue without music . . . one long, gradual trumpets, three trombones, cymbals, gong, ship as an integral part of the orchestra, crescendo"-—the "Bolero." Razor-sharp re- bells, glockenspiel, celesta, two harps, an rather than as a concerto instrument. production of this score makes this an organ . . . and on and on. Not to men- Rubinstein plays brilliantly, accenting every

28 note but never too forcefully. An air of seems just a trifle thick in comparison. sombre melancholy overlies this mystical Center placement of the solo instrument tapestry which de Falla has woven from makes each note struck shine forth with Andalusian folk-tunes. The same themes gem-like transparency. The overall effect recur throughout all three movements, por- is well-balanced and this recording could, traying Spanish hillside villas, festivals, indeed, be rated above par. gypsy dances and nocturnal gaity. The recording is as fine as this notable per- RICHARD WAGNER formance deserves.—J.L. DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NURNBERG Opera in Three Acts (Concert Version) SAMUEL BARBER Karl Liebl, tenor MEDEA'S MEDITATION AND DANCE OF Jakob Rees, tenor VENGEANCE Jacob Staempfli, bass Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Uta Graf, soprano Munch, Conductor Anneliese Schlosshauer, mezzo-soprano RCA ACS-147 Frankfurt Opera Orchestra and Chorus $6.95 ... 12 mins. Carl Bamberger, Conductor CONCERT HALL RX-62 Drawn from his ballet score "Medea," $23.95 ... 104 mins. which was commissioned for Margaret Graham, this music differs greatly from There will be some who are satisfied— the style of the lyrical "Adagio for Strings" some who are not—-with the choice of for which Samuel Barber is better-known. selections recorded in this condensation of These two excerpts, performed without any Wagner's "Die Meistersinger." time-break between, demonstrate Barber's While the concert version lacks something of the action of the staged per- ability to produce both quiet and dra- formance, the excellent placement of the matic moods in music. "Medea's Medita- soloists across the stage and the fine stereo- tion" is sensitive, impressionistic music phonic recording do much to regain the while the "Dance of Vengeance" grows effect. Carl Bamberger leads the orchestra with mounting frenzy to an almost violent and chorus in a production that is, to me, conclusion. The large percussion section, a sheer delight from start to finish. The brilliantly used, produces a most animated soloists are for the most part unfamiliar to and exciting effect. This is a finely manipu- me; however each one sings his role com- lated performance and the engineers have petently, particularly Karl Liebl who is a captured in it live and rich recorded fine "Walther von Stolzing" and Uta Graf sound. In my opinion this could well serve who portrays a lovely "Eva" with her light as an introduction to those who have not clear soprano voice. The rich sound of the already become acquainted with modern well-disciplined chorus merits special men- American symphonic art at its best—J.L. tion. Balance and quality of the recorded TCHAIKOVSKY sound is, on the whole, very good. Piano Concerto No. I A limited number of German-English Van Cliburn, Pianist librettos were available when this tape was Kiril Kondrashin, Conductor released. Since the libretto adds so greatly RCA ECS-187 to the enjoyment of this recording it would $14.95 . . . 34:50 mins. be well for Concert Hall to obtain a sufficient number of copies and include one Since the news of the great acclaim in each album.—J.L. given this young American pianist in Russia last Spring, Van Cliburn's first recording has been eagerly awaited by the ORCHESTRAL musical world. THE ORCHESTRA SINGS Beyond question this collaboration of Toreador Song Cliburn and Kondrashin is a splendid Largo Al Factotum production. Cliburn is an artist of con- Vesti La Giubba siderable talent indeed. He plays with a Soldier's Chorus somewhat heavy hand, though never sacri- La Donna E Mobile ficing command of his instrument. How- Pilgrim's Chorus ever, for me, this approach to the piano, Drinking Song fine as it is, breaks the spell and I would AmamI Alfredo prefer the delicate handling of the Pen- M'Appari nario-Leinsdorf recording. One Fine Day The outstanding feature here, in addi- Musetta's Waltz tion to the fresh talent of Van Cliburn, is Capitol Symphony Orchestra the excellent orchestral sound from mem- Carmen Dragon, Conductor bers of the Symphony of the Air (the old CAPITOL ZF-B3 Toscanini NBC Symphony) under the $14.95 . . . 37:46 mins. Russian Conductor Kiril Kondrashin.—/.L. Conducting rather luxurious orchestral transcriptions of selections from operatic GERSHWIN works. Carmen Dragon again takes the Rhapsody in Blue classics and dresses them up (or down Eugene List, Pianist depending on individual taste) for per- Eastman-Rochester Orchestra haps more widespread, popular consump- Howard Hanson, Conductor tion. Substituting winds and strings for MERCURY MWS5-47 solo voices, Mr. Dragon gives a pretty good $6.95 . . . 15:10 mins. accounting with his instrumental versions. Eugene List gives a deft, agile per- I believe he is achieving a very good pur- formance of Gershwin's "symphonic jazz" pose by familiarizing many listeners with composition. The tone of the piano is music that they might ordinarily not seek sharp and clear while that of the orchestra out in its original or complete form.

