I also lost this demonstration by accidentally erased this music by mistake while recording my voice over it because I was so keen to try the brand new recorder. I was so sad to make this mistake. I went to AKAI dealer which my dad bought but told that it was not possible to replace. I am so glad finally you can share this beautiful demonstartion by ALAI Japan. My dad bought the AKAI recoder from Hong Kong in 1969. Thanks so much. Joseph Lau
I've been searching for this play for around 30 /35 years now. We have had over recorded the original tape by mistake and never found it again. Thank you very much for sharing.
This tape was part of the accessories of the AKAY M-8 . I had each sound kept in my mind for over 60 years ! I have an original tape yet. This was great finding, gift , thanks só much. Mario Williams from Brazil.
From my limited knowledge of Akai, I see this is a pro recorder of the day. Quite impressive even now. There is every control needed on that thing for this to be a field recorder. Cool piece.
These demonstration tapes are amazing. I wish I had the one that came with my National RQ-401S. I have the tape, but unfortunately it has been recorded over and the only remaining portion of the recording is at the very beginning and at the very end of the tape. There is a video of the tape here on UTube, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired. Thank you for sharing this, Stowe1664. high quality content, as always. The internets can truly be a wondrous place.
Lovely looking and sounding player .no mistaking the quality of vintage audio such as this.no comparison with modern junk nowadays. So much better ,neater ,crisper .
Thank you. You have finally solved an argument I have had with lots of Danish people over the years (I'm from Denmark): How is 'AKAI' pronounced? I have always pronounced it like the voice on this tape: AKÁI - with the emphasis on the second vowel. However, many Danes pronounces it 'À.......kaaij' - with a strong first vowel and a break between the A and the K.
@@SoundsVintage My dad bought an Akai upright R-R during a Vietnam cruise on an aircraft carrier in '65-'66. I remember how exciting it was listening to hours of music without changing records and recording Xmas morning gift opening by us kids! ::)
I noticed the recorder has a crossfield head. My Tandberg 64X had a crossfield head, too. It raised the recording and playback frequency response to 20KHz.
I have this same demonstration tape from 1969 that came with my Akai 1720L purchased from G W Smiths in Edgeware Rd London. £70, bargain! And it still works today.
That's the same demo tape program that came with my Dad's X360, except with that recorder taking up to 7" reels, it came on a large-hub 7" reel. I still have it somewhere, with the recording nearly intact. (Apparently acetate-base tape, as it was already somewhat brittle 35-40 years ago, and the very beginning had broken off a little bit at a time, and there's probably some splices throughout.) I'd never heard of the X-V, and never seen a R2R machine with 4 speeds. I knew the 15/16 speed existed for specialized uses where quality wasn't important (like radio station 'broadcast day' log tapes), but I've never actually seen a deck that had it. Those transport control buttons seem strangely large to me. Not unattractive, but unusual.
I think the large buttons helped the user control the machine when it was in its case, carried over the shoulder. Once you had learnt the positions of the buttons you could use it 'blind'.
Thanks for sharing...I have spent many years of my childhood in front of our Akai.. listening to this. Can you please share the correct spelling of the last melody...Kominito Thanks and regards
Very nice. These demos always had jets and trains! (But at least this one has a fair amount of music.) Here’s an even older stereo demonstration tape played on my Pioneer: th-cam.com/video/HmIoYq69BBY/w-d-xo.html
I also lost this demonstration by accidentally erased this music by mistake while recording my voice over it because I was so keen to try the brand new recorder. I was so sad to make this mistake. I went to AKAI dealer which my dad bought but told that it was not possible to replace. I am so glad finally you can share this beautiful demonstartion by ALAI Japan. My dad bought the AKAI recoder from Hong Kong in 1969.
Thanks so much.
Joseph Lau
I've been searching for this play for around 30 /35 years now. We have had over recorded the original tape by mistake and never found it again. Thank you very much for sharing.
From Brazil by the way.
Wow, a 50 year old tape and machine sounding beautiful!
This tape was part of the accessories of the AKAY M-8 . I had each sound kept in my mind for over 60 years ! I have an original tape yet. This was great finding, gift , thanks só much. Mario Williams from Brazil.
Hello Mario.Thank you for your comment. The tape was also part of the accessories included with the Akai X-V tape recorder.
Marvellous. Takes me back to 1972/3 when my dad bought a 1721L!
That Akai demo tape looks brand new. Great demo music and sounds.Great video angles. New subscriber from New Zealand
This format beats everything. Thank you for sharing.
great! when played through a good stereo, this sounds awesome :) crazy, that its 50 years old and still sounds great. Tape magic!
From my limited knowledge of Akai, I see this is a pro recorder of the day. Quite impressive even now. There is every control needed on that thing for this to be a field recorder. Cool piece.
