Super 8 Sound Inc. - Desktop Video Group
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<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Cassette Recorders<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> offers four sync cassette recorders, three utilizing<br />
the new 1/F digital sync pulse and one with the 16mm<br />
industry-standard 60Hz pilotone sync pulse. Cassette tape<br />
is the least expensive and most convenient method available<br />
of recording location sync sound. Cassettes are easily<br />
labeled with dates, locations, take numbers, etc. They can<br />
be permanently protected from accidental erasure or reuse<br />
by punching out the record-protection tabs. Two hours of<br />
cassette tape are packed into the same volume as 2 1/2 minutes<br />
of <strong>Super</strong> 8 film.<br />
Our 1/F sync cassette recorders are compatible with over<br />
forty <strong>Super</strong> 8 cameras equipped with a once-per-frame (1/F)<br />
sync contact switch or internal pulse generator.<br />
Our 60Hz pilotone sync cassette recorder is compatible with<br />
any 16mm or 35mm double-system sound camera, including<br />
crystal sync cameras, and with four <strong>Super</strong> 8 pilotone cameras<br />
— the Beaulieu 4008ZM2 and 5008S, the Nizo Professional<br />
800P, and the Cinema Pathe DS8.<br />
Camera sync cables are listed in the table of cassette recorder<br />
accessories below. Some cameras (e.g., Nizo) have<br />
S8S# SCIPIO with XG24S<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Scipio Cassette Recorder<br />
Our least expensive and smallest sync cassette recorder<br />
is a Philips 3302/Norelco 150 Carry-corder modified for<br />
sync location recording with any of the once-per-frame<br />
digital sync pulse cameras. The sync pulse or burst is<br />
recorded on cassette track 4 in conformity with the ANSI<br />
standard for audio-visual cue pulses, and with proposed<br />
SMPTE standards for film sync signals. Standard cassettes<br />
may be used. The resulting sound can be transferred to<br />
<strong>Super</strong> 8 mag film on the <strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Recorder, which<br />
speed controls itself to match the original sync pulse framefor-frame.<br />
Manual gain control. Comes with carrying case.<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> camera sync cables are available to connect<br />
the Scipio to over 40 <strong>Super</strong> 8 cameras. Resolver cables allow<br />
sync transfers to <strong>Super</strong> 8 fullcoat magnetic film. See the<br />
cable and accessories table for details.<br />
Scipio Specifications: Frequency Response, 60 - 10,000Hz ± 3dB;<br />
Signal/Noise Ratio, 45dB; Wow and Flutter, 0.4%; Power, DC 7.5V/<br />
0.8W (5 C cells); Size, 20cm x 11.5cm x 5.5 cm(7 7/8" x 4 1/2"<br />
x 2 3/16"); Weight, 1.35kg (3 lbs.) with batteries; Temperature<br />
extremes, 5 - 45 ° C (40 ° - 110 ° F); DIN input/output jacks; Microphone<br />
sensitivity, .2mV at 2000&2; 1 /F sync pulse on cassette track 4.<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Scipio Sync Cassette Recorder ................................ SCIPIO<br />
Crystal Sync Generator for Scipio ..................................................... XG24S<br />
an internal 1/F sync pulse generator. Most, however, require<br />
a special <strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> sync cable with a built-in<br />
pulse generator. This cable includes a miniature circuit<br />
that creates a sync voltage signal from the camera's PC<br />
electronic flash socket (1/F switch).<br />
Some cameras (Nizo, Bauer, Rollei, Leicina) have built-in<br />
tape recorder start/stop circuitry. Special sync cables can<br />
include this capability, but scene-to-scene sync is not always<br />
achieved because of different run-up and run-down times<br />
in camera and recorder.<br />
Sync resolver cables and audio resolver cables are also listed<br />
for each machine. We strongly recommend the use of an<br />
audio equalizer during transfers to <strong>Super</strong> 8 fullcoat magnetic<br />
film, especially with the Scipio and 2209 which have a<br />
relatively high level of tape hiss.<br />
All our cassette recorders can be used for cableless sync<br />
fil ming, by adding a Crystal Sync Generator to the recorder,<br />
and a Crystal Camera Control on the camera. See the Crystal<br />
Sync section of the <strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Catalog for details.<br />
S8S# P2209 with XG24P<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Philips 2209 Cassette Recorder<br />
The Philips 2209AV recorder has a sync pulse channel<br />
on cassette track 4, like the Scipio. Although its original<br />
purpose was for synchronizing tape/slide shows, Braun/<br />
Nizo have recommended it for use with their cameras with<br />
internal sync pulse generators. Until the advent of the<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> Recorder, American filmmakers with sync<br />
sound cassettes made on the 2209 could do nothing with<br />
their sound. <strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong> has further extended the usefulness<br />
of the 2209 by manufacturing an inexpensive pulse<br />
generator (built into the camera/recorder cable) that allows<br />
any camera with a once-per-frame contact switch to be used<br />
with the Philips 2209. Automatic gain control only. Battery<br />
and AC operation. Comes with carrying case.<br />
2209 Specifications: Frequency Response, 60 - 10,000Hz ± 3dB;<br />
Signal/Noise Ratio, 45dB; Wow and Flutter, 0.4%; Power, DC 9.0V/<br />
1.1W (6 C cells), AC 110V/3VV; Size, 21.5cm x 17.1cm x 5.8cm<br />
(8 1/2" x 6 3/4" x 2 1/4"); Weight, 1.85kg (4 lbs.) with batteries;<br />
Temperature extremes, -5 ° - 50 ° C (20 ° - 120 ° F); Microphone<br />
sensitivity, .2mV at 20002; DIN input/output jacks; 1/F sync pulse<br />
on cassette track 4.<br />
<strong>Super</strong>8 <strong>Sound</strong>/Philips Sync Cassette Recorder ................................ P2209<br />
Crystal Sync Generator for Philips 2209 ........................................... XG24P<br />
<strong>Super</strong> 8 <strong>Sound</strong> , <strong>Inc</strong>. 15<br />
95 Harvey Street, Cambridge, Mass. 02140