29 And so here we have another very fine CAPITOL ZC-48 RECORD STEREO offering by Carmen Dragon which is re- $1 1.95 . . . 30:47 mins. WITH YOUR TAPE RECORDER corded with finesse. Here are fresh, fast-moving productions of thirteen songs from this Rodgers and Hammerstein musical. Baxter has a knack CHORAL of handling these often heard tunes with VIRTUOSO! a decidedly different air. He utilizes a Handel: "Hallelujah Chorus" from the variety of instruments to produce an or- Messiah iginality which is quite refreshing to hear. Di Lasso: Echo Song Flutes, bells, vibes, staccato drumming, Mozart: "Alleluia" from Exultate Jubilafe etc., create an unusual touch. Some of the STEREO-KIT Borodin: Dance of +he Polovefsian rhythms swing and sway, while others have Maidens a definite Latin beat and all in all ar- Soon I Will Be Done ranger-conductor Baxter comes off with a COMPLETE PACKAGE Polly Welly Doodle very appealing recording. The complete package recommended by Nor- Orff: Praelusio 1 from Catulli Carmina There is a rich bass effect and acoustical tronics for stereo recording of radio broad- The Roger Wagner Chorale reverberance to this release. casts, music, special effects, etc. consists of CAPITOL ZF-84 two RA-100 Recording Amplifiers, a Stereo- $14.95 . . , 37:47 mins. Kit, and an Erase Attachment. A recording which certainly demon- RECORDING AMPLIFIER strates the terrific skill and precision of this MY FAIR LADY The RA-100 Recording Amplifier supplies chorale group. One cannot help but be On The Street Where You Live a magnetic head with audio power and impressed by the superb artistry of this I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face bias voltage, and also has power for an aggregation. Roger Wagner has taken the With a Little Bit of Luclc erase head. It has NARTB equalization, VU Alleluia, which was originally written I Could Have Danced All Night meter, and a monitoring jack. Two RA- The Rain In Spain 100's are recommended since they may be for solo voice with accompaniment, and synchronized for optimum results. Audio- has arranged the women's voices with Wouldn't It Be Loverly phile Net $49.50. wood winds and strings to bring forth an Show Me unusual, shining rendition. The voices "Radiant Velvet Strings" under the direction STEREO-KIT seem to lift you heavenward at the end. of Caesar Giovannlni The Stereo-Kit contains a TLD stereo head Next he weaves voices and orchestra in CONCERTAPES 513 which works perfectly with the RA-100 colorful patterns in the "Polovetsian" $7.95 14 mins. amplifier. Completely wired and assembled, For those of you who have not had the the Stereo-Kit mounts on side of recorder number and then turns to a quiet, ex- with simple detachable bracket. The SK-100 pressive spiritual. Injecting a bit of pleasant opportunity of seeing either the is standard V^-track, 2-channel model and humor (I personally would have rather musical or the film "My Fair Lady," this the SK-50 is newer *4-track, 4-channel this number been left out as it didn't tape will arouse your wish to do so just as model. Audiophile Net SK-100 $23.50; SK- exactly blend with the others) ... the soon as possible. The music is delightful and 50 $26.00. chorale gives a brief run-through on "Polly listening to it makes you want to see it ERASE ATTACHMENT Wolly Doodle." The finale is an excerpt performed. from Orff's trilogy "Trionfi." Not being Many of the tunes you probably already Available in either Vi-track, 2-channel (EK- familiar with the German composer, Orff, know because they have become quite 100) or 14-track, 4-channel (EK-50), the popular. They are of the variety that makes Erase Attachment fits on the Stereo-Kit to 1 would not want this to serve as an in- provide automatic erasure when recording. troductory piece. 1 found this last selec- you want to sing along. Audiophile Net EK-100 or EK-50 is $14.00. tion to be exceedingly lengthy, depressing, The recording is faultless, just a smooth and somewhat monotonous. Having lis- enjoyable flow of well-recorded music. A PLAYBACK AMPLIFIER tened to it many times I came away with most worthy addition to any recorded tape When that "second" sound channel is one impression . . . Roger Wagner has a library.