Why did Yamaha never make a large format analog recorder?

[Analogeezer]

Not that anyone will actually know this but I thought it might make
for interesting discussion.

Yamaha has made/makes just about everything, but other than small
digital and analog portastudio type recorders I am not aware that they
ever made any sort of lartge format analog recorder.

Given that Otari, TEAC, Sony, etc. made such machines (well I guess
Sony through buying MCI) I'm curious as to why Yamaha never did.

I guess they were never big in the broadcast market and most tape
recorder companies are involved in that market.

Analogeezer

p.s. Does anybody remember when they announced that modular hard disc
recorder thing a few years back? It was supposed to be like an HDR
ADAT, but after the annoucement at a NAMM or AES show the thing never
made it to market.

[Terry King]

In article >,
says...
> Not that anyone will actually know this but I thought it might make
> for interesting discussion.
I recall reading an interview with the chairman in which he said
something like "Unless we can deliver the best product in it's class, we
won't do it".

Numerous companies have taken a different approach.

--
Regards, Terry King ...In The Woods In Vermont

"The one who dies with the most parts LOSES! What do you need??"

[EggHd]

I don't recall Yamaha making a pro studio console either.

They made the semi pro RM1608 and RM2408. Both of those consoles were -10
(with no line trim) and unbalanced rca connectors.


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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[Rob Adelman]

EggHd wrote:
> I don't recall Yamaha making a pro studio console either.
>
> They made the semi pro RM1608 and RM2408. Both of those consoles were -10
> (with no line trim) and unbalanced rca connectors.


I had a nice Yamaha board that was a theatre board. Had two sets of xlr
ins on every channel and you could switch between them. Worked great for
a multi-track mixer.

[Bob Ross]

Analogeezer wrote:

> Yamaha has made/makes just about everything, but other than small
> digital and analog portastudio type recorders I am not aware that they
> ever made any sort of lartge format analog recorder.
>
> Given that Otari, TEAC, Sony, etc. made such machines (well I guess
> Sony through buying MCI) I'm curious as to why Yamaha never did.

Sony actually did make the APR-24...I hesitate to say "from scratch", but
at least it was more of an original product than the MCI JH-24's they
rebadged.

Anyone ever see (or use) the Denon 2" 24-track? Saw a picture of one 20
years ago, but have never heard a pep about it since.

/Bob Ross

[Mike Rivers]

In article > writes:

> Yamaha has made/makes just about everything, but other than small
> digital and analog portastudio type recorders I am not aware that they
> ever made any sort of lartge format analog recorder.
>
> Given that Otari, TEAC, Sony, etc. made such machines (well I guess
> Sony through buying MCI) I'm curious as to why Yamaha never did.

Well, all of those companies are out of the large recorder business
now. Maybe Yamaha knew what was coming.

> p.s. Does anybody remember when they announced that modular hard disc
> recorder thing a few years back?

Yes, I was just going to mention that. Never happened. But they seem
to know how to keep their finger in the digital console market.


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[EggHd]

I just remembered that Yamaha did have a recording studio called Yamaha R&D in
Glendale CA. It had 2 ATR124s a big SSL and a ton of Rev 1's and D1500 delays.




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"I know enough to know I don't know enough"

[Bobby Owsinski]

In article >,
(EggHd) wrote:

> I just remembered that Yamaha did have a recording studio called Yamaha R&D
> in
> Glendale CA. It had 2 ATR124s a big SSL and a ton of Rev 1's and D1500
> delays.
>
>


It used to be called "The Yamaha R&D Center". Rooms designed by
Augsberger, excellent mic collection, etc.

Then it became Air LA for a bit. It's now Front Page Recorders, the
facility that I call home. I now sports 3 rooms - the tracking room has
an 80 input 9k, the mix room has a Euphonix System 5 (lots of movies
done there - Shrek, Charlie's Angels, Miss Congeniality to name a few),
and the smallest room has Euphonix CS3000. Euphonix R-1's throughout.

The 2 largest rooms where built for 5.1 from the ground up.

--
Bobby Owsinski
Surround Associates
http://www.surroundassociates.com

[Adam Calaitzis]

> Bobby Owsinski
> Surround Associates
> http://www.surroundassociates.com


"Battle of the Planets in 5.1" thats Fkn cool, how long before its done? I
want it.


--
Adam Calaitzis
Toyland Recording Studio
www.toyland.com.au