Recorder, special purpose

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OBJECT TYPE
MULTIPLE TAPE
DATE
1962
ARTIFACT NUMBER
1986.0005.001
MANUFACTURER
NRC, Elmus Lab
MODEL
Unknown
LOCATION
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
1
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
FERROUS & NON-FERROUS METAL CASINGS & WORKING PARTS/ SYNTHETIC KEYS, KNOBS, BUTTONS, & WORKING PARTS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
164.5 cm
Width
62.5 cm
Height
124.5 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Communications
Category
Music
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
NRC
Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
City
Ottawa

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Unknown
Period
EARLY 1960'S
Canada
THE FOURTH OF FIVE SPECIAL PURPOSE RECORDERS DESIGNED BY PIONEERING CANADIAN ELECTRONIC MUSIC COMPOSER & INSTRUMENT DESIGNER HUGH LE CAINE. IT WAS BUILT AT NRC C. 1962 & IN 1964 LOANED TO THE NEWLY OPENED ELECTRONIC MUSIC STUDIO AT MCGILL UNIVERSITY, WHICH WAS THE SECOND SUCH FACILITY IN CANADA. Le quatrième des cinq enregistreurs spécialisés conçu par le pionner et composeur canadien Hugh Le Caine. L'enregistreur a été construit au conseil national de recherches en 1962 et a été prêté au nouveau studio de musique électronique à l'université McGill, ce qui était seulement le deuxième studio au Canada.
Function
AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC INSTRUMENT FOR STUDIO WORK, DESIGNED TO ASSIST COMPOSERS IN ALTERING & RECOMBINING PRE-RECORDED SOUNDS. IT PROCESSED SOUND MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF SOUND RECORDS ON TAPE BY DIVIDING THE MATERIAL INTO PARTS, ALTERING THE PARTS, & RECOMBINING THE ALTERED PARTS INTO A SINGLE STEREO OUTPUT. Un instrument de musique électronique pour studio, conçu pour assister les composeurs en modifiant des sons pré enregistrés. La machine traitait des sons en forme de records sur bande en divisant les différentes parties et en les modifiant en sortie stéréo unique.
Technical
THE MULTITRACK WAS THE FIRST 'STUDIO' INSTRUMENT BUILT BY LE CAINE & WAS CONCERNED SOLELY WITH THE MANIPULATION OF SOUNDS ALREADY ON TAPE. UP TO 10 STEREO TAPES COULD BE PLAYED SIMULTANEOUSLY, AT VARIABLE SPEEDS & VOLUMES. THE 20 SOUND TRACKS SO PRODUCED COULD BE ASSIGNED TO EITHER CHANNEL OF THE TWO CHANNEL OUTPUT. Le multitrack était le premier instrument de studio bâti par Le Caine et était concentré vers la manipulation des sons sur bande. Jusqu'à dix bandes de stéréo peut être joué en même temps. a différentes vitesses et volumes. Les vingt pistes sonores ainsi produites pourraient être assignées à l'un des canaux de la sortie à deux canaux.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
INCISED BLACK LETTERING IDENTIFYING CONTROLS
Missing
N/A
Finish
DARK GREY ENAMEL PAINTED CASING/ BLACK & WHITE SYNTHETIC/ PLATED PARTS Extérieur gris foncé émaillé avec des partis noirs et blancs synthétique.
Decoration
N/A

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