—/. C. needed for playback, the PL-100 Playback magnificently trained choral group! GIGI SELECTIONS Amplifier is just the thing. With variable GiGI equalization that includes NARTB and The fidelity is flawless and with stereo- RIAA standards, the PL-100 is a high qual- phonic reproduction this group seems Waltz At Maxim's ity 3-watt amplifier with 2 mv. sensitivity larger than it really is. The recording is Thanlc Heaven For Little Girls to match any high impedance magnetic an accomplished one with spacious, wide- The Parisians head. May also be used as a preamp. spread sound. I Remember It Well Audiophile Net $39-50. The Night They Invented Champagne Reprise; GIGI NORTRONICS stereo accessories are SHOW TUNES available from your dealer, or write for "Radiant Velvet Strings" featuring Caesar further information. (Canadian Sales: THE KING AND I Giovannlni at the piano Active Radio & TV Ltd., 58 Spadina Ave., Motion Picture Soundtrack Recording CONCERTAPES 601 Toronto. Canada.) CAPITOL ZD-76 $7.95 . . . 18:30 mins. $12.95 . . . 45:03 mlns. A tape just as pleasing as Concertapes THE NORTRONICS COMPANY, INC. I would give this a rave notice. It is "My Fair Lady" release. The atmosphere 1021 SOUTH SIXTH STREET one of the most delightful "sound track" effected is definitely French. This is the MINNEAPOLIS 4, MINNESOTA recordings I have yet to hear. The music kind of a tape you can listen to many times is a beautiful example of Rodgers and without ever becoming tired of it. A flaw- Hammerstein's expert abilities at both less recording, and one which we found writing musical scores as well as their most listenable. natural endowments for pure showmanship. Caesar Giovannlni is a brilliant pianist, 'BUCK STRETCHER" For those of you who saw the movie star- and his interpretations of these show tunes HI-FI VALUES! ring Deborah Kerr and Yul Brynner, this are equally brilliant.—/. C. Expand the buying power will serve to recapture the enchantment of your Hi-Fi dollar at Sun Radio with substantial evoked by having seen the celluloid pro- POPULAR savings on new and fully duction. For those such as myself who did SONGS FROM GREAT FILMS k- guaranteed name brand Hi-Fi components! not see the movie, it will suffice as a Wild Is The Wind Send for our special price quo- highly enjoyable forty-five minutes of en- Tammy tations and our Hi-Fi package tertainment through the medium of ex- Gigi specials! |)ep, u cellent show tunes accorded equally ex- Love Theme from "Farewell to Arms" SUN Rodio & Electronics Co., Inc. cellent production and reproduction. Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" 650 6th Ave., New York 11, N.Y. SOUTH PACIFIC Sayonara Phone: ORegon 5-8600 Les Baxter and His Orchestra The Song from Moulin Rouge

30 Terry's Theme from "Limelight" The Song of Raintree County Very Precious Love Friendly Persuasion Herman Clebanoff and the Clebanoff Strings MERCURY MDS2-35 $12.95 . . . 35:35 mlns. A very pleasant recording featuring songs which have become very popular since their introduction via the cinema. Smooth-flowing arrangements are ideal for relaxing moments. Sentimental strings are the mainstay though you will hear other instruments adding further touches of color. Mercury has supplied a tone signal at the beginning of the tape so that one may check to see if both speakers are serving with proper balance. At the conclusion (just in case you have become too relaxed) there is a continuous beep tone to signify the end of the reel. In between the selections there are brief beep tones for locating selections, audible on fast wind or rewind only. The reproduction is high quality. ST. LOUIS BLUES—Nat "King" Cole CAPITOL ZD-59 $12.95 . . . 33:34 mlns. Nat does a topnotch job in delivering some of the late W. C. Handy's compositions. Singing songs from the film in which he takes the role of Handy, Cole sings with warmth and feeling. You will hear such tunes as "Careless Love," 'Beale Street Blues," and "Morning Star." Several others which are not included in the movie are presented here, i.e., "Friendless Blues." The mood is sad, slow, and blue. Nelson Riddle and his orchestra provide nicely integrated accompaniment. Reproduction is faultless.

