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paulsherwin · 18th Nov 2010, 2:22 pm

The BBC used a lot of those 5" spools with big hubs. They only store 450' rather than 600', but they could be used in Uher Report portables to record interviews and then be edited on their big studio Studers without overstressing the tape.

18th Nov 2010, 2:22 pm	#40
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,940	Re: Archive of tapes - Reel to Reel and Cassette. The BBC used a lot of those 5" spools with big hubs. They only store 450' rather than 600', but they could be used in Uher Report portables to record interviews and then be edited on their big studio Studers without overstressing the tape.