Uher Report Tape Recorders - Part 1 - History, operation and sound check

[@jimdayton8837]

Very informative video! Thank you.

[@planoinfinito3809]

Fantastico Uher report, maravilloso aparato, funcionamiento exelente y un buen sonido. saludos.

[@MVVblog]

I get an Uher 1000 Pilot this week :-)

[@analogtechnik704]

1000 Pilot, auch sehr selten, hoffentlich gibt es ein Video. (Ps. bestell nicht mehr bei Foto Sandor (das ist die teuerste Apotheke in ganz Deutschland) ich würde dir SDS Uher empfehlen, dort hat man alle Ersatzteile und Zubehörteile noch neu)

[@JIMISTONED]

hammer video! komplett pro und richtig gut durchdacht :)

[@johnrhodez6829]

Just a note There were also adaptor cabled for 24volt Caution! These machines run on positive earth. So if you fiddling about with power supplies remember The Positive Volts go the the chassis!

[@Ejlectronics6]

Thanks for the video! I'll be grabbing a Uher Report Monitor 4000 sometime this week. Looking forward to it!

[@soulfreshdays]

Thats nice to hear. Then I hope you can enjoy your new Uher Report Tape Recorder and that you will have a lot of fun playing around with it. Greetings from Germany!

[@Ejlectronics6]

@@soulfreshdays Hi again! I'm interested in what adapter leads you used for the Radio/Phono socket on your Uher. I got my 4000 Report Monitor but stuck as to which adapters I need to get to record into it. I have two wires that came with the recorder, but may need addition to get to my monitors.

[@soulfreshdays]

@@Ejlectronics6 I use a normal 5 pin DIN adapter to chinch/RCA jacks. I dont know how common these are in other countries, cause DIN is a german standard (DIN stands for "Deutsche Industrienorm" -> "German industrial norm"). The Uher Report 4000 is a total mono machine, so it would be wise if you turn your source signal into mono, cause otherwise you would loose the information from one channel (I do this with my mixer, but if you have an Ipad or Iphone you can find a mono-mode in the settings, I dont know if there is an equivalent for android). In the 50s and 60s it was common to mix specific instruments only to one channel, for example "Lady Madonna" from the Beatles. If you would record it without switching your source to mono, you will only record the informations from the left channel, which would be the voice, the piano and part of the drums. The right channel with the bass, the guitars, the voice and the other part of the drums would be away.

[@Ejlectronics6]

I found some 5 pin to RCA on amazon, so I've ordered those. How exactly does recording work then? Does the signal for recording go through the Radio / Phono socket? and the output via the same signal? I'll have to mess around with it to fully understand as it's not your typical "input & output" kind of device. @@soulfreshdays

[@soulfreshdays]

Elliot Joseph Yes. The Radio/Phono socket is input and output at the same time. Connect the din adapter to it, connect your source to the adapter, press record and pause on the Uher Report, let your source play so that you can adjust the recording volume with the dial and the vu meter and afterwards rewind the source and you can copy your tracks to the tape. This is partly shown also in this video.

[@RoosKohn]

Thank you Dominik

[@mortismutilati]

Hey, got this recorder but I'm facing a problem. When I record on the radio input (on the side of the device), the vu-meter move and I can hear some music, but when I play the tape, no sound come off... Do you have an Idea about that?

[@molotoyresearch]

Great tutorial!!!

[@Drinkyoghurt]

I just got one of these machines and it needs fixing. The power supply gets hot but the motor doesn't spin so I'm guessing either the capacitors in the PSU or motor (or both) are dead. Unfortunately mine came with a case but not with the strap. However, I noticed that the pins that the strap connects to look very similar to the LOXX pins that I use for my guitar straps. I took my guitar strap and tried it on the Uher Report and to my surprise it was a perfect fit. So if you're ever looking for replacements or want to make a more comfortable strap, find yourself some LOXX fasteners, they're really cheap and usually used for boats or old cars.

[@ЛУЧКИНО-ь8ь]

Thank you!

[@punishyt981]

dope video and content, very usefull ! great work ! keep goin ;-)

[@annavezzosi2153]

Hi, I currently own a Uher report 4400 ic, I was wondering if a 5 Din to 2 RCA connector would work to record a stereo signal, should I use the Radio/phono socket? Thanks

[@stephenbaldassarre2289]

You are correct on all accounts.

