APRIL 1984 51 95 THE SOUND ENGINEERING MAGAZINE sft The MTR Series Recorders WHY IT'S OTARI FOR MORE POST-PRODUCTION PROS. Toua, s not topic is audio posr production At Otan, it was a hot topic production continues Otani Corporation .a samoK, e " ,.°_ .. ç1 l.e, 9 L Circle 10 on Reader Service Card VOLUME 18, NO. 3 APRIL 1984 FEATURES Larry Zide C,LASS IN THE STUDIO f: I )1( ;ITA I. _WHO RRoADCASTING P( f. Elaine Zide T '\" BUST() ' Ti.:sT ; )N y.. T\Vm. THREE Mark B. 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But as haphazard as recorder, an Otani MTR -10 (1/2 inch things are now, it's a tough act to 4 track) recorder, Panasonic turn- follow. tables (with Dolby noise reduction -SUSAN CLARKE below), a Yamaha M916 console, and NYC an Otani MTR -10 (1/ inch 2 track) recorder. db replies: Ms Clarke, we wonder if you realize the can of wiggling worms you are opening up. Imagine the idea of manu- Dependabil ity...Guaranteed facturers actually talking to each other and agreeing entirely on doing something. Seriously, though, we have the same problems all the time and your letter has touched a semi -raw nerve. Manufacturers -are you out there? Are you reading this? 4200 N. 48th Street Lincoln, NE 68504 Phone: (402) 464 -5911 Telex: 438068 Circle 13 on Reader Service Card Our introduction to the Pressure Zone have mushroomed and the best Microphone R broke our previous recording studios use PZM R . So do a record for skepticism. But the whole lot of other people on a whole hardware converted us. 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