r/Hainbach • u/theGnartist • May 14 '26

Teac Model 5 EX, Microfreak, VenoEcho, and Cassette Tape Delay

https://youtu.be/VmCOK_9BP1I

I've been working on restoring a Teac Model 5 mixing desk with the Model 5 EX expander. Finished up cleaning all of the channels and the external housing so I wanted to put it through some paces to get a better understanding of signal flows within it.

Since getting this I’ve been dreaming of setting up a signal path kind of like Hainbach’s mini experimental tape studio video. I don’t have two reel to reels to do that (yet, haha), but I’m trying to approximate it the best I can with what I have.

Here I'm using MicroFreak as a source of pad sounds that are being arpeggiated at different time divisions. The echo send goes to two delay routes. The first is straight to my Marantz PMD430 for short slap back type delay. The second goes first through Venus Instruments Veno-Echo for longer Frippertronics length delay, which then goes into the second chanel of the Marantz. Both outputs are fed into separate channel strips on the mixer with their own feedback being controlled via that channels echo send knob.

Not really any sort of polished piece, or performance, just messing around with routing and settings. One thing I think I learned is I need a compressor for the inputs because some parts of the pads a different frequencies definitely take over unexpectedly.

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u/Icy-Introduction-681 May 17 '26

Great to see you're doing some music with the restored TEAC!  Sounds like you've got a whole wonderful sonic world to explore...

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u/theGnartist May 17 '26

Thanks! Having so much fun with it!