SOMETHING OLD, NEW, BORROWED AND BLUE The New Glenn Miller Orchestra Ray McKInley, Directing RCA CPS-136 $10.95 . . . 25:38 mlns. Starting out on the up tempo "Domino" McKinley takes us quickly backward in time to the old Glenn Miller band with the next number "Falling Leaves." For matchless performance-choose the As the title indicates, the selections range from such tunes as "Blue Evening" to Naughty But Nice." The arrangements 1959 Webcor Regent Stereo Tape Deck! are well done and make for some good dancing. Vocals by Lorrie Peters, Ron Craig and McKinley, as well as some verbal This versatile, all-new Webcor Stereo Tape Deck pro- intros by McKinley, help to lend a "night out dancing" atmosphere. vides stereo playback of breath-taking realism . . . The recording is full spread and clean of surface noise. also records and plays back monaurally. • 3 recording FIREWORKS speeds • operates in vertical or horizontal position Billy Mute's Super-Sonic Guitars RCA CPS-135 • Dual pre-amplifiers for channel 1 and 2 • Self- $10.95 . . . 25:10 mlns. Once you get beyond the explosive open- contained power amplifier • Edit Key • Tape Counter. ing (title) number, which by the way the rock 'n roll crowd likes a lot, you will find Easy to install. About $170.00. that this group settles down to playing some lively, spiced-up arrangements of "Peanut Vendor," "By the Beautiful Sea," 'They Can't Take That Away From Me," etc. SEE YOUR HI-FI COMPONENTS DEALER TODAY I 3! / FOR BEST Four guitarists, three drummers, one Sunday, Monday or Always bass player and eight vocalists are fea- Early Duke tape tured in this recording. The latter group Smoke Gets In Your Eyes add their "do, do, wahs" in about half of Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra recorder the tunes. Three of the numbers ate Mure's MERCURY MVS3-7 own compositions. $7.95 ... 18 mins. A bright, reverberant recording. PERFORMANCE More of the unique stylings of Peter Rugolo, this time done as a study in con- SATURDAY NIGHT WITH MR. C trasting moods. I find it difficult to under- Perry Como stand how the title of the reel was con- (walsco RCA CPS-153 ceived, but one must admit it is different $10.95 ... 25 mins. . . . and so are the arrangements, par- Following in the footsteps of his mon- ticularly the ever-popular "Smoke Gets In Kleen-Tape aural recording "We Get Letters" (RCA Your Eyes." Recording is tops!—J.L. AP 59), this session brings another cap- cleans your tape recorder sule version of Perry's TV show into the LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE head in 2 minutes without home. The opening and closing themes are Let's Face the Music and Dance removing head cover used and in between Perry sings forth in It Must Be True his, as always, charming, talented manner. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home Super tough tape impregnated with Selections range from "Little Man You've Dinner for One. Please, James special formula cleaner keeps your Had a Busy Day" and "It Had to Be You" When You' re Smiling tape recorder head clean, a must for to "Twilight on the Trail." Mitch Ayres Please fine performance. No tools ... no and the Ray Charles group lend their Love Walked In swabbing ... no need to take your familiar, well-trained skills to the overall That Old Gang of Mine tape recorder apart. Just put the reel format. Urbie Green, His Trombone and Orchestra on the machine as you would a tape Now you can enjoy Perry, not just Sat- RCA CPS-125 '. . . play it through . . . rewind . . . urday, but every night of the week if you $10.95 . . . 24:75 mins. and the head has been cleaned and so desire. dried! Can be used over and over. See No complaints as to the fidelity. Danceable arrangements of several it at your hi-fi dealer. "standards" provide the first recording venture for this band. Urbie Green plays a Model No. 335, with 100 foot plastic MEDLEY TIME warm, intimate trombone and his orchestra reel, $2.95 List Price. Don Baler at the Organ displays remarkable musical maturity for CAPITOL ZC-80 WALSCO ELECTRONICS MFG. CO. a young organization.—J.L. A Division of Textron Inc. $1 1.95 . . . 40:01 mins. ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS, U.S.A. Baker presents twenty-four popular tunes arranged in medley form, i.e., "Heart THE COLUMBIA ALBUM OF VICTOR Medley" ("Love, Here Is My Heart"), HERBERT "Dawn to Dark Medley" ("Three O'Clock Percy Faith and His Orchestra in the Morning") and "Dream Medley" COLUMBIA GCB 31 4-track ("I'll See You in My Dreams"). Having $9.95 ... 