Exhibitors Herald and Moving Picture World (Apr-Jun 1930)

58 Better Theatres Section April 12, 1930 Unparalleled Value l THE NEW MODEL F0T0-V0ICE Type I -A, Synchronizing Unit With Synchronous Motor Drive to Projectors and Turntables A MODERN SOUND EQUIPMENT FOR MODERN THEATRES THE FOTOVOICE 817-19 Granby St. CO., Inc. Norfolk, Va. Weight 700 Pounds Per Pair Peerless “Junior” Model Peerless Synchronized Sound Devices FOR TALKING MOTION PICTURES Made in our own factory, designed by our own engineers, backed by 27 years of building sound equipment and fine machinery. Both Models of Peerless Machines Furnish Power to Drive Projectors All Mechanism Runs in Oil Bath Vibration Dampeners The Last Word in Smoothness MANY IN SUCCESSFUL SERVICE IT IS NOT NEW Guaranteed for one year No Squawky, Squeaky, Weavy Music with Peerless Equipment 00 PER PAIR F.O.B. FACTORY Including 2 MOTORS 2 FLYWHEELS 2 PICKUPS 2 RECORD WEIGHTS 2 TURNTABLE MATS — 1 FADER 2 SETS COUPLINGS Amplifiers and Speakers at Extra Cost JOBBERS AND DEALERS WANTED IN UNOCCUPIED TOWNS Write, Wire or Phone PEERLESS DELUXE MODEL Per Pair $1000.00 to $1200.00 F.O.B. Facer, Complete with Pickups and Fader Money Will Not Buy a Better Machine Than the Peerless “Deluxe” Peerless Sound Equipment Co. 627-635 Iron Avenue, Dover, Ohio Long Distance Telephone 30601 Patents Pending Peerless Deluxe Model Weight Per Pair 1,250 Pounds When so advised, information is furnished the exhibitor concerning this other material, its desirability, amount required, and such other information as may be requested. One of the most serious drawbacks to correct accoustic condition is noise in the theatre. This noise arises from several different sources, chief of which is apt to be the ventilating system. Booth noises are frequently seriously disturbing. Exterior noises, noise from auxiliary machinery within the building and, in many cases, the audience itself, contribute to the disturbance, all of which prevents proper hearing of the sound. The reduction of these noises is a very special and frequently difficult problem. Correct acoustic condition may be approximated only when all of the above factors ; that is, reverberation, echo, interference, noise, loudness and distribution are properly adjusted. Under this condition, and only under this condition, may the full benefits of the new recordings be realized. It seems more obvious each day that the public has the right to, and rapidly will demand, theatres which satisfy these conditions. [AMIXi/iEtFeZj Vorld qV>iifl Conducted by G . J . REID IT seems the cart is before the horse. At least that is the interpretation put upon present methods in synchronizing the turntable with the projecter, by an inventor who has filed application for patents on a device which would, among other things, reverse the process — that is to say, make the speed of the projector wholly dependent upon the speed of the turntable. Whatever the validity of the inventor’s objections to the present system, they are doubtless worth noting, since anything and everything which might possibly lead nearer to perfection in sound reproduction, deserves at least some attention. Russell C. Dey of Reedville, Va., developed the contrivance, according to my information, to overcome what he calls an objectionable variance in sound pitch due to the present variation in the speed of the turntable. He contends that in both the recording and reproduction of sound on disc, the variance is present, and that while it is not noticeable in the action because of the well known factor of “persistency of vision,” it is noticeable in the sound, being reflected in a constantly varying pitch. The principal object of this new device is to effect synchronization through a single constant speed motor in such a way that the motor driving the camera is synchronized with the sound machine