Robert Moog Interview, Pacifica Radio Spring 1970 Part 1 mspysu79 2018-02-21 | Presented Here is an interview with Synthesizer invented Robert Moog, the interview is in two parts, part 1 is an is an introduction to the synthesizer with demonstrations of creating sounds. Part 2 is information on to the types of music made with the Moog Synthesizer including examples.The interview was conducted in the spring of 1970 in the studio inside the R.A. Moog Turmansburg NY facility. The interviewer is Gene Enders conducting the interview for Pacifica radio. The interview was produced by Gene Enders at station WBAI New York City. The audio is structured so Dr. Robert Moog’s voice is on the Left Channel and interviewer Gene Enders voice is on the right. There is some distorted bleed through audio on the left channel at times when Enders is speaking, this distorted audio is on the original edited master tape of the interview.
WBAL Its Academic Partial 1970s mspysu79 2024-02-28 | The last few minutes of the local Baltimore show "It's Academic" a local high school quiz bowl-type show, sponsored by Giant Supermarket. This is from a U-Matic tape.
BBC 2 News Night Excerpt, Friday Night Saturday Morning W/ Anouka Hempel Excerpt mspysu79 2024-02-27 | An excerpt of the evening BBC 2 News Night broadcast from March 13th 1981 As weel as thre beginning and first 17 minutes of Friday Night Saturday Morning. This was recorded off the air in Northern Ireland with a PAL Betamax recorder. There is interference in the picture that varies but is present throughout the tape.
Tek Basics Of Waveform Monitoring mspysu79 2020-11-06 | This video is from a 1987 Tektronix VHS tape. It goes over the basics of using a Waveform monitor to judge the technical quality of an analog SD video signal.
Soprano Summit Doin the New Lowdown, Marty Grosz Tenor Guitar mspysu79 2020-04-07 | This video was shot in the mid 1970's on 2"Quadruplex videotape, then copied to 3/4" U-Matic tape in the late 70's, it was copied once again to 1/2"MII in the mid 1980's, and recovered in 2020 from MII. In all, if these formats the Linear audio tracks were used even if AFM was available as is in MII. The MII tape was played back with a second-generation Panasonic AU-65H and was captured as component video with the level correction to make the MII component video levels standard.
STS 26 Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test 09 08 1988 mspysu79 2020-03-03 | This is a partial video of the Terminal Countdown Demonstration Test for STS-26 which happened 09-08-1988 and aired on NASA Select (Now NASA TV) STS-26 was the first shuttle launch after the Challenger disaster. This video was recorded on MII broadcast videotape, the original source was composite video off of a satellite feed. The video was captured as component video (MII is a component format and automatically separates composite or S-Video into component). The video was played back on a Panasonic AU-65H MII editing VTR, then run through a DPS transcoder to correct the component video levels, this signal was then recorded as a 10 bit YUV 4:2:2 signal on Digital Betacam, then captured with an SDI capture device. The resulting Prores file was edited in Final Cut Pro and rendered out through Compressor.
Sony 1980 Demo Laserdisc 720P mspysu79 2019-09-01 | A reupload of an earlier video, a 1980 Sony LaserDisc demo. This time the Video has been DeInterlaced and upsampled to 60 FPS 720P
WFMJ Noon News Partial 09 03 1992 Live From Canfield Fair mspysu79 2019-08-24 | Found on the end of a VHS tape, this almost complete WFMJ TV-21 noon newscast was broadcast live from the Canfield Fair in Canfield Ohio 09-03-1992.The tape was recorded in SLP/EP mode with a Mono recorder, the audio whistle is in the original tape.
Music Is Tone Color, Synthesizer Sequence mspysu79 2019-08-16 | Recorded off-air in 1977 this sequence from the PBS series "Music, With Murry Sidlin" shows an Oberheim 8 voice synthesizer and an ARP-2600 being used. This is a second-generation copy of the 1977 tape made in the early 90's there are signal breakup and sync loss which was on the original tape.
