This paper describes the duplicating center developed for the Library of Congress magnetic talking book program. Operating at sixteen times playback speed, this system can simultaneously reproduce 10 3-track cartridges in any combination of three different books without removal of tape from cartridge. A production speed-up ratio of 300 to 1 is realized. A full description is furnished of the system electronics, automatic controls and performance specifications.

Authors: Kaiser, Arthur; Mahler, Henry
Affiliation: CBS Laboratories, Stamford, CT
AES Convention: 15 (October 1963) Paper Number: 317
Publication Date: October 1, 1963

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