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发表于 2012-10-12 09:08:45 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式

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6357165  开友问我关于Nagra 4S, 4STC, 4S-JC的技术特点,以及在发烧及专业上的应用等,我觉得还是请教红灯,泡泡,演奏播放等专业或资深烧友,能得到較专业和全面的解答,谢谢.
发表于 2012-10-12 14:13:32 来自手机 | 显示全部楼层
坐在沙发等听课
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坐在沙发等听课
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发表于 2012-10-12 21:43:10 | 显示全部楼层
作为专业领域的便携式开盘磁带录放机,南瓜4系列是佼佼者,以4.2和4s为典型代表。从我使用、维修过的南瓜机器以及手头上掌握的技术资料来看,4S的几个衍生款式差别不大,没有后缀的机器录音电平旋钮与有后缀的结构不一样:没有后缀的平淡,有后缀的气派好看,其它有啥本质上的差别,我还没发现;录音效果很棒,放音效果与其录音效果相比差距不小。当年它的主要使用场合是电影摄制过程中的室外录音,同步录音技术很成熟,室内很少有使用它的。广播领域有用但不多,由于价格昂贵,被后来的日系SONY的NATIONAL的便携开盘取代。
 楼主| 发表于 2012-10-12 22:33:35 | 显示全部楼层
就是说在4S基础上加入time code技术的4STC并没有质的飞跃,SJ也进步不大.
发表于 2012-10-13 12:13:07 | 显示全部楼层
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time code 的加入,使机器具备了time code counter 的功能,便于循迹剪接,这在模拟磁带记录史上就是一个很大的进步,使之在影录音制作领域很受欢迎。人性化、艺术性的设计构思,既是一件实用的工具又是一件完美的艺术品,一直受到人们的热捧。我认为它优质精密的直流主导电机和用人造宝石阻尼伺服系统是其精确控制走速的先进所在,尤其是它那独一无二的表头,夜色里就像美少女的大眼睛,随着音乐在闪动,勾人心魂令人蠢蠢欲动...
发表于 2012-10-13 12:22:30 | 显示全部楼层
4s应该都有时钟码功能,看有没有配置。录音放音磁头中间的就是TC头,下面图片来自于百度搜索有裁剪4 r# i; Q+ e' p' I& Y$ ]
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 楼主| 发表于 2012-10-13 18:10:14 | 显示全部楼层
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[color=#脚印留下*^_^* ]红灯记 发表于 2012-10-13 12:13 ! [& K5 a; g/ V0 b- h: v
time code 的加入,使机器具备了time code counter 的功能,便于循迹剪接,这在模拟磁带记录史上就是一个 ...

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Uher's range of portable audio recorders were for perhaps over 30 years, the reliable 'work horses'
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these robust machines cost a fraction of an equivalent Nagra or Stellavox recorder.
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While the film maker might need Pilot Tone synchronization, 48 Volt 'phantom' condenser
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strong, simple and reliable tape machine with a basic dynamic microphone input. And while there" d2 ^* H: V7 f0 W/ L
were a few alternatives to these machines from the likes of Tanberg, Ficord or even Grundig, the
" ~4 E. Y/ D% P! K7 w! @1 fUher Report series became the de facto portable tape recorder standard for radio reporting.
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Actually these machines were not all that cheap, and cost perhaps the equivalent of a serious
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Actually this half track stereo recorder is a later version of the 'genre', and has improved metering
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speech recording at 3.75 I.P.S. would be perfectly OK for most broadcaster's use. While of
+ z, ^! i& P$ `) I) _0 Zcomparatively elementary mechanical design, these machines can make surprisingly good
/ p; t) a7 V) p- H- c3 ^7 Nrecordings at 7.5, seemingly just as good as a Nagra or a Stellavox at this speed. They also record
2 v; }4 G; w/ ?5 C! ?rather well at 3 and 3/4 inches per second, but speed stability and 'wow and flutter' (how arcane in5 `3 B  y( @% q6 s9 l
theses digital days) is nowhere near as good as with the Swiss exotics. Remarkably, one can set the/ r% l5 x. ?1 s) N% {% T
bias up on these machines 'by ear' for indistinguishable record / replay results (yes I know this is# ]7 K: ], k3 Q0 q, Q! s7 L
cheating), which you cannot do as easily on the Swiss machines, for probably good reasons. As a0 ]5 }5 j5 t8 C* L
reel to reel audio recorder the only, though fairly significant drawback, is a limited recording time. T4 ~; P% k8 S: k% n+ t
of 20 minutes on the highest speed. Though for radio interviews that would be edited into sound3 ^4 L$ g" n: _- G; n: ?
bites anyway, this was not a problem.