25 mins. played for ten years at the console in The enchanting melodies of Victor Her- STEREO New York's Paramount Theater, Baker is bert are a delight in any form and Percy definitely in his element. He performs on Faith presents a modern treatment which, the instrument with an adept, pleasing while interesting, will not, I fear, wear as touch and without excess display or shenani- well as the "old standard" performances At Ko gans. The organ featured in this recording of this music on discs. For my taste these Increase is of rather grandiose proportions having arrangements are a little "overdone" con- In a total of four manuals and twenty-four sidering the music with which we are ranks involving about two thousand pipes. dealing; e.g. the lush strings in the Italian Price! If you enjoy organ music with a Street Song or the bright but excessive repertoire of light fare, then this tape is percussive effects in the Dagger Dance bound to please you. from "Natoma." On the merit side we The reproduction is very good and the might say that this is an exceptionally Ampex sounds from the organ will spread First in Stereo For the Home bright and live recording and one which Now you can add sensational 4-track stereophonic throughout the house. is a real show-piece for the extra dimen- tape recording to your Ampex (A-model) machine for as little as $75 with exciting new conversion sion of stereophonic sound. The album kit, or own a complete new (900 series) unit at DANCE BREAK notes contain an interesting account of the last year's price. A new 960 Series is also available for recording Stereo as well as playback. Ampex 4- Mar (Stars in Your Eyes) life of the composer.—/. L. track head shift is the most advanced design today, Usted (Tonight I am in Heaven) capable ot playing either present 2-channel or new 4-channel stereo_at the flick of a lever . . . also plays Noche BLACK SATIN them at either IVj or 3% inches per second tape De Corazon a Corazon (Heart to Heart) Starlight Souvenirs speed. It s the recorder of the future and it's yours today. Bonita What is There to Say You Get Finer Performance for Less! Luis Arcarez and His Orchestra Nothing Ever Changes My Love for You 75 0/'" JJAVINR^ 4-trackmuch sound—there operation are— twice4 times as many as RCA APS-127 The Folks Who Live on the Hill Uflftll tracks, at half the speed. You use 'A $6.95 ... 16 mins. TADC nncTO t'1e amo,lnt of tape for the same If I Should Lose You lArC bUolo amount of music. Five original compositions acquaint us Moon Song HIGHER New 4-channel head with micro pre- with two of Mexico's foremost contem- One Morning in May

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the^^oice of K^usic V-M CORPORATION •. BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN World Famous for the Finest in Tape Recorders, Phonographs and Record Changers have provided polished arrangements and You Don't Know What Love Is The engineers were certainly not out to the overali effect is just as smooth as cream. Babalu dinner during this one and have come In "What Is There to Say" and the final Stella By Starlight through with very good stereo sound. selection, you'll hear more of the familiar Where Have You Been DANCING THROUGH SPACE quintet sound which has made this group Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart The Surrey with the Fringe on Top so well liked. Shearing plays the piano with Billy Eclcstine Tea for Two finesse, as always. MERCURY MVS2-22 Too Young The reproduction is faultless. $7.95 . . . 19:23 mlns. It's Delovely Slow, mellow vocalizing by Eckstine Through the Years backed by an unnamed orchestra. In this, Lullaby of Birdland LOVE IS THE THING his first live stereo solo, the mood is Arabian Nights When I Fall In Love relaxed; even "Babalu" is given an un- Music, Music, Music Stardust hurried Latin beat. Heywood's Beguine Stay As Sweet As You Are Eckstine was placed about 15 feet in Struttin' with Some Barbecue Where Can I Go Without You? front of the musicians and with the aid of A Stereo Dance Holiday with 10 Name I Thought About Marie four mikes, plus the two standard mikes for Bands At Last stereo pickup. Mercury comes forth with a RCA CPS-143 It's All In the Game recording of high standards and resonance. $10.95. . . .25:25 mlns. When Sunny Gets Blue If you are an Eckstine fan, you won't A good cross-section of top dance bands. Love Is the Thing want to miss this tape. Although in a sense this is a demonstration Nat "King ' Cole record advertising the ten albums from Gordon Jenkins Orchestra MUSIC FOR DINING which the numbers have been taken, it CAPITOL ZD-11 Diane nevertheless makes up an excellent half $12.95 . . . 