BEA5's Studer tape machines: basic operation and some sound effects

BEA5's Studer tape machines: basic operation and some sound effects. This video explains some general aspects of analogue tape recorders and then shows how to record and play back sounds on Studer A80 RC mk II tape machines. Echo and tape phasing effects are also demonstrated.
Make sure the you have watched the video about BEA5's mixing desk first.
The video was made by Siamak Anvary.

[@SouthYarraMan]

Thanks for the look at your studio and those dream machines. The A80's were the ones I waa so used to seeing in my earliest recording days.

[@orjanwerner9696]

Thanks pedagogic and clear.

[@dcinc1116]

Nice recorders. Great demo!

[@TheShpmusic]

Lots of work to dial in that sound. Awesome setup.

[@thomasmarschall755]

Great! Studer machines are really good, the best! We don't forget Willi Studer!

[@fredvanderlinden8908]

Are you looking out for magnetic heads for studer machines?

[@Christywac]

Hey, thanks for the information sharing. Which is better in your opinion is better, Studer a80 MK4 VU or Studer a80 RC mkii? THANKS

[@StudioMagnetique]

Many consider the A80RC to be the best of the A80 2-track machines. The VU’s had additional wiring and electronics in the path to house the electronics in the meter bridge above the deck, the RC keeps it all underneath. Many A80RC’s also came with ‘butterfly heads’ which some (not all) consider desirable. The RC also utilised the audio cards from the earlier B62 (Full discreet electronics), where as the MK 4 VU’s were much later machines and utilised many IC chips and did away with input and output transformers in search of a ‘cleaner’ sound… Many consider the earlier, transformer-balanced machines to offer a more pleasing sound. It’s all subjective of course, but that’s the general consensus on those machines.