what are you listening to?
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I guess I semi wet-play. I have a manual Nitty Gritty for cleaning any vinyl that shows up here new before filing it in the shelves but I use a Discwasher that I've had since the 70s to make a quick swipe of the record before playing. With a friend in the Chemistry Department, I do have a souce of lab-grade distilled water, which is all I use on the Discwasher. I've noticed that not waiting for the record to dry keeps down the noise from the (hopefully few) pops and cueing hash from the early grooves in each side. Normal playing has resumed by about the third song in, though, but there's usually less noise on the disc by then.
I use a carbon brush dry always. If I see fingerprints or other skudge I clean with my cleaner and a paint pad. Then I play it while still wet after the paint pad.
The second arm is Micro-Seiki too (the Technics one looks nicer) and it has a brush and lint roller. You index the roller for each side and it’s alarming the amount of stuff that collects on it.
Clean records I just play dry after a carbon brushing.
But wet compared to dry it is certainly audible. Much less surface noise for sure.
The second arm is Micro-Seiki too (the Technics one looks nicer) and it has a brush and lint roller. You index the roller for each side and it’s alarming the amount of stuff that collects on it.
Clean records I just play dry after a carbon brushing.
But wet compared to dry it is certainly audible. Much less surface noise for sure.
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Okay, color me excited if that's the theme you're showing me. I'm assuming you know the man behind the console. That's a sweet control room for a modern studio. Do they have any CD players for commercials or promos? Personally, I'd be happy as a lark in that studio with one addition:
Any you can find now will definietly need a Perry-grade electrical and appearance restoration but these were the shiznit back in the day when it came to playing spots - and later on - music on broadcast carts. They were pretty much bulletproof and you could record extra tones on the carts to start the next spot in the stack automatically, One of these all shined up would be great over in the corner where the weather radio is.
Can't wait for this tape to hit the mail box! Many many thanks again, Nando.
Any you can find now will definietly need a Perry-grade electrical and appearance restoration but these were the shiznit back in the day when it came to playing spots - and later on - music on broadcast carts. They were pretty much bulletproof and you could record extra tones on the carts to start the next spot in the stack automatically, One of these all shined up would be great over in the corner where the weather radio is.
Can't wait for this tape to hit the mail box! Many many thanks again, Nando.
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@Bob Boyer: That studio photo is the image on my J-card for this newest project. I have no real theme, I followed, for my track selections. This studio booth was part of Innovative Audio's display at one time. The radio DJ - Red Robinson - just passed away and worked behind this console for many years.
Red Robinson obituary: Legendary Vancouver DJ dies at age 86 | Vancouver Sun
Thanks for the bit of nostalgia featuring the broadcast cart rack.
Nando.
Red Robinson obituary: Legendary Vancouver DJ dies at age 86 | Vancouver Sun
Thanks for the bit of nostalgia featuring the broadcast cart rack.
Nando.