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Re: GG "Nagra" tape recorder
Regarding the Nagra tape recorder:
(a) it is an audio tape recorder (no video)
(b) the older Nagras were used primarily for
location tape recording for film shoots
(c) they have a reputation for being rugged,
solid machines that incorporate SMPTE
timecode for reliable synchronization
with other machine transports
(d) they are still made; in fact, the Nagra-D
(D stands for digital) is the only portable,
open-reel recorder capable of 20-bit A/D
conversion and storage (DATs and CDs are
16-bit media). In addition, the Nagra-D
can record 4 tracks of digital audio. This
machine is also quite expensive: about
$20,000. US last time I checked.
(e) I believe they are made in Switzerland,
but I could be wrong on that one.
I'm not sure if Nagra has a site on the WWW, but
that would be my next stop if I were looking for more
info.
Hope this helps.
John Hill
Dept. of Recording Industry
Middle Tennessee State University
On Tue, 15 Oct 1996, Junichi Miyazawa wrote:
> In the GG letter to Paul Myers on March 11, 1974
> (English version, p.205; French version, p.355),
> there is a name "Nagra".
>
> According to the footnotes,
> "The Nagra was a highly regarded portable tape
> recorder often used by radio and television
> journalists"(English version, p.205).
>
> So, is it a kind of a brand name like Ampex?
> Where is it made in? US?
> Is it an audio tape recorder or a video one?
> Is a Nagra tape recorder still available?
> Is it still used? . . . . .
>
> Let me make it sure and have a bit more info
> re the machine. (As a matter of fact,
> I am now translating the book of
> GG letters into Japanese: translation requires
> to know every detail of the text.)
>
> Thank you.
>
> Junichi / junichi_miyazawa@msn.com
>