On Thu, 18 Sep 1997, GERALD LEWIS wrote:

>      I want to use a VCR to record audio only.  However, the audio track
>      will not record unless a baseband video signal is present. It does not
>      have to be modulated.  Does anyone know of a source for a portable
>      baseband sync generator.  I do not have the time to build one.

Have you tried just plugging VIDEO OUT into VIDEO IN? ;)  There must be
 a baseband generator already running in the VCR somewhere, if its turned
 off you just need to find the signal.

Steve