Audio Precision ATS Discussions

[laatsch55]

Less than Perry paid for his ..........for some reason my budget calculator lacks that input...

 

[BlazeES]

Less than Perry paid for his ..........for some reason my budget calculator lacks that input...

I think that was supposed to be funny ... I think ...

No, what I said was - Less than what Perry was asking for his.

 

[laatsch55]

Well of course it was supposed to be funny.....if ya have to question that, maybe it wasn't funny...

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

The cost of the unit and the repairs was less than I was asking?

 

[grapplesaw]

Ok back to the discussion

I got the XP machine running again. No internet due a certification problem( fix that later I guess)



Now to install the NI Gpib to usb adaptor.
I have Gpib card as well. It kills the machine if I do not have the connected devices running. I guess there is a power drain So would prefer to use the usb one.

I find that the machine has labView 8.6 installed. The scripts from AP are for labView 5.1 which runs up to 8.2.1.
I have to look for a earlier labview or figure out how to migrate it to 8.6.

Some details here
https://www.ap.com/download/ats-1-portable-one-labview-driver/


http://www.ni.com/tutorial/8387/en/

 

[grapplesaw]

Update for today
Got the Xp machine running and lost license due to repair install.

Has anyone worked with the newer labview softwsre? We can get a student version of last years release for cheap.

I got the Gpib to usb installed and guess its time in my life to learn some programming

 

[BlazeES]

Just pulled my Nak BX-300 out of moth balls and I also received my calibrations tapes from Canada.
(... and these cal tapes from our friends to the North are like $7.50 USD each, which is stupendous.)



This is why Nakamichi is so revered !



And here's my measurements using the cal tape:










And here's my measurements using a Sony HF-X normal bias tape:








This ATS-1 was a smart purchase...

 

[laatsch55]

Pretty well validated that bugger eh?

 

[BlazeES]

Pretty much. The person that I scored this one from said it had probably less than 60 hours on it.

I knew it was killer (by ear...) as soon as I hooked it up and played a Metal Master recorded on my primary Sony deck.
The Dolby C tracked with perfection, which is no small feat between decks ... especially with a Nak.

 

[laatsch55]

Between the recording on one deck and played back on the other?

 

[BlazeES]

Between the recording on one deck and played back on the other?

Yeah.

Dolby tracking is touchy business between decks for a bunch of different reasons. And Nak's are especially finicky with cross-compatibility due to their head geometry and because of their unique EQ style. That's why when we do traveling tapes & tape exchanges, we usually opt to do so with No Dolby.

 

[laatsch55]

Ah....thanks man, always learning..

 

[BlazeES]

Not sure how to tackle FR with this ATS-1.

 

[laatsch55]

Wheres your manual?

 

[BlazeES]

I've got it and that 'Handbook' you recommended. I need to print that s h ! t out and make a binder ... like you.

 

[laatsch55]

Yeah, that way you dog ear the fuckin pages ya go back and forth on. I find myself referring to things I had already read, to understand things I was reading...

 

[laatsch55]

Did I email you Metzlers book?? Or did you buy that one?

 

[BlazeES]

Did I email you Metzlers book?? Or did you buy that one?

Yeah, that's the 'Handbook' I was referring to ...



It's available on the interwebs for free and is a super clean PDF, so it will print nice.

 

[laatsch55]

FR on anything but a tape deck is pretty straight forward...

 

[laatsch55]

Yeah, that's the 'Handbook' I was referring to ...

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That's the one...