If you look carefully with the magnetic viewer, you might be able to see
the alternating lines in the center (due to the dual heads in opposite
polarity) which would indicate neopilot sync. It's much better to resolve
the audio upon playback so that no subsequent digital processing
(varispeed, then sample rate conversion) is necessary.
You would need a machine with special heads, and also a resolver (Lynx,
EC401, etc). Some machines have the resolver built-in, such as the
Nagra-T audio.
Ellis
On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Richard L. Hess <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Hi, Jeff,
>
> While this could be timecode, I think it is more likely a Pilot tone of
> some sort given the date.
>
> Here is my attempt at listing the different systems:
>
> http://richardhess.com/notes/formats/magnetic-media/magnetic-tapes/analog-audio/synchronization/
>
> On that page, I link to EBU T3095 which was restored at the EBU site at my
> instigation. You can find the link on my page or go directly here:
> https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3095.pdf
>
> If it is a full-track tape with two tiny tracks superimposed in the
> middle, then that would be NeoPilot, one of the more common formats, and I
> can digitize that and possibly resolve it using an Otari EC401 with a
> Studer A80.
>
> We should talk more about this.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Richard
>
>
>
> On 2015-09-28 15:05, Jeff Willens wrote:
>
>> Here's a question for the preservation and transfer people --
>>
>> I have a 1/4" analog tape which appears to be a film audio track. It is
>> on a 5" reel (labeled "Schneider Tonbandspule" from Germany). There is
>> no other information on this reel or box, although I believe it dates to
>> the mid- to late-1960s.
>>
>> Seen under a magnetic viewer, it appears to be a half-track tape with a
>> linear pilot tone of some sort down the middle. I don't know if it's a
>> Nagra, Telefunken or other sort of tone.
>>
>> We need to do a preservation transfer of this tape, and then make a
>> listening copy available. Should I attempt to capture the pilot tone? If
>> so, what's the best way to do it if we don't have the gear? And how
>> would I determine the format?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>>
>> --
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