That machine is good, can tell by the mechanical sound the transport makes also the way the electronics sounds when being switched I would say that one will really take the use great styling clean and functional never heard of the brand name before however Ilike the machine real good video.
Cheers, Ferrograph was a British company who made high end domestic but also military and professional recorder (This being military), Mainly UK based but were used world wide.
For cheap tape (if it's the correct tape on the reel), the responses were amazing! I wish I hadn't sold this recorder but I do have another 2 of these machines, another YD and one domestic series 7
Wow, it's over 25 years since I saw that machine. You can do sound-on-sound dubbing on it; I recorded my first song on a series 7 and caught the home studio bug from then on.
That sounds familiar - the flip down panel. You bounce left to right whilst mixing in a new instrument (the result on the right track being slightly delayed due to rec/pb head spacing) then repeat vice versa. I would usually also bounce the final mix to give a slap-back echo. The 1st take would get quite muddy after a few bounces. I had a series 4 but threw it away!!! WHY?
Phoned Brenell many years ago they didn't have quite what I wanted. The guys offered to cannibalise and customise one for me. I bet you couldn't get that service these days.
It's hard to tell on the video, but this recorder has a great dynamic range on even 3.3/4"/sec, mod from Ferrograph for the BBC, this is the best Ferrograph series 7 I have ever heard.
That is a cool machine may i ask what brand tape is that on that grey reel i have some of that just curious
DRNEGOLICIS 1 year ago
I think the tape is shamrock, its 2400ft which is quite thin
Seblington 1 year ago
May I ask if this is a 2 or 4 track machine?
junewaywong 1 year ago
what were those two inside switches for? i couldnt hear you that well. amazing machine btw
emyandmatty 2 years ago
The sswitched inside are for monitoring input and output, meter selection, and it also containts treb and bass conrols.
Seblington 2 years ago
That machine is good, can tell by the mechanical sound the transport makes also the way the electronics sounds when being switched I would say that one will really take the use great styling clean and functional never heard of the brand name before however Ilike the machine real good video.
Mastercorder 3 years ago
Cheers, Ferrograph was a British company who made high end domestic but also military and professional recorder (This being military), Mainly UK based but were used world wide.
Seblington 3 years ago
nice arms
a36ozeguy 3 years ago
Thank you not as musically as some of the videos you have but thanks all the same :-)
Seblington 3 years ago
Great clip, great machine and excellent demo. Thanks for shareing.
Good sound track too.
RODALCO2007 3 years ago
Cheers!
Seblington 3 years ago
Nice machine! But err... You're using Shamrock tape. That's not really representative ;)
stijnkraft 3 years ago
For cheap tape (if it's the correct tape on the reel), the responses were amazing! I wish I hadn't sold this recorder but I do have another 2 of these machines, another YD and one domestic series 7
Seblington 3 years ago
my old man has a huge desktop ferrograph from the BBC (i guess they bought a few) the motor kept burning out.
LF0 3 years ago
Wow, it's over 25 years since I saw that machine. You can do sound-on-sound dubbing on it; I recorded my first song on a series 7 and caught the home studio bug from then on.
popitinpete 3 years ago
the recorder has the SOS function located under the flip down panel at the bottom, I can't remember if it does track bounce as well.
Seblington 3 years ago
That sounds familiar - the flip down panel. You bounce left to right whilst mixing in a new instrument (the result on the right track being slightly delayed due to rec/pb head spacing) then repeat vice versa. I would usually also bounce the final mix to give a slap-back echo. The 1st take would get quite muddy after a few bounces. I had a series 4 but threw it away!!! WHY?
popitinpete 3 years ago
Years ago I had a couple of series 4 and one series 5 Ferrographs. Nice machines. Wish I still had them.
mikesoundcity 4 years ago
The do come up on Ebay quite often, I have still a series 2, 4 and 5 in the loft, buried away.
Seblington 3 years ago
So good QUALITY!! Such an AWESOME deck!!!
CassetteMaster 4 years ago
Cheers! I was very pmressed on its repodution at 3.3/4 IPS.
Seblington 4 years ago
Awesome....Ferrograph one of the best of british not forgetting the trusty Brenell's as well
Chunksville 4 years ago
Don't forget Vortexion, Leevers Rich and EMI, which reminds me, I have not done a video of the stereo portable leevers rich machines yet.
Seblington 4 years ago
Phoned Brenell many years ago they didn't have quite what I wanted. The guys offered to cannibalise and customise one for me. I bet you couldn't get that service these days.
DelMkVI 4 years ago
It's hard to tell on the video, but this recorder has a great dynamic range on even 3.3/4"/sec, mod from Ferrograph for the BBC, this is the best Ferrograph series 7 I have ever heard.
Seblington 4 years ago