27:30 mlns. Too Young hour of party music. The variety supplied September Song by the different styles and arrangements Singing in his inimitable style, Nat Cole Clopin Clopant gives a fresh touch to this release. You is given spacious, rich orchestral backing by Warsaw Concerto may find yourself anxious to get some of Jenkins and his men. There is one flaw . . . Domino the complete albums which certainly Cole is too closely miked. The "s" and "f" Charmaine wouldn't make RCA or their artists in the syllables come hissing out . . . especially in Melachrino and His Orchestra least angry! "Stay As Sweet As You Are." The strived-for RCA CPS-144 In the order of their appearance you will effect of small club intimacy does not par- $10.95 approx. 27 mins. hear Sauter-Finegan, Tito Puente, Mela- ticularly go with the full orchestra back- These selections are imbued with the, chrino, Skitch Henderson, Mitch Ayres, ground. Nonetheless, Cole's fans will wel- by now familiar, romantic orchestrations of Ray McKinley, Frankie Carle, The Three come this taping. George Melachrino. Suitable enough to Suns, Eddie Heywood and Bob Scobey's BILLY S BEST ease any tensions during the dinner hour Frisco lazz Band. Boulevard of Broken Dreams ... or any time. The reproduction is of high quality. 33 ELLINGTON INDIGOS Websters are Prelude to a Kiss Solitude Where or When Mood Indigo MADE FOR Tenderly Dulte Ellington and His Orchestra COLUMBIA GOB 18 EACH $ 10.95 , . ,26 mins. These familiar standards (styled for dancing) are presented in a fluid, polished fashion. Featured in the five numbers are: 1, Johnny Hodges on sax, 2. The Duke at the keyboard, 3. Paul Gonsalves on sax, 4. Shorty Baker on trumpet and 5, Jimmy Hamilton on clarinet. The recording is impeccable. The selections are in order on the front of the box but not in the notes.

JAZZ JAZZ FROM NEW YORK Bill Bailey J. C. Jump Featuring: J. C. Higginbofham, Trom- bone; Coleman Hawkins, Tenor Sax; Buster Bailey, Clarinet; Joe Thomas, Trumpet; Al Williams, Piano; Eddie FIDELITY-MATCHED Bourne, Drums; Benny Moten, Bass. STEREO COMPONENTS STEREO TAPE DECK — One of the finest, most STEREO AGE J-l precise tope handling mechanisms in the in- $7.50 ... 16 mins. With Webster you get all you expect from dustry. Gives you Webster's acclaimed "true- Boasting some of the biggest names in current jazz artistry, this tape reveals the your stereo installation! Each Webster life" stereo reproduction. Easy to install and soul of New York "bed-rock" jazz . . . Ekotape component is the perfect mate operate. Features in-line heads . . . one central loud, hot, and with a frantic beat. The re- for the other. Each one is Fidelity- control to eliminate tape loops. Off/on switch cording is fine . . . perhaps a little dis- and speed control are combined to neutralize Matched to the Ekotape in-line heads, tant, but careful placement of the soloists tape mechanism when in "off" position. With has helped to maintain good balance. A Webster advantage that gives an Ekotape SS694A preamp, and power am- Stereo Age is to be congratulated on their you superb reproduction, professional plifiers, it is possible to record and play back sturdy and attractive package; a further results, Ekotape components stereo as well as monaural sound. One or both improvement would be to put labels on feature a minimum of controls, channels can be erased. Two models — 340 their reels.—J.L. precise operation, compact design (as shown) just $99.50. Deluxe (Model 342) . ,, compliment the finest custom with tape-out switch and program selection- MISCELLANEOUS installation. Finished attractively finder, slightly higher. in gold and black. MUSIC FOR NON-THINKERS Guckenheimer Sour Kraut Band STEREO RECORD-PLAYBACK PREAMP-Com- RCA CPS-1 33 plete dual channel control center for stereo $10.95 . . . 