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"We talked, they listened" -- Michele Audio finds what they need in the new Otari DP-203 High-speed Digital Master Reproducer |
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| 2002-05-16 Michele Audio, one of the leading duplicators of books on tape, has purchased and installed an Otari DP-203 High-Speed Digital Master Reproducer. This installation -- one of the first for the incredibly efficient and reliable DP-203 -- exemplifies Otari's outstanding commitment to customers: several of the DP-203's features are the result of direct feedback from end users. "We talked, they listened, and that's one of the things we like about Otari in general," notes David Fibiger, Vice President of Operations at Michele Audio. "We had been using other digital bins in the past. Otari visited and talked about the DP-203. We gave them our input as to what we thought would make it work better for us. They listened; the next thing I know, they contacted us and said, 'Here it is.' Otari had implemented many of the software revisions and operational tweaks we had suggested. How can you not love a company like that?" Fibiger and Michele Audio have found a lot to love about Otari duplicator products over the years. The company -- which in April output a record 1.7 million audiocassettes -- already uses 10 of the legendary Otari DP-75 dual-pancake slaves. The reliability of those machines is mirrored in the operation of the Otari DP-203 digital bin. As Fibiger points out, it can accept a variety of formats as master sources, and its simple user interface allows fast, reliable operation. "We've had the DP-203 in here for about a month now, and not a single crash," observes Fibiger. "That rates a gold star in our book." The Otari DP-203 High-Speed Digital Master Reproducer can connect to high-speed slave recorders from Otari or from other manufacturers. Two copy rates can be selected from 64x, 80x, 128x, and 160x, according to which slave recorders are used. Other DP-203 features include two PC motherboards to attain high-speed audio file transfer, intuitive and easy operation using Otari original application software (for Windows 98(R)), and support for networking: the DP-203 can connect to up to four PC's via Ethernet (100 Base/T). An external PC can be used as a controller (server) or a monitor. In addition, two CD-ROM drives and two removable hard disk drives are used for master program acquisition, and there is ample solid state memory capacity for long programs (C-120). Otari, Inc., established in 1965 in Tokyo, Japan, first specialized in the manufacturing of high-speed audio tape duplicators. The company's research on magnetic recording resulted in a series of renowned master recorders, most notably -- the MTR-90 and MTR-10. For over 35 years, Otari has been a leading manufacturer of professional audio products for the broadcast, post-production, music recording and live sound markets, including: analog and digital recorders, mixing consoles, as well as high-speed industrial audio and video cassette loading and duplication systems. |
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