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: Reel-to-Reel Tape Players & Recorders
Studer A812 (1985-1996) - professional open-reel tape recorder studio version, brushless DC engine.
The Studer A812 is one of the most diffused master recorders of the series 800. Produced from 1985 until 1996 it offers all the performances of his predecessor and much more. For its control and completeness, it was up to the most sophisticated requests of the world of recording; its swiftness, fluency and versatility in the management of the tape are unique and hold the lead.
It was born in a period when digital control rooms became more and more established.
The Studer A812 is still one of the most used Studer models in studios that record digital and analogue, which are more present than you could imagine. The A812 MKII VU in the version with the VU Meter Bridge performs incredibly well, the wooden side panels make it more elegant and refined than its predecessor A80 RC and make it fit also for HI-Fi listening rooms. With its compact and rugged design, its system flexibility, and the high operating convenience afforded by its multiple microprocessors, the Studer A812 tape recorder satisfies all requirements of a universal studio machine, be it in radio, television, or recording studios, film productions, auditoriums, or scientific institutes.
Main Technical Features of A812:
2 tracks stereo recorder, ¼ inch (6,35 mm).
Master recorder on a trolley with VU meter bridge.
Tape speeds: 15 - 7.5 – 3,75 ips (38.1 - 19.05 – 9,5 cm/sec.).
Servo-controlled tape transport.
Capstan is controlled by a microprocessor quartz reference.
Spooling motor control with pulse-width modulation.
Equalization: CCIR – NAB switch selectable.
Tape A and Tape B switches selectable with independent settings and memory storage.
Tape Reel: AEG-DIN (standard), CINE (EIA) -Trident (Optional).
Reel size: up to 12,5” (31,8 cm) for metal reels or plates.
Balanced XLR input and output.
Digital real-time display for all 3 speeds; H, Min, Sec.
Edit mode with Jog and Shuttle function Zero locator; Locator Play, Locator 1; Locator 2, Master Safe-Rec Ready button; Service menu with digitally programmable audio and tape deck setup with non–volatile memory storage; Library wind button to select a reduced spooling speed; Varispeed; Auto-Mute during FF-REW mode.
VU Meters, with independent potentiometers for line-input and line-output.
VU Meters monitor of input or output signal switch selectable.
Rec-Play calibrated and uncalibrated mode, switch selectable.
Buillt-in monitor speaker and headphone output (jack 6,3mm), for input or output signal.
In Line or Butterfly heads.
Buillt-in monitor speaker
Spooling time: about 70 sec. for 760 mt. of tape.
Weight: about 49 Kg
Dimensions: H x W x D, 1180 x 630 x 660 mm.
Power absorption: about 90 W in Stop, 150W Play-Rec, 190W FF-Rew.
Voltage selector: from 100 to 240 Volt, 50-60 Hz.
Speed up to 38 cm / s. ACH from 30 to 20 kHz.
Weighing at 42 kgs.
Dolby HX PRO.
The Studer A812 was manufactured between 1985 and 1996 as a successor to the famous Studer A80. Following the rapid evolution of the reel tape recording equipment towards the digital era, it had a very hard task to at least retain or possibly better the specs of the previous model and at the same time introduce all the needed peripherals to allow advanced remote control! No small feat, but the Studer brand did not earn the "legend" tag for no reason - they pulled it off with flying colours by introducing one of the most advanced reel-to-reel machines ever made in Switzerland.
Made in Switzerland.
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