27:02 mins. recording, erasing and playback. Volume con- These men, who in actuality are very trol, record/playback switch and speed com- good musicians, proceed to tear apart with pensation switch for each channel; erase fiendish glee such compositions as Liszt's switch and on/off switch. Tone controls do "Second Hungarian Rhapsody," "Jager- not affect preamplifier during recording. Pro- marsch," the "Raymond Overture" and "Trinklieder." fessional VU meter for each channel permits Have your sense of humor handy and equalizing settings in both record and play- you'll thoroughly enjoy this tape. Begin back positions. Six inputs, 4 outputs. Signal MODEL SS694A by reading the notes on the box, including to noise ratio: 45db. Frequency response: 30 the names of the "artists," and you will to 1 5,000 cycles. surely find yourself laughing before you even hear these musical misinterpretations. STEREO PLAYBACK PREAMP - provides dual- The band leader, Herr Doktor Gucken- channel volume and speed compensation con- heimer is, in reality none other than iiiiiiigi^^aiiiiiF sieiiiBfeikiiii! j) trols . . . equalizes stereo playback when tape Richard Gump of Gump's Department deck is installed in existing hi-fi sets. Signal to Store in San Francisco. He is also an noise ratio: 45db. Frequency response: 30 to author and serious composer. One of his 1 5,000 cycles. Cinch-type input connector less serious contributions to music appears from tape deck head for each channel. as the final number, "Come Vere the Band 1st Playing." Recorded in the Steuben Room of the MODEL SS693 A See the Yellow Pages for your Ekotape department store, the acoustics prove to dealer, the man from Webster. Ask him be most worthy and the engineers have ELECTRONICS DIVISION to show you these Webster stereo com- turned in a clear-cut record. WEBSTER ffv/l ELECTRIC ponents . . . Fidelity-Matched for the best For special "mad" moments or any in stereo! Write direct for complete speci- a "too seriously inclined toward music," R AC I N E • Wl S fications and illustrated catalog. friend. 34 Now Everyone can play STEREO

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Product: Bell Tape Deck anil Stereo Amplifier Manufacturer; Bell Sound Sys- tems, 555 Marion Rd., Colum- bus, Oh io Price; Deck $149.95; Amplifier $169.95: RP-120 $59.95.

A deck equipped with the record/'- playback amplifier will record and play in standard dual track fashion. If equipped with the proper heads and an additional playback amplifier, then monaural record and playback plus stereo playback is possible. If the deck is equipped with two record and playback amplifiers, then it can be used to record and playback stereo as well as monaural tapes. A deck equipped with two playback amplifiers only will play back monaural or stereo tapes but will not record. The deck is well made and attrac- BELL TAPE DECK AND STEREO AMPLIFIER tively finished. It features three, four- pole motors which directly drive the mechanism. There are no belts, pulleys, . . . . adaptable from straight monaural to stereo record and playback. clutches or mechanical brakes in the unit. The tape stoppage is accomplished with electrical braking. The Bell Series 200 tape deck and At the present time, two track heads Controls are piano-key type and all the 3030 amplifier are a ham and are incorporated in the decks and Bell operations between modes should go eggs combination although either has announced that it will make four through the stop key first. The unit has may be used with existing equipment. track heads available when there are a tape lifter to keep the tape away The deck is available in a number of four track tapes on the market to play from the heads during stop and fast head configurations; monaural erase, on them. forward or rewind. record/playback; stereo inline/offset Two preamplifiers are companion An odometer-type counter is incor- with monaural playback only; monau- pieces to the deck and are designed to porated and this is driven from the ral erase, record and playback, and become an integral part of it. One is take-up reel to avoid the introduction stereo inline/offset playback or mon- the RP-120 record and playback am- of wow and flutter. aural erase, record and playback and plifier and the other is the P-100 play- To make a portable recorder out of stereo erase, record and playback. back only amplifier. the deck and amplifiers, Bell has available a carrying case in which the unit may be installed. For home use, the deck can be mounted on a wooden panel or in a cabinet. The installation of the selected pre- amplifiers is simple and can be done by anyone with a bit of mechanical aptitude. Provision is made on the rear of the deck for plugging in the power cords of the preamplifiers. Col- or coded leads are used to make the head connections. The Bell 3030 stereophonic amplifier is shown above. Rated at 15 watts on each channel, it The deck performed satisfactorily can carry peaks of 60 watts. Variety of controls offers unlimited possibilities to sound diddlers. under test and it may be mounted

