Re: Fidelity Playmaster/Braemar Tape Recorder
The Fidelity Braemar is electrically identical to the Playmaster, as has already been mentioned the monitor output is dependent on the setting of the volume control.
As the output does not have any DC on it it could safely be connected to the line input of a computer sound card and by experimenting with the setting of the machines volume control and the level controls on the computer sound card software you should be able to make satisfactory recordings using software such as Audacity or Magix Audio lab.
Don't get too bogged down with voltage levels and such, you might want to include a series resistor of around 10k in series with the 'hot' lead between the machine and the computers sound card input, also be aware that the output from the Braemar will be mono and the input on the sound card will most likely be stereo so you will either need to parallel the left and right inputs or just record on one channel and let the software sort it out later.
Regards
Andrew
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