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| Such devices work by altering magnetic tape as it passes over the tape head assembly. On this device the record head preceded the play-back head. If you sent an audio signal directly to the record head the sound would be recorded on the tape and immediately played by the playback head. | Such devices work by altering magnetic tape as it passes over the tape head assembly. On this device the record head preceded the play-back head. If you sent an audio signal directly to the record head the sound would be recorded on the tape and immediately played by the playback head. | ||
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| + | One result was a cheap, short, delay. | ||
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| + | If you did not send any audio signal whatever was on the tape would play. By using lops of various sizes in place of the standard reels a section of sound could be repeated endlessly. | ||