Period press · Canadian Musician, June 1991 · scan pages 55 and 57
Otari's MX-5050 Series
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Otari Inc. has developed the next generation of MX-5050 recorders.
This fourth generation includes the B-III 1/4", 2-track stereo tape machine, the BQ-III 1/4", 4-track, and the Mark IV series, available in 2-, 4- and 8-track configurations (4- & 8-track versions on 1/2" tape).
⤢ zoomA group of fourth-generation MX-5050 machines photographed together: two upright quarter-inch machines at the back with their reels above the transport and the electronics below, and three table-top consoles in front with the reels on a sloping transport and a raised meter housing behind.
Features include improved high frequency response; better signal-to-noise ratio; more advanced microprocessor controls; gapless, seamless punch In/Out on the Mark IV-4 and Mark IV-8; chase synchronizer compatibility; and better remote capability, according to Otari.
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The B-III stands upright in a compact housing, the Mark IV series is configured as a table-top, console-mounted machine.
For more information, contact: Gould Marketing, 6445 Cote de Liesse, Montreal, PQ H4T 1E5 (514) 342-4441, FAX (514) 342-5579.