Tape deck in 500 series format?

[kevinkace]

Has such a thing ever been made?

Need a tape deck, but I don't really want to dedicate a lot of space to one considering how little I'd use it.
But I do have 1 slot free in my rack... 

 

[john12ax7]

There are tape emulators,  check out the Neve 542. I think it sounds pretty good.  Think there are also DIY color modules that emulate tape electronics,  but haven't tried those yet.

 

[Brian Roth]

Hmph.... a real tape desk weighs a few hundred pounds and eats a large amount of 19" rack space.

 

[Brian Roth]

http://www.studiofrisson.com/photo-studer-a800-24track.html

 

[PRR]

There were tape recorders as small as a pack of cigarettes. Not music-quality.

That's what "wear a wire" really means: a wire-recorder under your suit. (More time per space on small wire than on cello-tape.)

Some Nagra and StellaVox were nearly this small. Fantastic Swiss engineering. Always cost as much as a car.

 

[mjrippe]

Hmmm, I was envisioning more of a slot-loading walkman style cassette deck.  Could be feasible in a 500 series footprint but it would be a nightmare to build.

 

[kevinkace]

Hmmm, I was envisioning more of a slot-loading walkman style cassette deck.  Could be feasible in a 500 series footprint but it would be a nightmare to build.

Ya, that's what I envisioned.

Maybe a double wide slot?

 

[MagnetoSound]

How good does it have to be?

Get a microcassette dictaphone. Put it in the slot.

Job done. 😎

 

[Phrazemaster]

How good does it have to be?

Get a microcassette dictaphone. Put it in the slot.

Job done. 😎

Classic! LOL!

 

[mjrippe]

Ya, that's what I envisioned.

Maybe a double wide slot?

Well, at least that would give you stereo  ;D

 

[Mbira]

Seems like a waste of a good 500 series slot?  That said, I'm sitting here with an empty 11 slot rack that I just built so who am I to talk?

 

[Phrazemaster]

Well, at least that would give you stereo  ;D

^ ;D ;D ;D

Rofalmao!!!

 

[kevinkace]

Well, at least that would give you stereo  ;D

Ha! good point.

I'm on the hunt for a retrofittable walkman.