Wmex reel to reels

[Dave Doherty]

RTR machines are sometimes available on eBay. That's where I got mine. They are usually heavy and expensive to ship. Even if you get it for "free" you might have to pay several hundred dollars in shipping and packing costs.

I did some cassette conversions on a PC a year ago, and it was really easy. RTR would be little different, and I am about to embark on a similar project for RTR tapes once I get settled in Oregon.

You can connect the RTR output (usually 2 RCA) to the PC input (a 3.5 mm stereo) using a cable, but you get better results with a real audio input device like a Scarlett 2i2 that connects to the PC via USB.

Use any sound recording app. If you have Win 7, 8, or Vista, you can use the built-in soundrecorder.exe app. That app broke with the introduction of Windows 10, so if you're on Win10, you'll need to use an audio capture program or an editor program that has capture capability.

-d



-----Original Message-----
From: Boston-Radio-Interest [mailto:boston-radio-interest-bounces@lists.BostonRadio.org] On Behalf Of Sean Smyth
Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 5:30 PM
To: Ken VanTassell <kenwvt@gmail.com>
Cc: Boston Radio Interest <boston-radio-interest@lists.bostonradio.org>
Subject: Re: Wmex reel to reels

I wonder how much effort it would take to convert r-to-r to mp3s? Aside:
Are there many r-to-r machines out there? They were an endangered species
30 years ago.

On Sat, Jul 18, 2020 at 12:18 PM Ken VanTassell <kenwvt@gmail.com> wrote:

> There is a guy on Facebook marketplace with a whole tub of wmex reel 
> to reel airchecks for 20 bucks if anyone is interested. He is in Plymouth.
> They are late 50’s early 60’s and 70’s.
>
> -Ken
>


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