36 either horizontally or vertically. When The unit contains 11 tubes within frequencies, to which the ear is most mounted vertically, rubber spindle its small case which measure only 4->8" sensitive, more than the high or low caps are used to prevent the reels from high by 16 inches long by 11 inches end, when the volume is turned down. falling off. deep. This permits adequate response and Two pilot lights and a modulation This is a very attractive amplifier better listening at low levels of output. level indicator are incorporated above with very good performance. Its mul- The combined level and stereo re- the knob of the preamplifier. In play- tiplicity of controls permits almost verse control will shift the sound from back the blue light is on, in record the anything the listener wants to do to one channel to the other. red. As there is no interlock between the sound from his tape or turntable. The unit is designed for open oper- the preamps and the deck, care must The balance control shifts the level ation and if placed in confined spaces be taken to make sure that the record between the two speakers and the adequate space for ventilation to dissi- function is off when running in re- loudness control reduces the middle pate the heat should be allowed. wind or fast forward or partial erasure of the tape may result. A keyhole- shaped cathode ray indicator is used for volume control. These are sensitive indicators and work well. Two inputs, one for microphone and one for radio are built into the preamps. Their output can be taken to any high quality amplifier. Frequency response at the IV2 ips speed was as specified and is very satisfactory. The 3030 amplifier is a stereo unit Above; rear view of amplifier showing inputs and outputs. The unit contains I ! tubes. Below: with an output of 15 watts per chan- possible hookups for tape deck and amplifier plus associated equipment. nel, a total of 30 watts, and it can handle peaks to 60 watts. Inputs are provided on the back of the chassis, each with a left and right channel for: tape head, magnetic phono, ceramic phono, tuner and an auxiliary. The controls include: a function selector switch (Tape, EUR, RIAA, LP, Tuner and Aux.) The noise filter cuts off at 4000 cps on the high side or 40 cps on the low to allow the filtering of turntable rumble or record scratch. The balance control is combined with the stereo-monaural switch. The loudness control is continuously variable and is combined with the push-pull, power on-off switch. The level control is combined with the stereo reverse function. The bass control gives a 15 db boost or a 20 db cut at 50 cps. and the treble control is capable of a 16 db cut or 12 db boost at 10,000 cps.

Rear view of iape declc showing three motors Preamps are mounted at right side in picture. Deck has no belts, pulleys or clutches.

37 vision booster, $10. Carolyn Bargen, 3007 Rice Avenue, Rockford, Illinois. Record Anything, Anywhere SHOP OR SWAP BRIEFCASE SECRET RECORDER, 210-BC battery operated with built-in microphone. Two with "The Magnemite " speeds: 1% and 3%. Machine is being checked Advertising in this section is open to both amateur Batfery-operafed, spring-motor and conunercia] ads. Hi-Fi TAPE RECORDLNG does and adjusted by Amplifier Corporation of America tape recorder designed for not guarantee any offer advertised in this column and and will be shipped directly from factory. List all swaps, etc., are strictly between Individuals. $615; Net $369; my price $200. William Davis, professional field use. Assures RATES: CommerciaJ ads, $.30 per word. Individual 221 Genesee Park Drive, Syracuse 3, New York, complete independence from ads, non-commercial, $.05 a word. AC power. Meets National Remittances in full should accompany copy. Ads will STORAGE PROBLEMS? 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