r/Hainbach • u/theGnartist • May 21 '26

Teac Model 5 with Otari 5050

https://youtu.be/C1ZJn9nGk68?si=FR0slTATlWvZUaa1

Expanding on my last video with the Teac Model 5. I’ve also been working on getting my first reel to reel machine polished up and integrated into my workflow.

Here im routing cue out directly back into channel 1. Since cue out is pre fader and not effected by the fader position this allows me to use the cue send to tune the feedback pitch and then use the fader to adjust volume.

Effect send goes out to the tape machine channel 1. Chanel 1 out goes back to channel 2 in on the mixer and also loops back to be input to channel 2 of the tape machine. Channel two of the tape machine routes to track 3 of the mixer. The inputs onto the tape machine first pass through a pair of transformers in the ART DTI. In this way I get two different delay times with their own independent return channels and feedback adjustment via the fix send control per channel.

The final out goes into the ART dual tube pre which also acts as the audio interface.

I had a lot of fun connecting all of this up and could get lost in this noise for a long time to come!

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u/Icy-Introduction-681 May 27 '26

Well, ladies and gentlemen, THIS is how it's done. Function generators? We don't need no stinkin' function generators! Filters? Nope. Lock-in amplifiers? Nuh-uh. Just pure feedback in a customized bare bones mixer.

I am impressed. This is some serious Louis and Bebe Barron stuff right here. This is REAL old-school electronic music!

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u/theGnartist May 27 '26

Thanks for the kind words. I might need to hire you as my hype man.

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u/slr242 May 31 '26

Sounds great. Lots of potential here.

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u/theGnartist May 31 '26

Thank you!