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Less than Perry paid for his ..........for some reason my budget calculator lacks that input...
 
laatsch55 said:
Less than Perry paid for his ..........for some reason my budget calculator lacks that input...
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I think that was supposed to be funny ... I think ...

No, what I said was - Less than what Perry was asking for his.
 
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Well of course it was supposed to be funny.....if ya have to question that, maybe it wasn't funny...
 
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/
 
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
 
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.)

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This is why Nakamichi is so revered !

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And here's my measurements using the cal tape:

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

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This ATS-1 was a smart purchase...
 
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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.
 
Between the recording on one deck and played back on the other?
 
laatsch55 said:
Between the recording on one deck and played back on the other?
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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.
 
Not sure how to tackle FR with this ATS-1.
 
I've got it and that 'Handbook' you recommended. I need to print that s h ! t out and make a binder ... like you.
 
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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...
 
Did I email you Metzlers book?? Or did you buy that one?
 
laatsch55 said:
Did I email you Metzlers book?? Or did you buy that one?
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Yeah, that's the 'Handbook' I was referring to ...

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It's available on the interwebs for free and is a super clean PDF, so it will print nice.
 
FR on anything but a tape deck is pretty straight forward...
 
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