Greeting all!!!  My name is JP Fortier and I am the Station Director for Mt. Blue Community Access TV 11 in Farmington.  The following is a new area in the CTAM website devoted to the tips/tricks of the video world.  This section is a brain storm of all the great ideas that can help us all be more in tune with our technical ability.  If you have any tips or tricks that you can pass along then by all means click away!  Keep checking back often for new updates.   

JP Fortier

Tips / Tricks

Inexpensive Tape Duplication System  

Here is an inexpensive way of putting together your own tape dubbing station. 

This is a simple but cost effective solution on how to make multiple tape copies at once.  You will need one master VCR (may need to be SVHS viewable if using SVHS tapes), a video DA (distribution amp) ie. TecNec AV61, a monitor, and 6 "Cheap Stereo VCR's" from a store like Wal-Mart.  The reasoning behind the "cheap" VCR's is so if one breaks down its easier to just chuck it and by another one.  The repair cost for Pro VCRs is probably at least $100 to start with.   

Then just hook everything up with RCA cables and badda boom badda bing you got yourself a dub station.   

Here is a list of possible equipment.  You may have your own preference but this worked for us:

$210

$450

$200

$110

 $50

$1020

     

1 - Panasonic 13 Color Monitor                 

6 - Sanyo 4 Head Stereo VCRS � These are the recording decks.  

1 - Panasonic AG-1330 VCR � This is the player deck.                                 

1 - TecNec AV61 Distribution Amp       

7 - RCA Cords -3way (Yellow/White/Red) to ( Yellow/White/Red) 

Total   

 

A Pro Duplication System can run you anywhere around $3500.  That�s a lot of money for a little ole� CATV station.  This economy system is a far less expensive way of tape dubbing and you may already have this equipment kicking around.  

Also remember that tape copying is a great way to supplement a station�s income and it can also free up your editing equipment from hours of copying use.

 


I would like to thank Steve Galvin of NPC-TV for passing this tip along to our station.  I was able to fit this into our tight equipment budget and we now are making dubs like there ain't no tomorrow.  Hats off to you Steve!  

Till next time,

JP Fortier 

 

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