I Accidentally Repaired This Old Reel To Reel – Part 2

In part two of this two-part series on repairing the Delux Sandy Reel to Reel, I struggle to get some tape fed onto the reel to reel. I figured out a clever way to wind some tape despite not having a take-up reel and was able to around with some sounds. Spoiler, it sounds awesome!

I still have to figure out what the best settings are for recording to tape. I think it needs to have the volume knob down pretty low and have a solid signal coming in but more experimentation is needed.

Additionally, I really just enjoyed using the Delux Sandy as a preamp as it gave a super compressed gritty sound that you would struggle to get via a DAW. It just kind of brings all the frequencies together it a grungy textured soup and I love it.

All in all, for a reel to reel for 30 bucks isn’t bad at all, and I’m pretty excited to see what types of sounds I can get out of it. I will put a sample pack up for the kalimba part that you can rip and run in your tracks.

Thanks for watching!