General Information

Serial #

7860

Part Number

1

Total Parts

3

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

metal and synthetic materials of construction.

Dimensions

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

Length

64.5 cm

Width

60.0 cm

Height

117.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Studer

Country

Switzerland

State/Province

Unknown

City

Zurich

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

This unit used c. 1980-1990s.

Canada

Typical of the equipment used to record and edit program material for CBC Radio in the 1980s and 1990s. This example was used at CBO, the CBC's Ottawa station, for production of various programs. Studer recorders played a major role in Canada's recording industry. For years, CBC/Radio Canada bought only Studer machines. (Ref. 1)

Function

TO RECORD, PLAY BACK AND EDIT AUDIO SIGNALS ON MAGNETIC TAPE.

Technical

Example of a high quality professional audio tape recorder that could be used for a variety of purposes. This particular machine is configured for two-track stereo or half-track mono production. It can operate at four speeds and can be aligned for either the NAB of CCIR recording standards (i.e. different types of tape and levels of equalization). At the CBC it was used in its NAB alignment, the industry standard in North America. (Ref. 1) Typically, tapes or cassettes produced in the field would be transferred to a reel-to-reel studio machine to be cut and spliced into a finished program or segment. The Studer A810, therefore, represents an important stage in the production process. The visible editing block to the left of the head assembly illustrates one of the most important features of magnetic tape recording: the ability to abridge, alter and restructure "live" recordings. Like the Sony TC-110A cassette recorder (used for field recordings in the 1980s) and the Studer 80 (2000.0102), the Studer A810 is an analogue recorder which represents the last generation before the adoption of digital recording by radio stations in the 1990s. (Ref. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"STUDER/ TAPE/ RECORDER/ A810" printed in lower left of unit, above editing station keys. "STUDER" printed in various locations on top plates of console and VU meter. "9" printed on decal applied to lower front of console. "603151" printed on red dymo tape label applied to top of VU meter station. "7860" printed by hand in white grease-pencil in upper left of console casing back "TAPE (T09)" printed on plate fixed to vertical console panel, below VU meter station. "WILLI STUDER AG/ Fabrik fur elektronische Apparate/ CH-8105 Regensdorf- Zurich/ Typ A 810 Nr. 7860" printed on back panel of control unit.

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Brushed silver metal casing has dark wood sides and black face plates on all top/front surfaces. Black, blue, white, green, red and grey synthetic control buttons and adjustment dials. Unit mounted on black enamel painted metal stand fitted with 4 black synthetic castors.

Decoration

N/A