408
Sound acquisition mastering audio tape
The world’s industry leader in field sound acquisition.
Product Overview
408 is designed specifically for the critical field sound acquisition applications in today’s television and movie recording environments. Analog recorders like the Nagra portables require clean running and durable performing tape. Our manufacturing process includes extra steps to ensure 408 is properly aligned on the reels to work well in this environment. The unique combination of high performance components and proven manufacturing process technology gives 408 users the superior performance they require in their sound acquisition applications.
Product Features
- Wide dynamic range.
- Low distortion and high fidelity.
- Extremely low print-through.
- Designed for Nagra recorders.
408 Technical Data |
| Magnetic Properties |
|
| Coercivity |
370 Oe (29.5 kA/m) |
| Retentivity |
1400 Gs (140 mT) |
| Physical Property: |
|
| Standard Width: |
|
| 1/4” |
0.246” (6.3 mm) |
| Nominal Thickness: |
|
| Base Film |
1400 μ” (35.4 μm) |
| Oxide Coating |
600 μ” (15.2 μm) |
| Backcoating |
30 μ” (0.8 μm) |
| Total |
2030 μ” (51.4 μm) |
| Performance Properties: |
|
| Sensitivity at 1 KHz |
0.8 dB |
| Sensitivity at 10 KHz |
1.8 dB |
Third Harmonic Distortion
at Reference Level (1 KHz) |
0.3 % |
Output Level at 3%
Third Harmonic
|
12 dB |
| Modulation Noise Ratio |
-72.0 dB |
| Print-through |
-60.0 dB |
408 Configurations |
Catalog Number
| Description
| Reel Size |
Tape Length |
Weight |
|
|
Inches |
mms |
Feet |
Meters |
lbs |
kgs |
| 408-131131 |
.25" x 600', 5" plastic reel, setup box |
.25 x 5 |
6.3 x 183 |
600 |
183 |
0.6 |
0.03 |
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