Unboxing of a Hitachi VIP201P PAL CED player at the 2019 CED workshop mspysu79 2019-06-21 | On the Weekend of June 15th, 2019, a group of collectors and enthusiasts for RCA'sd CED videodisc format gathered for a workshop at a hotel in Indianapolis Indiana mere miles from where RCA pressed the CED discs. One of the highlights of the workshop was this, the opening of a brand new Hitachi VIP201P PAL CED player. This is raw unedited camera footage of that box being opened.
GE 7-4305F Clock radio part 2 mspysu79 2019-01-21 | I finish the GE clock radio form the 70's until I get the replacement dropper resistor,
Cold start of 2001 Mercury Sable and 1990 Lincoln Town Car 01/21/2019 mspysu79 2019-01-21 | I decided to do some cold starts on this 11 degree day.Town Car has not been started in almost 2 months, not driving because of shoulder surgery.
GE 7-4305F Clock Radio Repair Part 1 mspysu79 2019-01-21 | I evaluate a 1970's GE clock radio that was given to me.No transitions in this one because my editing software is having issues.Using a different camera and encoding settings, so hopefully, it looks a bit better.
The Great Comet Crash 1994 mspysu79 2019-01-01 | Aired in July 1994 by PBS, this program follows when comet Shoemaker Levy 9 crashed into Jupiter and allowed the first ever direct witnessing of a comet crashing into a planet. Some segments where the tape was bad and unplayable have been edited out.
Tektronix 2232 Easter Egg mspysu79 2018-12-14 | A demo of the 'Easter Egg"inside the Tektronix 2232 Digital Storage Oscilloscope.To activate the "Easter Egg"1. turn the scope on 2. Push the "ADV FUNKT" button once 3. Push the "SAVE REF. 3" two times 5. Move the "CURSOR" 6. You will now be at the "secret menu" here you can see a wizard on a skateboard or the "Tektronix" logo or you can clear all memories.
Cleaning and lubrication of an Sony Made Apple 3.5floppy drive mspysu79 2018-11-27 | The basics of cleaning and lubricating the Apple/Sony 3.5"Floppy drive
Making Homemade ice Cream for Thanksgiving mspysu79 2018-11-23 | Decided to make some homemade "Old Fashioned" ice cream. since it is Thanksgiving the only space left was in the workshop, so the ice cream maker got set up there. Also recorded this with a Betacam SX recorder instead of my normal Betacam SP recorder, but the SX only has composite not component input.
Rant about 2012 Hunter Fan mspysu79 2018-11-20 | In 2012 we purchased a Hunter 52" ceiling fan, ever since then the switches and assemblies associated with controlling the motor and light have been a continual source of issues. After a small rant about bad design and cheap parts, I fix the fan speed selector and disassemble the bad switch. Please considder supporting me on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
Ampex VR 1200 Switcher Logic and Video Amp boards capacitor replacement mspysu79 2018-11-14 | Testing and replacing some capacitors on the switcher logic and video amplifier boards for the Ampex VR-1200.Please visit my Patreon page, and consider becoming a supporter.patreon.com/mspysu79
Digital Betacam For YouTube Update 1 mspysu79 2018-11-14 | Please consider becoming a patron on Patreon, patreon.com/mspysu79An update on the repair of my Sony DVW-250Digital Betacam recorder.That is intending to replace the BVW-50 Betacam SP recorder currently used to record the workbench videos.I am needing a service manual for this complex beast.
YouTube Update 10-27-2018 mspysu79 2018-10-29 | A quick update for the channel and what is going to be happening.Please consider becoming a Patron.patreon.com/mspysu79
WFMJ 6 & 11 PM news Partial 12 31 1993 with Commercials mspysu79 2018-10-28 | WFMJ TV-21 Newscasts from 12-31-1993, these are partial broadcasts, but do include commercials. Recorded off air with a Sony SL-25 Betamax VCR in Beta III mode.
1993 WFMJ High School Football Team Of The Year McDonald Springfield mspysu79 2018-10-28 | Off air recording form December 1993 of a portion of WFMJ 21 Action news at 6. The OHSAA Devision 4 and 5 Teams of the ear are announced.
Ampex VR-1200 Update 09-01-2018 mspysu79 2018-09-06 | A quick update on the Ampex VR-1200, the video head assembly has been mounted and basic functionality of the head servo achieved. Next step, troubleshoot the vacuum system for the guide.
