HOW TO CONNECT 1/4 TRACK REEL TO REEL TAPE DECK TO A FULL TRACK REEL TO REEL

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I NEED A SET OF CONNECTING CABLES TO GO FROM A 1/4" TAPE, 1/4 TRACK STEREO REEL2REEL TO A NAGRA FULL TRACK MACHINE.
MY NON PROFESSIONAL PIONEERS AND AKAIS USE 1/4" LEFT AND RIGHT FEMALE OUTPUTS. THE MONO NAGRA HAS AN INPUT FOR A 1/4"(?) BANANA PLUG.
SHOULD BE AN EASY QUESTION TO ANSWER. I HAVE ASKED THIS QUESTION OF MANY AUDIO BLOGGERS AND RECEIVED MANY DIFFERENT ANSWERS. PLEASE ADVISE. OH THE QUESTION. RCA OUTPUTS THROUGH A FEMALE 'Y' ADAPTOR TO A 1/4" BANANA PLUG SHOULD BE THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION I DIDN'T ASK. IS THIS THE CORRECT WAY TO DO IT? DON'T NEED MIXERS OR ANY OTHER FANCY HARDWARE. CORRECT OR INCORRECT. IF NOT CORRECT PLEASE ADVISE

REGARDS
STEVEN


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You will need to mix the left and right channels together to create a mono channel for the Nagra. You can try using the Y connector but most outputs don't like feeding into each other which is what would happen with the Y connector. If the tapes you wish to transfer are mono then just connect one channel with the appropriate cable.
 
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