“Having witnessed the sophistication of our new 24 track Otari in Gooseberry 2, we felt confident in relying on the MX5050B for stereo mix-down.”

⤢ zoomPortrait of a bearded man, set at the top left of the advertisement beside the quotation.

“Having witnessed the sophistication of our new 24 track Otari in Gooseberry 2, we felt confident in relying on the MX5050B for stereo mix-down. In the event, the machine was so good we purchased two more.”

Peter Houghton, Owner, Gooseberry Studios 1 & 2. *

⤢ zoomThe MX5050B from a three-quarter angle against a dark ground, with large OTARI reels on both hubs, the OTARI badge on the head cover, the transport push buttons, and the input and output level knobs either side of the two VU meters; points 4 to 10 of the feature list are printed over the dark ground to the right.

The Otari MX5050B costs little more than modified domestic recorders. That little extra buys so much more.

1. Proper editing facilities with calibrated splicing block.
2. Four heads provide 2 or 4 track replay.
3. Bias and EQ adjustable from front panel.
4. Switchable NAB and IEC EQ.
5. XLR Connectors.
6. +28 dBm 600 ohm balanced output.
7. Direct drive capstan servo with varispeed.
8. Variable or preset output level.
9. 70 dB (weighted) signal/noise ratio.
10. Sel sync on each channel.

OTARI

Industrial Tape Applications, 1-7 Harewood Avenue, Marylebone Road, London NW1. Tel: 01-724 2497. Telex: 21879.

* Gooseberry 2 London. 1000 sq.ft. Cost £100,000. Equipment includes Otari MTR90, 24 track with auto locater. 3 Otari MX5050B stereo recorders. Soundcraft 32 × 24 console. Eventide harmonizer. Lexicon 224 computer reverb. Tannoy monitors. AKG and Neumann microphones. Rates from £24.00 per hour.