In message , Graeme Wall
writes
The 10 second run-up of a tape machine (or telecine) to achieve sync was a
problem until electronics were devised to enable the machines to go from play
to record on the fly at a predetermined point. Eventually Ampex devised a
quad machine that would do instant starts, first used on the Andre Previn
concerts.

I was at a loose end in South Kensington for a couple of hours last week
and went along to the Science Museum to pay my respects to "Rocket".
While mooching around I actually stumbled on one of these early (very
early as it turned out) Ampex Machines. Apparently
Associated-Rediffusion imported the first one from the US to the UK.
--
Ian Jelf, MITG
Birmingham, UK

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