Thank you for your comment. Appreciated. I believe it could have been used in the field although you'd have needed stout shoulders
This rare machine sounds better than most modern devices.
These demonstration tapes are amazing. I wish I had the one that came with my National RQ-401S. I have the tape, but unfortunately it has been recorded over and the only remaining portion of the recording is at the very beginning and at the very end of the tape. There is a video of the tape here on UTube, but the quality leaves a lot to be desired.
Thank you for sharing this, Stowe1664. high quality content, as always. The internets can truly be a wondrous place.
Lovely looking and sounding player .no mistaking the quality of vintage audio such as this.no comparison with modern junk nowadays. So much better ,neater ,crisper .
Thank you Stowe1664 for this awsome record. Robert - Romania.
Thank you. You have finally solved an argument I have had with lots of Danish people over the years (I'm from Denmark): How is 'AKAI' pronounced? I have always pronounced it like the voice on this tape: AKÁI - with the emphasis on the second vowel. However, many Danes pronounces it 'À.......kaaij' - with a strong first vowel and a break between the A and the K.
Great video! Demonstrates an old tape well, it sounds really nice.
This tape is as old as i but it sounds better than me ........ :-)
Marvelous quality as well as superb selection of material. BTW, Akai means 'Red" in Japanese.
Thank you for that knowledge . I know that red is an important colour in Japan.
@@SoundsVintage My dad bought an Akai upright R-R during a Vietnam cruise on an aircraft carrier in '65-'66. I remember how exciting it was listening to hours of music without changing records and recording Xmas morning gift opening by us kids! ::)
Great memories. As a collector I've accumulated many old reels over the years, many full of family recordings. I sometimes feel like a fly on the wall
I have never seen a 4 speed tape deck before. I still have my Dad's Sony demo tape but no machine.
Thank you very much for your attention
Can this reel?
Label: Sony - DM-521
Format: Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel, Demo
Released:1970
Tracklist:
A1 - Oedo Nihonbashi
A2 - Yasuko Ohki "Kaeranaihito: Manchester Et Liverpool"
A3 - Sakura Sakura Variation
Thankyou
Yes. I have a Sony TC 630
I noticed the recorder has a crossfield head. My Tandberg 64X had a crossfield head, too. It raised the recording and playback frequency response to 20KHz.
I have this same demonstration tape from 1969 that came with my Akai 1720L purchased from G W Smiths in Edgeware Rd London. £70, bargain! And it still works today.
Actually more like 1971
Great Fidelity....superb
That's the same demo tape program that came with my Dad's X360, except with that recorder taking up to 7" reels, it came on a large-hub 7" reel. I still have it somewhere, with the recording nearly intact. (Apparently acetate-base tape, as it was already somewhat brittle 35-40 years ago, and the very beginning had broken off a little bit at a time, and there's probably some splices throughout.)
I'd never heard of the X-V, and never seen a R2R machine with 4 speeds. I knew the 15/16 speed existed for specialized uses where quality wasn't important (like radio station 'broadcast day' log tapes), but I've never actually seen a deck that had it.
Those transport control buttons seem strangely large to me. Not unattractive, but unusual.
I think the large buttons helped the user control the machine when it was in its case, carried over the shoulder. Once you had learnt the positions of the buttons you could use it 'blind'.
Thanks for sharing...I have spent many years of my childhood in front of our Akai.. listening to this.
Can you please share the correct spelling of the last melody...Kominito
Thanks and regards
Sounds exactly like my Tandberg 1600x! (from 1968-72)
Actually it uses an idler wheel and a belt.
Excellent!
Me and this demostration tape from 1968 are both the same models .
Edit : Ohh 2nd time here i see myself :-)
Superb fidelity, and the announcer's accent adds that extra authenticity. Incidentally, what's on the B-side?
It repeats side A 👍
Also, unusual the line-in was the 1/4 " plug, instead of the usual RCA inputs. It must have been a portable because it ran on battery.
Akai
Unusual that it had the 15/16 ips speed.
I have the same reel tape, but it's on a 7" grey reel.
How many microns thick was this original demo tape?
I love made in Japan boomboxes.
Is this reel to reel for sale?
I see it's battery powered and rechargeable. Was it running on battery here? I don't see any cables.
Hello. It was running on mains. I still have the battery but it's long since dried out.
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Very nice. These demos always had jets and trains! (But at least this one has a fair amount of music.) Here’s an even older stereo demonstration tape played on my Pioneer: th-cam.com/video/HmIoYq69BBY/w-d-xo.html
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Sounds like Robbin Williams.
Well, that answers how to properly pronounce the brand name. Here, they were always mispronounced as Ack Eye
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