<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:tahoma,new york,times,serif;font-size:14pt">And, we can't forget that that the Ampex VPR-3, would allow to you to RE-WRITE control track, but that was a great helical.<br><br>Before the major retrofit the early AVR-3's, would AutoTrack only once at the start of the tape and then hold that position forever! (no dither)......which was not so good for the reels of many short takes, which were common in Hollywood Production. <br>I had to retrofit all machines with a rotary control/ with a pushbutton switch which allowed the control of the auto-tracking system. <br>I got the control from Tektronix, since I had used it on a scope, maybe the 647?<br><br>Bill Carpenter<br><div> </div><br><div><br></div><div style="font-family: tahoma,new york,times,serif; font-size: 14pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size:
12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Kenneth Zin <kenzin@sbcglobal.net><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Mon, August 2, 2010 10:11:25 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [QuadList] Tape without CT<br></font><br>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font: inherit;" valign="top">In regards to the tape without control track..unless you have auto tracking on you machine.<br>AVR-1, and some VR-2000B had kits for auto tracking.<br>Regards. Ken Zin<br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>
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