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Fi equipment, much of which for domestic consumption only though. They even made a couple of
7 e/ G$ E- x* \( N: Aversions of a high quality (if there ever was such a thing in the context of serious audio) portable9 F: m* R% D+ T3 F6 b1 w% P9 ~0 ^
Compact Cassette recorder. But while Uher are still involved with dictation equipment, they will
+ L9 W( y: ?! fprobably be remembered in the history books for these robust and reliable portable reel to reel' q9 x8 F% u& `/ p6 E* N
machines.
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(The previous owners of the above example of the stereo version have fitted a plastic collar
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What can one say about what is probably the most successful and long lived portable professional tape
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until just a few years ago just about every film and television programme produced had its sound recorded
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Nagra portable film sound recorders similar to the above machine became the de facto industry standard for
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compact R-DAT recorders, and now by various short-lived and almost disposable file based devices. As; F) D+ H9 _7 W- T6 r0 p& J1 P
with professional video, the new technology seems to be doing anything but establishing any industry& s& o1 z" g' Z3 Y3 M
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5 }! k& n- |) n) w- Q" _% DThe Nagra IV-S shown above is an immaculate late time code machine type NQS-TCC, which might indeed
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The June 1989 Audio and Video Product Line catalogue describes it thus:
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'The NAGRA IV-S is a portable self contained 6.35mm (1/4") tape stereo recorder designed for high quality* B1 b* T/ Z$ y+ u
musical recording, cinema and television applications. It has three speeds: 38, 19 and 9.5 cm/s (15, 7 1/2# K3 O* V! O. \# O( k" Z1 s4 e
and 3 3/4 ips) NAB or CCIR, plus NAGRAMASTER (38 cm/s only / 15ips) equalizations. The machine has
6 }& `1 N: H! B) b: Gtwo microphone inputs with three pin XLR connectors, switchable between dynamic, "T" or Phantom
8 w& H! h  p" Q4 A* q4 L' H8 jpowering, with phase check, and left channel phase reverse switch, or two current line inputs. It also features# V3 E) @+ R7 ~+ P7 F
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level control and limiter. Built-in loudspeaker, and headphone output and reference signal generator. The  L. N# z6 d) M9 ]* P: P
machine can be fitted with a NAGRASYNC F.M. 50/60Hz pilot system or the SMPTE/EBU centre-track
7 S/ ~0 Y6 ^/ s1 a0 l  u4 Ztime code system, including a built-in time code generator, for synchronizing. Other accessories are) [1 P. q4 p3 |3 x
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Above is the tape head area, moving from left to right we have; the dual-gap ferrite erase head, the time, R: }, g( E3 b6 l2 h' q1 v" \
code record/replay head, the audio record head and finally the audio playback head. In this photograph the
7 d) {3 c& k. V3 }4 r/ ktape path has been opened for lacing and the hinged audio head screening shields are folded down. One
. h# u6 B# @# j3 T0 umight like to appreciate the substantial tape guides and the massive stroboscopicaly marked flutter idler
' ?7 b& t1 a% Z* W/ Ywheel. Every component looks simple, honest and beautifully engineered. This version of the machine uses. y" H; p& p1 r
a later type of tape guide which have a slightly textured though very hard white ceramic face plate, together
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synthetic ruby used in the previous version of these guides because it tended to cause a slight stiction or$ g. @5 g9 O  `
judder effect with the tape which could increase scrape flutter. Visible just in front of the central time code
6 u  S& t# o4 Grecord/replay head is the unique Nagra azimuth adjusting device. This consists of a pair of very slightly
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had a geared circumference. To adjust the head azimuth one just turned a small socket headed gear wheel at! F5 T; t) H- n- l
the front of the head with an Allen key, and this rotates the two wedges against each other, thus rocking the
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if it was used on the T-Audio.
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Left side of the Nagra IV-S, containing the various noise-reduction and line inputs and outputs, together3 D, G) V1 _1 v8 S% `+ h
with the XLR microphone inputs and their powering mode and attenuator switches. One of the many nice
& ?) z9 H$ y1 J" ~2 Q/ d6 h  htouches are the slotted carry-strap 'keepers' (extreme left).
