Episode 06
“The Belatesode”
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Show Notes
Segments:
CEDs Part II
Holiday Reviews
Commodore 1702
“CEDs Part II”
Shows the operation of several CED players including:
RCA Selectavision SKT 200
RCA Selectavision SJT 100
RCA Selectavision SFT 100
Zenith CED VP2000
“Holiday Reviews”
Reviews several items:
- “From Betamax to Blockbuster” by Joshua Greenberg
- “Phone Losers of America” by Brad Carter
- Get Lamp DVD
- Pure Pwnage Season One DVD and CD bundle
- Liquid Tape
- Wire Glue
- Digital Video Stabilizer
- Stylophone
“Commodore 1702”
Shows off the use of the Commodore 1702 monitor. Demonstrates homemade s-video to chroma/luma cables for high quality picture using a laserdisc player to pipe video to the monitors.
Episode 03
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Show Notes
Segments:
Betamax Basics
Vocoding with the Stylophone
Reel-to-Reel Players
“Betamax Basics” used a Sanyo Betacord VCR 4400, and a broken Sony Betamax SL-HF550. The blank tapes were Kodak and Sony brands with the number L-750. This segment focused on using the Betamax player while providing a brief history.
“Vocoding with the Stylophone” used a Stylophone available from Thinkgeek, http://www.thinkgeek.com/electronics/musical-instruments/aa64/ . The Stylophone was hooked through the computer using the headphone jack on the stylophone and the line-in jack on my computer’s sound card. Programs featured in the segment were Audacity via http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ , Zerius Vocoder via http://www.epiphyte.ca/code/vocoder.html , and Spectro via http://spectro.enpts.com/ . The segment talked briefly about the Stylophone’s use as an instrument and then demonstrated the ability to use it as a post-recording vocoder tool in the style of bands such as Daft Punk and Electric Light Orchestra.
“Reel-to-Reel Players” used a Concord Tape Recorder, a Tandberg 3300X, and an Akai GX-2300. This segment also made use of a Helix HX-4635 Boombox which is also known in other markets as a Conion C-100F and a Claritone 7980. An iPod Video was used briefly to show the recording capabilities. The segment mainly focused on showcasing the players as well as showing record and playback abilities.
