GB2287572A - A mult-track portable cassette recorder for producing demo tapes - Google Patents

A mult-track portable cassette recorder for producing demo tapes Download PDF

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GB2287572A
GB2287572A GB9401938A GB9401938A GB2287572A GB 2287572 A GB2287572 A GB 2287572A GB 9401938 A GB9401938 A GB 9401938A GB 9401938 A GB9401938 A GB 9401938A GB 2287572 A GB2287572 A GB 2287572A
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G11—INFORMATION STORAGE
    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
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    • G11B—INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
    • G11B25/00—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus
    • G11B25/06—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus using web-form record carriers, e.g. tape
    • G11B25/063—Apparatus characterised by the shape of record carrier employed but not specific to the method of recording or reproducing, e.g. dictating apparatus; Combinations of such apparatus using web-form record carriers, e.g. tape using tape inside container
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A multi-track portable cassette recorder 1 having a built in microphone 2 for recording a vocal input and means for producing and recording an accompaniment and/or rhythm alongside the vocals. <IMAGE>

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The Tin Technical Field This invention relates to a music arrangement multitrack pre-sound sequenced recorder Background Recording machines for music are many and some relatively inexpensive as also in replecating sounds of musical instruments They do not however fully serve the songwriter as to use these machines you need to be at a desk type situation. However in the songwriter's moment an idea can occur any time, place, situation as also the desire to translate into a finished "sound" Essential Technical Features According to the present invention, the here and now aspect of songwriting is provided by the portability of a pocket size tape cassette recorder with in built microphone and facility to give a "line" beat to enable the songwriter to sing in "time"* the melody and/or words and by selecting features such as style of music, instrumentation arrangement, stereo balance, will be able to come up with a proffesionally produced demonstration of his/her work to the level required by music publiishers record executives and other industry professionals.
* pitch automatically registered and adjusted as arrangement "finds" the voice Example A specific embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawing in which shows full range of features.
Referring to the drawing Fig 1 the "TIN" comprises of a portable cassette tape recorder 1 with small inbuilt "mic" 2 volume 4 rec-play- stop - pause - rewind - f- forward 8 on the frontpiece there is 1-9 as follows 9 1- Rec - vocals + line beat + echo (voice together) 2- Style of music 3- Instruments-rythm 4- Brass 5- Stings 6- Arrangements 7- Left - Stereo Balance 8- Right 9- Inconjunction with Record - + Playback + memory function Side of machine- Speed (Bottom left) 12 from A-B-C-D on each no 10 1- Record vocals- a 1 - Lead recorded on main rec-top left b 2 - Backing harmonies c 3 D4 ECHO 2- Style of music a - Rock (Drum rythm b - Blues c-Reggae d -Jazz 3 Instruments a - Bass Rythm b - guitar c - piano d - Backing vocals (oohs) etc.
4 Brass a - long b-short c - long/short d-handclaps 5 Strings a - violin b-viola c - cello d-Strings 6 Arrangement a arrangement b c d + 7 Stereo Balance A 8 B-+ C- neutral D 9- Playback I record a - vocal b - individual c - comunication- full arrangement d - memory Stereo headphones 3 volume 4 "line beat" 11 cassette deck 5 line in/out 6 Ryming display dictionary 7 (press record + display button on left hand side - and other possible rhyming words are displayed)

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  1. CLAIMS 1 - A portable stereo cassette tape recorder comprising of a small inbuilt "mic" volume - record playback (for ordinary recording - playback) Stop -pause - rewind - fast forward. On the frontspiece Nos 1-9 featuring choice of instrumentation Style of music, arrangement, vocals (lead + harmony) Echo (voice + other) + stereo balance left and right and record/playback of single completely finished arrangement combined and balanced. Beneath numbers are letters a, b, c, d indicating features on each number already listed for ex - on 1 - vocals + echo letters a-d show possibility for harmonies - Nos 1-b can be taken in any order. The amount of overdubs theoretically are endless although the higher no, the difference may become more and more minimal unless a wall of sound-effect is required A regular set of Stereo Headphones for recording - playback.
    A line beat to help find " time " Line in/out for external amp speaker and/or another tape deck for more over dubbing possibilities multi track with incoming line from another recorder, up to wall of sound if required.
    To the left there is a text display - voice activated with its own memory to provide possible ryming words, This is acheived by pressing record and display together No's 1-6 on the facia can be used independantly, or in any order building to fully finished arrangement and recording The machine - recorder is essetially 2- track The track 1 original vocal through " normal " rec-play feature - top left hand corner by using features on facia, you are switching to track 2, and therefore, although finished production can be played back on Channel 1, if 2 is opened again replaying original master, a new orchestration may be recorded. By pressing 9d - memory the original maybe stored and used for comparison or other requirement the fact in that while another arrangment is explored 1st one is still retained.
    * Switch memory off to retain new orchestration other can be heard switch to track one
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GB2105089A (en) * 1981-07-13 1983-03-16 Massari B Recording system

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GB2105089A (en) * 1981-07-13 1983-03-16 Massari B Recording system

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