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Right side of the Nagra IV-S showing the loudspeaker grille together with the various power and time code
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And if you ever wanted to know what the underside of a Nagra IV-S looked like... (The rectangular
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发表于 2012-10-14 03:23:01 | 显示全部楼层
The Stellavox was the only true alternative to the Nagra portable audio recorder.7 _3 P) H( ?. @" ^" l" E
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Also made in Switzerland and reputedly by some ex-Nagra employees, these machines were more
" f9 i4 Z& R4 `( T5 k+ E1 Bcompact, rather better finished and felt perhaps more developed than the Nagra. It was as if Nagra
+ c) Y( [% ~, P7 e, `" Bhad left their own masterpiece slightly unfinished and that the Stellavox was something of an0 X4 S* n/ [7 e: ^- {( ]
advanced refinement. But things are never that simple and in addition to the interesting9 P/ y, [" |# o3 E2 a! t
relationship that existed between these two companies, their products also show quite strongly
9 I) s! w( w% ~* j7 l1 L1 \differing personalities. As an amateur enthusiast I was inclined to think that the Stellavox was the
" W1 o7 Y1 k2 mbest portable reel-to-reel recorder ever made. It certianly was a very expensive and rare beast,, p0 M  f& B( f/ U
and when I had the opportunity to acquire one of these Swiss portable recorders, it was a
1 v+ B& \4 v0 d' XStellavox that I went for. However, I was not going to earn my living with it or try and build a
, f0 p% d( x$ p9 F6 B; N# Y5 lreputation with one. But I imagine that many professionals did, and having had the chance5 W2 E, `1 b& {
reciently to re-acqiaint myself with some Nagra machines, I concluded that they were just1 [- u  O" C$ @/ G2 t. W
differing 'solutions' to a similar set of problems. Unfortunately I did not have the opportunity to2 j& J4 g9 g0 w
compare their audio quality, but have included their specifications on the site.
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An impression might be formed that the smaller and more compact Stellavox recorder seems to
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film industry or as widely known generally (though this could be down to discontinuities of
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) N  N9 {' N0 C) e+ O8 @2 h: Fperformance audio recorder was needed. Like the Nagra, variations of the Stellavox were made$ j5 c8 u- y' ]) J! j
for multi-channel instrumentation recording, and there were versions for 4 track 'Quadraphonic' as5 r) Y6 I! E# S( C; n& z
well as higest quality stereo mastering (this version was known as the 'Stellamaster'). Subject to3 B! i* z, ^- k, ^0 o
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! A8 Q5 O4 @7 AStellavox was to be rather 'diffrent', which perhaps was also part of their attraction. However on' I' m7 ^$ ]% M- s5 E
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The above picture is my own Stellavox SU8, and this was one of the last models from the9 j6 b( N! w4 h" X, o
original Stellavox company, this particular example dates from the mid 1980's. The 'U' stands% c, t5 B! `2 S1 h4 ~
for universal, because this version of the recorder came 'loaded' with a full range of modules4 a1 t% }# y  U& Z: {  S
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(these were fairly standard options I beleive). The microphone gain controls have the optional
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a recorder powered external microphone pre-amplifier (and various other external modules), so
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2 n6 W) L4 h7 V  K3 Z! E5 z) s6 Tmoulded plastic reel cover had the machined-satin-chromed 'thingy' fitted, for actuating the slate
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The father of the Stellavox, Mr Georges Quellet himself was kind enough to send me this image of& k8 J: q2 C: ^& F# R
his earilier SM5 recorder*.
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6 e! W6 c# ~9 c) s9 A2 b( G+ s2 PIt would seem that in 1950's in addition to those in America and Britian, a number of people in
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Studer would go on to produce his superb professional full size machines, Stephan Kudelski and
" c0 j) X' R+ XGeorges Quellet made far more 'pocketable' tape recorders. As a school boy I can also just, t& f, s0 b$ j
remember the British Fi-cord brand of minature audio recorders, though 30 years later I found out
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mechanics needed to make a high quality tape recorder would suit a country also known for
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More like an excercise in watchmaking than an audio recorder, the increasingly collectable Nagra SN is  e# Z% e2 `( `. c$ u' i
yet another delightfully tactile object from this famous Swiss company.; _+ Y' v  O; w" q. A

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Mr Tim Blackham's very early and un-legeneded example is shown above on the Left, and my own later$ N: m1 u- w# s$ j
full track mono* version is shown lower Right. These truly pocket sized and light weight reel-to-reel
7 Z/ G) J5 a/ s) x" v0 _& N* ftape recorders were in actual fact true professional sound recorders in every respect, and were a very far1 Z/ j/ S* s6 p
cry from almost every other similar sized tape recorder. While various 'toy' miniature tape recorders of( P" q+ |+ }* \" s0 G8 J7 {3 q/ Z/ Q
the 'Misson Impossible type' produced results varying from excruciating to just plain bad, this little8 x2 x0 A4 J; t; h+ }4 L8 n
Nagra gave real Hi-Fi quality. Actually I sometimes use mine into an HH AM8/12 amplifier and a, O2 u( k5 E+ {
Tannoy Monitor Gold in a Lancaster cabinet with pretty impressive results!