[@conundrum112]

Very cool.

[@kappino]

Hello ! Ho you know where I can find a power adapter for Uher 4400 report stereo?

[@soulfreshdays]

Not exactly. When I purchased my machines over ebay I only got machines which had the power adapter with them. It should be for every machine the same power adapter, the Uher Z114. And now I wish you good luck to find one on ebay or other sites. They seem to be pretty rare at the moment.

[@johnrhodez6829]

It's 6volts that you need you can buy a did plug for the power connector. Caution These machines run positive earth so the plus volts go to the chassis.

[@pepemollinedo]

Hello I don't know if you going to answer me but for this video I buy a UHER 4200 Stereo Reporter the question I have is how to connect this device to a mixer like you, the diference is you show the demo of the UHER 4200 Reporter Stereo IC, thanks for your answer

[@SituationVacant0]

Hi I noticed that you said the report monitor is the only one with three playheads, so does the record head also double as a play head on the other models when playing back a recording since you can't hear it live? Also does the sound on your Uher comes out of the built in speaker while you record onto it? It seems like it might be possible to create your own monitor for live sound by splitting the signal from the sound source but maybe that's more trouble than it's worth. Thank you, great video by the way it was very helpful.

[@soulfreshdays]

Yes, the record head on the Non-Monitor models is also the playback head and yes while you record a tape you can hear the source signal through the built-in speaker. But the monitor function means a different thing on the Monitor-models. It means that after the record head a single playback head is also alongside the tape, so that you can not only monitor the source signal but also the direct recording on the tape. You can monitor live if the recording on the tape is correct and is sounding fine. I'm glad that my content was helpful or interesting for you. Greetings from Germany!

[@DE-iv8if]

14:18 Kann man so machen, ist aber nicht unbedingt zu empfehlen. Der Grund ist das Verhaeltnis von Eingangsimpedanz zu Ausgangsimpedanz... Dein Mischpult - laut Technischen Daten - hat eine Eingangsimpedanz von 20 kOhm, die UHER report hat dagegen 15 kOhm Ausgangsimpedanz. Genauer 1V/15kOhm... Das ist _definitiv keine_ Spannungsanpassung... Vom Pegel her geht es allerdings; denn man verliert in diesem Fall halt etwa die Haelfte der Ausgangsspannung, da diese sich - in diesem Fall - zwischen Ausgangsimpedanz und Eingangsimpedanz ziemlich genau aufteilt und damit eben praktisch etwa halbiert. Normalerweise bevorzugt man jedoch Spannungsanpassung, also praktisch mindestens eine etwa 10x hoehere Eingangsimpedanz, im Verhaeltnis zur Ausgangsimpedanz... Das ist besser, da dabei weniger Spannung "verloren geht" .. Ich habe mal Technische Daten von verschiedenen Band-Geraeten (von Kassetten- oder Tonbandgeraeten) mit DIN Buchse verglichen und dabei festgestellt, dass diese gerne eine hoehere Ausgangsimpedanz hatten, als sie heutzutage so ueblich ist. Gefunden hatte ich da z.B. Werte von etwa 9 kOhm bis hoch zu fast 50 kOhm... Das sind Werte, die entsprechen eher heutigen _Eingangsimpedanzen_ ... 47 kOhm z.B. waere eine heutzutage ueblichere Eingangsimpedanz. Ich verwende uebrigens auch so ein kleines Mischpueltchen, nur mit einer DI-Box am Mikrofoneingang.. Damit bekomme ich dann wieder eine hoehere Eingangsimpedanz...

[@t55a2]

Can you recommend a DIN to RCA adaptor for an UHER 400L?

[@soulfreshdays]

Why wouldnt I? You can use an RCA adaptor for this Uher but I would recommend that you dont send a stereo signal to the device. If you connect a stereo source to the recorder it will only record the left channel. So, make your source mono first and afterwards it should be no problem that the sound information from both channels will be recorded to the one track that the Uher Report 4000L is capable of recording (cause it is a mono only device).

[@t55a2]

@@soulfreshdays Yes, I know it's mono, just not sure what DIN to RCA plug to buy. I wanted to record synths onto mine, ones with mono out. So, the question might have been phrased wrongly. I would like to use the RCA L/R as line in/out via DIN in; what cable were you using, that's all. Thanks.

