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 Chinese Forehead made use of assorted low-tech gear for a variety of effects. ​ In addition to the use of a [[vibrator]],​ a hacked open-reel tape recorder was used to run tape loops. Chinese Forehead made use of assorted low-tech gear for a variety of effects. ​ In addition to the use of a [[vibrator]],​ a hacked open-reel tape recorder was used to run tape loops.
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 +The device was pulled from some street-side trash one day.  You can kinda-sorta see a picture of it in one of the [[posters]] for the [[1979nov15tr3|Nov 15 1979 TR3 ]] gig. 
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 +It looked somewhat similar to this image:
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 +{{tapeloop-machine.jpg}}
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 +It was big, clunky, and fun to hack.
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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.
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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. ​
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 +To provide a signal, ​ an electric guitar (a 1976 [[http://​www.fender.com/​guitars/​stratocaster/​|Fender Stratocaster]]) was run through a [[http://​www.amazon.com/​Pignose-7-100-Legendary-portable-amplifier/​dp/​B0002D0JZ6|Pignose Amp]]. ​ However, instead of outputting to the speaker, the speaker wires were re-routed to run to the record head for the tape loop.
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 +The loop was used for some performances of the [[b_song|B Song]] and [[Altitude]].
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 +Live use was discontinued because the set-up was prone to failure at just the wrong moment.
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