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one recording channel and it must serve on location, in the studio, and for scoring and re-recording, sometimes for both 35-mm and 16mm work. The equipment must be very portable and there must be no lost time because of technical difficulties due to mobility. These studios need quality comparable with Hollywood but the equipment must, in general, be more portable, more versatile, less expensive, and capable of producing good results with a minimum of attention.
The cost of local talent and technicians in these studios is a great deal less than in Hollywood. As an example of an extreme case, the star in one Malayan picture produced just before the war received the equivalent of $5.00 per day. This trend to lower costs is reversed in the case of equipment and any supplies imported from overseas for they cost appreciably more than they do in the United States, because of import duties and transportation charges. These differences in cost result in a change in emphasis in planning productions. In many cases the recording equipment is the controlling factor in scheduling, and production planning is centered around the availability of the recorder.
The Westrex Corporation serves only those studios located outside of this country. It is, therefore, essential that the equipment provided meet these conditions fully. To accomplish this, the Western Electric recording and re-recording equipment has been repackaged to increase portability and versatility, while at the same time holding cost to a minimum. This matter of cost is particularly important in many countries because of governmental restrictions placed on dollar expenditures. Incidentally, it is interesting to note that the current price of this recording equipment is appreciably less than that of equivalent prewar equipment, despite the numerous improvements which have been made.
There are four types of Westrex recording channels. The Series 700 system is a de luxe studio channel which can be used for 35-mm, density or area, 100-mil standard or 200-mil push-pull recording, or for 16-mm, standard area or density tracks. This system is very similar to the Western Electric Series 400 film recording system which has been described in detail elsewhere.1 A two-channel mixer is supplied with this system in a floor mounting cabinet.
Fig. 2 shows the Series 600 system which is an all-purpose channel for recording 35-mm, 100-mil standard or push-pull track, density or area, or 16-mm standard density or area track. Essentially, it is the Series 700 system stripped of several of its operating features.