Sonifex Micro HSx Cart Player and Record Unit
- Made:
- circa 1977
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Sonifex Micro HSx cart player and record unit c.1977. Dual cart player.
NAB cartridges "Carts" were endless 1/4 inch tape loops of up to 60 minutes - although between 30 seconds and 2 minutes was a more common length. The cart, containing a jingle or trail (or advert in ILR), was placed in the machine. Pressing "play" gave instant play and the machine continued to play the cart until it detected a cue (recorded on a special cue track) which denoted that the loop had got round to the beginning again and the machine then stopped, ready to play it again.
Details
- Category:
- Television
- Collection:
- BBC Heritage Collection
- Object Number:
- 2012-5118/200
- Materials:
- metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and electronic components
- Measurements:
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overall: 170 mm x 220 mm x 310 mm, 8 kg
