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The Sabamobil (Patreon)

Published:

2017-06-21 11:02:09

Edited:

2017-06-21 11:02:44

Imported:

2021-02

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Here's a video about a forgotten audio format from the 1960s, the Sabamobil from SABA. In this video I'll explain where it fits in with the history of tape players, you get to see it in action, hear the music from a Sabamobil cartridge and find out the simple secret hidden inside the odd looking cartridges.

I started making this video a couple of years ago but put it on hold because I wanted to get hold of some blank cartridges to demonstrate on the machine. At the time I'd just seen a seller on ebay advertise a job lot of 20 blank Saba carts (that he wouldn't split or send to the UK) so I assumed that some more would be along soon.

However since then I haven't seen any others offered for sale. In fact it seems like the machine is rarer than I first thought. It doesn't even appear in the Museum of Obsolete Media. http://www.obsoletemedia.org

In the end I used some other tapes to demonstrate how blanks would have worked with the machine and this actually added a bit more interest to the video..so it all worked out for the best in the end.

The reason I mention this is that it explains why some sections of the video are in 1080p HD rather than the UHD/4K I've been shooting in since the start of 2016.

Remember HD? Oh those were the days, how did we manage...

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Forgotten Format: The Sabamobil

The Sabamobil is one of the rarer tape formats from the 60s. The cartridges may look strange but they hide a simple secret inside. Potential FAQs Q) What speed does the tape run at A) 3.75 ips Q) How much audio can a tape hold. A) My tape contained a total of approx 90 mins of mono audio when tracks A,B,C & D were added together. -------------SUPPORT--------------- This channel can be supported through Patreon https://www.patreon.com/techmoan Patrons usually have early access to videos ---------------SUBSCRIBE------------------ http://www.youtube.com/user/Techmoan?sub_confirmation=1 ----------Outro Music----------- Over Time - Vibe Tracks https://youtu.be/VSSswVZSgJw ------Outro Sound Effect------ ThatSFXGuy - https://youtu.be/5M3-ZV5-QDM