[sdiy] Build a Tape Flanger?

[harry]

You don't NEED to sync the decks... they run at very precise speeds
and the distance betwwen tthe heads is pretty close to identical.

Even in 1959 tape speed was VERY tightly controlled.

Remember... even the ROMANS has indoor plumbing... we are not
so much advanced as we think...

H^) harry

Chris Randall wrote:

> > According to Billboard The Big Hurt was #3 for 14 weeks. It hit the top 40
> > on November 23, 1959. It is agreed that The Big Hurt was the first
> > commercial release of song using flanging.
>
> Fair enough. I (and Sir George, apparantly) stand corrected. This begs the
> question though: how on earth did they sync two decks in 1959? I don't think
> I would be completely off base by saying that the art of recording was more
> advanced in the US than in the UK at the time, but I mean, damn.
>
> -CR
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