C.<p>We watched "Late Night with the Devil" (2023) tonight. I posted a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/5SecondMovieReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>5SecondMovieReview</span></a> of it earlier. We enjoyed it.</p><p>However... one little thing about it is nagging at me, like a splinter in the mind's eye.</p><p>It's a period piece, set in the <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a>. The major thread of the story includes a psychologist and her sessions with a patient, which are <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/recorded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recorded</span></a>. Part of one is played back as part of a <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a> show, and onscreen during that <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/playback" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>playback</span></a> is an open-reel (aka reel-to-reel) <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/deck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deck</span></a> playing a tape.</p><p>1970s, open-reel recording - it's <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/retro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retro</span></a>, it's <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/cool" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cool</span></a>, it's period-authentic, right?</p><p>I can't shake the feeling that whoever put the visual together has never actually seen an open-reel tape recorder in operation. This picture is lousy, because it's a screencap from the movie, which is supposed to be showing a television broadcast in good old analog SD - but it gets the point across.</p><p>See anything wrong?</p><p>The takeup <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/reel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reel</span></a>, on the right, turns clockwise, the opposite direction of the (normal) direction of the supply reel. So the tape wraps onto the inner side of the takeup reel, and ends up "inside out".</p><p>There's also no tension arm on the supply side, and an apparent <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/tension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tension</span></a> arm on the takeup side, but it's not actually in the tape path.</p><p>I don't think any machines were actually made like this, but I'm not an <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/expert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expert</span></a>. Can anyone identify the deck they butchered or digi-simmed to create this <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/sin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sin</span></a> against nature? 😉 </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/OpenReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenReel</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ReelToReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReelToReel</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audio</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/audiophile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>audiophile</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/TapeDeck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TapeDeck</span></a></p>
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Em-squared<p>One of the more affordable releases on open reel tape. Very Ltd run. Only 6 remaining.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analog</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/analogue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>analogue</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenReel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReelToReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReelToReel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bandcamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bandcamp</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ambient" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ambient</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <br><a href="https://zakedrone.bandcamp.com/album/caelum?from=discover_page" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">zakedrone.bandcamp.com/album/c</span><span class="invisible">aelum?from=discover_page</span></a></p>
Radio Azureus<p>Analog Tapes a nice experience that Bill Hume recorded for us</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Music</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Audio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audio</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SoundEngineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoundEngineering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenReel</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYHb_le1k4E" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=qYHb_le1k4</span><span class="invisible">E</span></a></p>
Variety<p>Giulio Donato’s ‘Labyrinths,’ Premiering in Venice, Debuts Clip (EXCLUSIVE)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Variety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Variety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Global</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GiulioDonato" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GiulioDonato</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenReel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VeniceFilmFestival" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeniceFilmFestival</span></a></p><p><a href="https://variety.com/2024/film/global/giulio-donatos-labyrinths-venice-clip-1236127557/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">variety.com/2024/film/global/g</span><span class="invisible">iulio-donatos-labyrinths-venice-clip-1236127557/</span></a></p>
Don Magnétophone<p>Let's go to the restaurant ✌️<br><a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/openreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openreel</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/reeltoreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reeltoreel</span></a></p>
Don Magnétophone<p>EN<br>Have you demagnetized your tape deck this year ? Cassette AND open-reel ? All the decks at home ?</p><p>FR<br>Avez-vous démagnétisé votre lecteur de bande cette année ? Cassette ET magnéto à bande ? Tous les lecteurs chez vous ?</p><p><a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/cassette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cassette</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/taperecorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taperecorder</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/openreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openreel</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/reeltoreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reeltoreel</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/R2R" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>R2R</span></a> 💖</p>
8bitTim<p>The ingredients for a little baking this afternoon.<br><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Ampex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ampex</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/OpenReel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenReel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Reels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/AnalogueTape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnalogueTape</span></a></p>
Don Magnétophone<p>In English :<br>Box and reel of MAXELL UD magnetic tape.<br>Bought new in a music store around year 2000.<br>7in reel, 1800ft of 35 microns tape.<br>96 minutes of playtime (4 tracks at 7.5in/s) : 48 minutes in each direction.<br>Normalized duration of 90 minutes.<br>2 tracks at 7.5in/s : 48 minutes total playtime.<br>2 tracks at 15in/s : 24 minutes total playtime (it's not very long 🤨)<br><a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/tape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tape</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/openreel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openreel</span></a> <a href="https://boitam.eu/tags/taperecorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taperecorder</span></a></p>
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