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rendering, and for those who want it, even more light. Your local cine dealer should be able to give you further information if you require it, or you can write direct to the British ThomsonHouston Co. Ltd., Rugby, England.
Magnetic Recorders and Reproducers
The Cine Soundmaster, manufactured by Scophony-Baird Ltd., will allow you to convert your silent projector to sound within a matter of minutes.
The outfit consists of a recording/ reproducing unit, plus a loudspeaker, microphone and a flexible cable which connects the machine to your projector.
The sound is recorded magnetically upon a steel tape or a tape of film carrying a coating of magnetic substance. The tape can be used to record sound lasting over an hour; it can then be rewound for an immediate playback of the sound or the sound can be erased and a fresh recording made at will.
A special erasure fitment (wiping-head) permits the same tape to be used as often as it is required.
The value of such a unit, especially to the amateur film maker, is at once made obvious when we consider what can be done with it. The owner of a silent projector, for instance, will be able to hire a "sound-tape' ' or record his own sound to go with any particular film. Or, if he wishes, he can have the unit adapted to his projector so that it becomes, in effect, a sound projector.
The Soundmaster also contains facilities for recording sound from two sources at once, thus permitting you to make a commentary with, for instance, a background of music or "effects".
Details of the latest designs in similar equipment may be had by writing to Scophony-Baird Ltd., Lancelot Road, Wembley, Middlesex.
A Transportable Proscenium
Every film user will admire the complete proscenium outfit marketed by the Breckland Cine Service. Known as the "Pylon", this unit consists of a transportable cinema proscenium in miniature — motorised draw-curtains of silk, 3-colour lightchanging effects, dimmers, and a panel of controls attached to a special projector-stand.
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