In horology, a Papillon ( French: “butterfly”) is a reference to a shapely organic object. It’s normally referrred to the bridge which supports the delicate watch gears, pinions, mainspring and jewels of the mechanism.
The Metaxas & Sins “Papillon” Analog Tape Reproducer is the first Tape Recorder to use the same concept to support the rollers and mechanics of the delicate tape path.
It is an entirely newly designed professional reel to reel tape studio recorder and playback machine which challenges the notion that we’ve been able to extract all the information from magnetic tapes and meets and exceeeds the highest demands of recording engineers and the most serious audiophiles.
It accomplishes this by using an ARM-CORTEX “controller” which synchronises 4 of the latest high-torque-low-speed
Maxon BLDC [Brushless DC] motors [2 reel motors and 2 capstan motors] with the 2 linear ACTUONIX motors which control the “Dual-Capstan” rollers on a fully retractable bar.
The audio “SOUL” of the Papillon’s external electronics borrow from intensive recording work conducted over the past 35 years with Swiss Stellavox portable recorders which use single-ended transistor purist electronic paths developed in the 1960s.
The result is a machine that is capable of recording and playback with a level of realism that gives the listener the sense of being present at the live music performance in it’s original venue. Combining 2020’s technology with 1960’s “soul”