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With built-in 50 Volt capacitor microphone powering and a proper capstan servo system, the Nagra SNN
3 {3 c/ B5 H: s: K* o# Qwas quite capable of making studio broadcast quality recordings at the relatively low speed of 3 3/4
7 w: R. S9 O$ V+ K5 b; Uinches per second on 1/8 inch wide tape. (Which was actually re-reeled Compact Cassette tape - see
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Perhaps more famous for its 'security applications', this 'spy Nagra' was often used as a concealed film
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microphone or line input lead into the machine to put it into record mode. It didn't have fast forward, and
  P1 o% P$ k( }& Brewind was done by hand by turning a miniature fold out 'starting handle'. But this rather quaint feature6 f7 u4 o! I' K
was perfectly usable and saved the batteries.
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The Nagra SNN Minature Audio Tape Recorder
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Above is another view of Mr Blackham's unusual Nagra SNN. As far as I can see, apart from not having( ^0 `" x- J' w/ F# }+ x
the various anodised legends on the deck plate, also absent are the adjustable AGC threshold knob and6 D9 u8 h/ b& ~) E4 g" T" ]; U9 e
the transport lock-out 'switch' next to the meter. The cover 'hinge' arrangement differs slightly from later/ w) P$ z- p- j. K
machines, as does the 'patina' of the anodised finish. A most interesting version, has anyone got another?! V/ M  n/ t9 b7 j" U/ Z1 L
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(Apparently yes, I have recently been advised.)
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+ a, s7 j& P/ O/ q* J5 yClick on either of the above images for more information.
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1 ~$ a6 ]$ t- M. [* For those who are looking at the stereo versions of this recorder often to be found on 'Eday', do( c5 k" X' |* n5 p' x4 B+ ?; b
beware, as It is unlikely that these will be the recent versions designed to record high quality music.2 Q: T; E1 o, f- {
There are now apparently four versions of the Nagra 'SN':
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! W/ r5 ^& g% r2 kNagra SNN - full track recording at 3 3/4 and 1 7/8 i.p.s. - high quality recording in Mono0 u9 \4 p; k( q% Z

* B/ o7 `! w+ ENagra SNS - half track recording at 1 7/8 and 15/16 i.p.s. - surveillance quality recording in Mono
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Nagra SNSTR (recent) - Stereo recording at 3 3/4 and 1 7/8 i.p.s. - high quality recording in Stereo
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Apparently for covert surveillance use it was preferable to have two separate recording channels to& Q6 h* J$ O2 {5 d- h# c; X, o
have some chance of capturing a muffled or distant conversations. So these older stereo machines will
- ^; j3 a9 E6 N5 Ptherefore be optimized for speech recording only, and will also run at low speed for maximum
$ r4 O) Z* D# R" trecording time and not fidelity. Actually Nagra made a special playback loudspeaker system (251009 E' [3 `& S+ V7 x; R$ Y1 k* C
DSP) with built in equalization to compensate for the quite limited frequency response of these- Q3 v: i4 ^4 _' d, B0 [" N) N
recorders. A standard mono Nagra SNN running at 3 and 3/4, like the ones on this page are capable of
+ ^/ p: |! E# ]0 Etruly Hi-Fi recording, but the slow speed SNS and the SNST stereo versions are not. Perhaps it might
# w3 H( \* m' D. f+ F/ qbe possible to convert these machines for Hi-Fi use, but this would involve replacing most of the
/ C4 J6 ~$ ^$ T4 Yelectronics and be very expensive.
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Cheaper to buy a rather better stereo IV-S in the first place!- K* ~1 b, Y3 v! v$ ]7 W- `
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2 N) ^' R( z) z2 N/ @Tape for the Nagra SN: |- f2 G/ q& J( A, J
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. n$ g* s$ @  KI have been amazed at the prices some people have been willing to pay on that wild west auction site for
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wanted to play with it and make some recordings. I knew that the tape was basically re-reeled cassette
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'pancakes'. These are the un-flanged bulk reels of tape (about 10" dia) that are automatically wound into9 I+ ?" T+ z% x
the cassette shells. I then contacted Nagra UK (always helpful) and obtained for around ?5 each0 S- ]2 r) W, N" ]
several pairs of empty plastic reels. It then was quite a simple matter to wind tape off the pancake and3 i* u: C9 X: j: C. Y5 R: s6 w
onto the Nagra plastic reel (by using the hand crank on the machine). I did this a few years ago and  l7 ^3 U& r5 a* j/ p8 a/ s5 {" N* B
things may be slightly different these days, but perhaps worth investigating rather than spending some$ l( {# H6 e$ P
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发表于 2012-10-29 10:51:43 | 显示全部楼层
多谢卢老师的解答,很详细.
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