[@soulfreshdays]

@@t55a2 Oh, Im sorry. Than I misunderstood you. There is really no special type that I am using. I bought some from Hama, but also no name adapters. I know that there are modern companys who make high end DIN cables with a price of 200 euros each, but I dont think that this is really necessary. I guess the only question you have to ask yourself is whether you buy an DIN to RCA adapter with four RCA outputs (so that you can use it as record in and play out at the same time) or you only buy a standard adapter. In my opinion they dont have to buy much special or expensive. The ones I use are not more pricey than 5 to 15 euros each.

[@t55a2]

@@soulfreshdays Cool, what was the one you got? I'm lucky to have the UHER so if you could say, that would be great. Thanks for replying. I think I'd just need DIN to 2 RCA, would that be correct?

[@soulfreshdays]

@@t55a2 When you use a DIN adapter with only 2 RCA outputs and you hook up your source with that, than you can record without problems. But if you want to listen back afterwards, you will only hear it through the speaker. If you want to hear the playback without reconnecting the RCA outputs from an amplifier or other speakers, than you will need an adapter with 4 outputs. But I only use the normal ones with two outlets. I bought this at first: www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00006J4E6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1www.amazon.de/gp/product/B00006J4E6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[@nikineebay1778]

Hello dear, can i play 4 track music reel tapes in the uher 4000 L ? Thank you

[@soulfreshdays]

Not properly. If you playback a 4 track tape on a two track machine you will get inteference from the other tracks so that in theory you hear two recordings at once all the time.

[@nikineebay1778]

@@soulfreshdays thank you so much for the explanation. Thank you 🙏❤️

[@elianaColachis1996]

Hi! Does the Uher 4000 take 3inch tape or 5 inch? Thank you! E

[@soulfreshdays]

What do you mean with 3 inch tape? The widest tape I know is 2 inch, but this is only for studio recording machines which can record up to 24 channels at once. The Uher Reports all work with standard reel to reel tapes, which are 1/4 inch tapes. The reels are 13 cm wide and normally take up to 270 meters of tape (in the past there were longer tapes, but they were much thinner and do not last as long as thicker tapes). Greetings from Germany!

[@elianaColachis1996]

@@soulfreshdays thanks so much! ok great. One more question, on the uher 4000 the little plug in on the far right of the front of machine, what is this? and also how do you delete previous tape and re-record? Thank you so much and greetings from Seattle!

[@soulfreshdays]

@@elianaColachis1996 The connector on the front is for a microphone. But it is a small Tuchel plug, which is not query common with modern microphones. If you want to use it you would have to adapt XLR to small Tuchel. You do not have to delete the tape before rerecording. There are always two tape heads in each recorder. One as an eraser (which is only powered on when the machine is in recording mode) and the second head is a playback and record head. The reel to reel tape recorders for the huge reels have very often three heads. One as an eraser, one for recording and one for playback, but this combination can only be found on the monitor series of the Uher reports. So, you dont have to delete a tape, the erase head will simultaneously take care of it.

[@elianaColachis1996]

@@soulfreshdays Hi! Ok one more question! how are you able to make the uher 4000 reel to reel tapes digital? Thank you so much again. Eliana

[@soulfreshdays]

@@elianaColachis1996 The tapes are analog. There is no way I know to encode a digital signal onto standard reel to reel tape and also the Uher Report Series is not capable of digital sound input or output. I only use digital sources, such as MP3s, Spotify or CDs, but as soon as you connect the Uher report to i.e. a headphone jack for recording onto a tape, the signal which is coming out of the headphone jack is an analog signal. Or do you wanted to know how you can make an MP3 file out of a recorded tape? The DIN input is also an output at the same time, so you can output the sound of the playback of a tape to a digital recorder, if you want to digitalize your analog tapes afterwards. But this only makes sense if you wanted to have a digital file from your recorded mixtape on your computer afterwards.

[@Crazytesseract]

These recorders were used for recording Hare Krishna movement's founder: Srila Prabhupāda's voice in the 1970s.

[@berndmayer3984]

All the speeds are wrong. I can see this at the speed-knob!

[@martinfenton1275]

The speeds are in cm/s, which is the European standard.

[@berndmayer3984]

@@martinfenton1275 I had this Uher for 20 years. Sorry I was wrong the 2 speeds are korrekt. But 4.7 cm/s is not a special european standard, it is 1+7/8 in/s (=4.7625 cm/s)