Cut a strip of
tape about 2 feet long.
Splice the ends
together. (This will be our looping tape.)
Put the tape on the new wheels and over the play record head.
Now start the recorder and record. Every time the metal part
of the tape reaches the sensor the track automatically changes to a new
track.
Okay that was the foundation of this new looping device,
however now the fun begins as there are several additions that can be
added. Such as:
1] Add additional play heads
2} Add switches that turn on and off the left and right
record channels.
3} Add cassette record heads
4} There is a metal strip that changes the tape track
(program as it was called in the seventies) This can be used as a
randomization trigger. Imagine placing a metal strip at 3 other points
on the tape and engage record. Now what will happen is the tape will record, but at certain
points switch to a new track and record there. So now you have random
material on different tracks. Also you could place metal strips at
different points along the tape path so the tape would switch as it
plays.
5] Add a switch to the sensor so that you can switch tracks
manually...again to add random recording. Or used during play back to
switch tracks randomly
6] Add another play record head and reverse it. This may or
may not work.
7] Use better quality audio tape.
You see the potential... This takes the musique concrete
approach to a different place.