Ampex VR-1200 update mspysu79 2018-08-05 | Have the video head mounted now and the servo system working better.The vacuum system still has issues so no tape is threaded.
Ampex VR-1200 Restoration part 4, audio playback mspysu79 2018-07-14 | Today I got the audio playback working on the Ampex VR-1200
Ampex VR-1200 Restoration Part 3 quick update. mspysu79 2018-07-09 | I have gotten the VR-1200 to power up, have it’s cooling fans and power supplies working. Have gotten it to pass video through the modulator/demodulator and have the transport moving tape.
3M Videotape Productioin Series 1974 mspysu79 2018-04-16 | Released by the 3M Magnetic Products Division in 1974, this series of short video segments, goes over some of the aspects of small scale video production. The tape is a second generation U-Matic copy.The segments are:1. Set design and construction.2. Being a producer.3. Tips on acting for the camera.
Wendys Bacon Cheeseburger Commercial 1983 mspysu79 2018-04-15 | In 1983 the Bacon Cheeseburger was a new item on the Wendys Menu
Curtis Mathes Free Atari VCS Promo 1983 mspysu79 2018-04-15 | In 1983 Curtis Mathes "Home Entertainment Centers" ran a promotion, when you bought select items you got a free Atari VCS.
Good Day Pittsburgh 09-14-1979 mspysu79 2018-04-14 | Good Day Pittsburg, from WPGH channel 53 Pittsburgh. This is the September 14th 1979 show. From 3/4" videotape. This show has a preview of the Navy Blue Angles show that was to be held the same weekend.
Good Day Pittsburgh 11-02-1979 WPGH mspysu79 2018-04-13 | A full episode of Good Day Pittsburgh, from WPGH channel 53. It aired 11-02-1979. It was Andrea Wood's last show, she then returned to WYTV Youngstown.
WYTV January Journal 01-29-1980 Fighters mspysu79 2018-04-02 | The January 29th edition of WYTV's journal series. This edition is called "Fighters" and has a segment on Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, Youngstown mayor George Vukovich and an update on the Joanne Coughlin murder mystery.
WSBT Evening News partial 03-23-1979 mspysu79 2018-04-01 | A partial Evening Newscast from WSBT Channel 22 South Bend Indiana.
WPGH NewsWatch 10-26-1979 mspysu79 2018-04-01 | WPGH Evening NewsWatch from October 26th 1979. With Andrea Wood and Stan Savrin. This is from 3/4" U-Matic tape and no commercials are included.
WPGH Newswatch 10-18-1979 mspysu79 2018-03-31 | WPGH Pittsburgh evening NewsWatch from October 18th 1979, with Andrea Wood and Stan Savrin. from a 3/4" source tape no commercials.
Announcement of Youngstown Sheet and Tube Closure 09-19-1977 mspysu79 2018-03-29 | On Monday September 19th 1977 Youngstown Sheet and Tube announced the closure of it's "Campbell Works" signifying the immediate loss of 5,000 jobs, and the beginning of the end of the steel industry as it was known at that time in Youngstown.
Ampex VR-1200 restoration Part 2 of XX? mspysu79 2018-03-19 | The Second video in the restoration series for my pair of Ampex VR-1200 Quadruplex VTR's.A basic overview of what will be involved in the restoration. There where some issues with my microphone, and the location needs more lighting for further recording, a flickering florescent light caused some issues. Follow the progress on the EEVBlog forum:http://www.eevblog.com/forum/projects/a-new-project-for-springtime-a-pair-of-ampex-vr-1200-quadreplex-vtr'sPlease consider supporting me on Patreon:patreon.com/mspysu79
A Matter of Content Ocean Spray 1987 mspysu79 2018-03-07 | This promotional video form 1987 describes the tests that Ocean Spray Cranberry Juice Cocktail goes through to meet a minimum of 25% Cranberry Juice content. It also describes how when analyzed some brands contained less then 5 % Cranberry Juice. Also included is a list of labs where samples can be sent to analyze content.
