Tascam 133
Tape: Philips Type Cassette C-60 and C-90 70 jus. Hi-Bias Tape
Track Format: 4 Track 3 Channel
Tape Speed: 1-7/8 ips and 3-3/4 ips (4.76 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s)
Speed Accuracy
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) ±0.5 % deviation
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) ±0.5 % deviation
Wow & Flutter
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s)
±0.085 % peak (DIN/IEC weighted)
±0.18 % peak (DIN/IEC unweighted)
0.06% (NAB weighted)
0.11 % (NAB unweighted)
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s)
±0.055 % peak (DIN/IEC weighted)
±0.13 % peak (DIN/IEC unweighted)
0.04% (NAB weighted)
0.07 % (NAB unweighted)
Fast Wind Time: Less than 90 sec. for TEAC Test Tape MTT-501 (C-60)
Motor:
FG Servo Controlled DC Capstan Motor x1
DC Reel Motor x1
Head Configuration: Erase and Record/Playback x2
Dimensions: 482x147x345 mm
Weight: 9 kg
Electrical
Audio Tracks
Line Input
Input Impedance: 70k ohms, unbalanced
Nominal Input Level: -10dBv(0.3V)
Minimum Input Level: -23 dBv (70 mV)
MIC Input
Applicable Mic Impedance: 200 ohms to 10k ohms
Nominal Input Level: -60 dBv (1.0 mV)
Minimum Input Level: -72 dBv (0.25 mV)
Line Output
Minimum Load Impedance: 10k ohms
Nominal Load Impedance: 50k ohms
Nominal Output Level: -10 dBv (0.3 V)/0 dBv (1 V), switchable
Maximum Output Level: -4 dBv (0.6 V)/+6 dBv (2 V), switchable
Headphone Output: 100mW Maximum
Nominal Load Impedance: 8 ohms stereophones
Standard Recording Level: 160nWb/m=0VU
Bias Frequency: 60 kHz
Equalization
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 3180 μs + 70 μs
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 3180 μs + 35 μs
Frequency Response³ (Record/Reproduce) 0 VU
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 30-8 kHz ±3 dB
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 30 - 15 kHz ±3 dB
Frequency Response³ (Record/Reproduce) -20 VU
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 30 - 12.5 kHz ±3 dB
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 30 - 15 kHz ±3 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion³
1.5 % at 0 VU, 1 kHz, 160 nWb/m
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 3 % at 5 dB above 0 VU, 1 kHz, 285 nWb/m
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 3 % at 5 dB above 0 VU, 1 kHz, 285 nWb/m
Signal to Noise Ratio³ (At a reference of 3 % distortion level)
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 55 dB weighted, 50 dB unweighted
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 55 dB weighted, 50 dB unweighted
Adjacent Channel Separation: Better than 45 dB at 1 kHz
Cross Talk Audio to Cue Track: Better than 55 dB at 1 kHz
Erasure: Better than 65 dB at 1 kHz, +10 dB above 0 VU
Headroom
Recording Amplifier: Better than +17 dB above 0 VU
Reproduce Amplifier: Better than +17 dB above 0 VU
Cue Track
Line Input
Input Impedance: 70k ohms, unbalanced
Nominal Input Level: -10dBv (0.3V)
Minimum Input Level: -20dBv (0.1 V)
Line Output
Minimum Load Impedance: 10k ohms
Nominal Load Impedance: 50k ohms
Nominal Output Level: -7 dBv (0.4 V)/+3 dBv (1.4 V), switchable
Maximum Output Level: -1 dBv (0.9 V)/+9 dBv (2.8 V), switchable
Standard Recording Level: 200nVb/m=0dB*
Equalization
1 -7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 3180 μs + 70 μs
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 3180 μs + 35 μs
Frequency Response³ (Record/Reproduce) -3dB
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 30-8 kHz ±3 dB
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 30 - 12.5 kHz ±3 dB
Frequency Response³ (Record/Reproduce) -23dB
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 30 - 10 kHz ±3 dB
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 30 - 12.5 kHz ±3 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion³
2.0 % at -3 dB, 1 kHz, 160 nWb/m
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 3 % at 5 dB above 0 VU, 1 kHz, 285 nWb/m
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 3 % at 5 dB above 0 VU, 1 kHz, 285 nWb/m
Signal to Noise Ratio³ (At a reference of 3 % distortion level)
1-7/8 ips (4.76 cm/s) 55 dB weighted, 50 dB unweighted
3-3/4 ips (9.5 cm/s) 55 dB weighted, 50 dB unweighted
Cross Talk Cue to Audio Tracks: Better than 55 dB at 1 kHz
Cue Tone Generator: 25 Hz, 1 sec.
Erasure: Better than 65 dB at 1 kHz, +10 dB reference
Headroom
Recording Amplifier: Better than +17 dB above -3 dB
Reproduce Amplifier: Better than +17 dB above -3 dB
Power Requirement: 220/240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 45 W