Panasonic RE-6280 Will it Play? mspysu79 2018-02-22 | A mid 1980's radio that a relative gave me from my Uncle's estate, he used it as a garage radio. Will it still work? Can it be fixed?Please consider becoming a sponsor on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
Robert Moog Interview Pacifica Radio Spring 1970 Part 2 mspysu79 2018-02-22 | This is an interview with Synthesizer invented Robert Moog, the interview is in two parts, part 1 is an is an introduction to the synthesizer with demonstrations of creating sounds. Part 2 is information on to the types of music made with the Moog Synthesizer including examples.The interview was conducted in the spring of 1970 in the studio inside the R.A. Moog Turmansburg NY facility. The interviewer is Gene Enders conducting the interview for Pacifica radio. The interview was produced by Gene Enders at station WBAI New York City. The audio is structured so Dr. Robert Moog’s voice is on the Left Channel and interviewer Gene Enders voice is on the right. There is some distorted bleed through audio on the left channel at times when Enders is speaking, this distorted audio is on the original edited master tape of the interview.Some musical selection have been removed from the examples because of copyright issues.
Kenwood TR 7930 Battery Replacment mspysu79 2018-02-21 | Replacing the backup battery in a 1984 Kenwood TR-7930, with a few surprises in store. Please consider supporting my Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
Mallet Magic Bumble Bee Bolero Audio Fidelity 1960 mspysu79 2018-01-24 | From the 1960 Audio Fidelity, Stereo "Mastertape" AFST-1825 Mallet Magic. We have the selection "Bumble Bee Bolero" The tape is a 7.5 IPS 4 track stereo tape, it was played by an Otari MX-5050 in 4 track mode with NAB equalization. The XLR output from the deck was fed directly into the line in on a Sony DVW-700WS Digital Betacam camcorder, the camera was set for manual gain control. The exported video was compressed with the ACC audio codec in 320 bps High Quality mode.Please consider supporting me, patreon.com/mspysu79
Mallet Magic Flapperette 1960 Audio Fidelity mspysu79 2018-01-24 | From the 1960 Audio Fidelity, Stereo "Mastertape" AFST-1825 Mallet Magic. We have the selection "Flapperette" The tape is a 7.5 IPS 4 track stereo tape, it was played by an Otari MX-5050 in 4 track mode with NAB equalization. The XLR output from the deck was fed directly into the line in on a Sony DVW-700WS Digital Betacam camcorder, the camera was set for manual gain control. The exported video was compressed with the ACC audio codec in 320 bps High Quality mode.Please consider supporting me, patreon.com/mspysu79
Tex 2232 Repair Part 2 mspysu79 2018-01-21 | A continuation from the "Shop Upgrades and upcoming projects" video. Here I fix the focus issue on the Tektronix 2232 Digital Storage oscilloscope.This video is also the first to use "Test Equipment cam" a dedicated video camera focused solely on the test equipment stack on the workbench.Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
LaserVision Demonstration II 1988 mspysu79 2018-01-14 | In 1988 LaserVision Associates of the Pacific, released their second "Demonstration" LaserDisc. The disc was produced using the best available video elements, 35mm film, Betacam SP component tape and downconverted Hi-Vision (HDTV). All video sources where either recorded as direct Component or converted from RGB to component for recording on D1 digital videotape for editing.The Digital videotapes where fed via digital outputs into a digital component video mixer/switcher, the resulting video was recorded digitally onto D1 digital component videotape for mastering of the disc.The disc was mastered using a Super NTSC encoder to make the composite NTSC signal.The audio was recorded with multitrack analog tape using Dolby SR noise reduction, mixing was done using a digital audio mixer and digital master recorder. The final mixdown was encoded in Dolby Surround.Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
Dolby Technologies How They Work 1990 mspysu79 2018-01-13 | In 1990 Dolby Laboratories released an informational LaserDisc to show the basics of how their main sound processing technologies worked. It was sold to dealers but also to curious customers.Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
LSU VS MSU basketball 02-04-1989 LSU TigerVision mspysu79 2018-01-13 | From Louisiana State University's Tigervision network we have the February fourth 1989 game between LSU and MSU. This is the complete game from National Anthem till end. LSU and some other commercials are included, others fade to black for local cable inserts of commercials. The footage is from a Betacam SP copy.Please consider supporting my videos on Patreon: patreon.com/mspysu79
