Opinions on reel|to|reel tape

Thoughts on RTM 468 vs. 900 Reel-To-Reel Tape - Audionirvana.org

900 was designed as a stock for original studio and field recording purposes. 468 on the other hand was always intended for duplication and mastering purposes.

CAPTURE Series 930 - Recording Tape

With every combination I've been very happy with the results. Capture is well made. It has a subtle-yet-pleasing "tape" sound. It is relatively quiet even ...

Reel to reel - 1/2" vs. 1/4". - Gearspace

Either format is perfectly viable and will have more to do with the "sound" of the machine than the format of the tape [in my opinion, YMMV].

My Experience With Commercial Four-Track Reel-to-Reel Tapes

7.5 ips four-track tapes have an acceptable amount of tape hiss generally, as long as the full dynamic range has been utilized. However, if the ...

The vintage pre-recorded reel to reel tape thread - What's Best Forum

It came with about 30 or more 7" pre-recorded tapes and about 30 or more EE tapes. Half had been recorded once and the other half have never ...

How useable are "NOS" or used Reel-to-Reel audio tape?

Tapes suffer from "print-through" after storage where there can be a faint echo like sound just before the music starts, most noticeable with ...

reel tape will not record - SOS Forum

Either that or all the magnetic oxide has been scraped off. But that would be weird and you'd have noticed sound degradation before that happened, or a large ...

Expert Reel To Reel Tape Transfer Services - Tape to Digital

We attempt to capture all recorded sound on every reel, tapes can be recorded with many different head configurations, in different directions and at different ...

Open-Reel Tape Experiences -The Good & Bad

The tapes were manufactured at a facility just down the road in Anniston, Alabama, IIRC.) Definitely not a fan of the backcoated Ampex tapes and ...

Why no modern tape machine? - Gearspace

smaller machines, smaller tape, slow reel speeds make matters worse. it's a "recorder". it's supposed to "record" the sound. it's not supposed ...

Tape Recorders - What's Old Is New Again - Audiophile Review

I first heard a reel to reel in modern times at an audio show a few years ago. There was a classical piece playing and the overall presentation ...

Chrome Reel to Reel Tape?

I seem to recall TDK stopped making reel to reel tapes altogether around 1990 but continued with cassette and VCR tapes. Last edited by TIMTAPE; ...

Recording CD to R2R tape - Audionirvana.org

All Things Reel-to-Reel Tape. Welcome to Audionirvana where "Sound ... In any event, I'd value reading the thoughts and experiences of others.

so if recording to tape is so good.......... - SOS Forum

Intrigued, I had a look on line with him and saw a huge amount of reel to reel recorders being sold for between $50 and $300, along with lots of new batches of ...

What's the appeal of reel-to-reel tape decks? - ilXor.com

Well, you'd be surprised how many albums from the '60 and '70s released on 1/4 inch tape that you can still find in great sounding condition and often find much ...

Reels - LoFi Tape Plugin with Echo and Start/Stop Effect - AudioThing

Based on an old Japanese portable tape recorder with a very distinct Lo-Fi analog sound, Reels emulates all the imperfections of consumer reel-to-reel recorders ...

Reel to reel , is it real the hype! - Audiogon Discussion Forum

Just getting a great tape deck isn't going to do anything for you unless you have some very well recorded tapes. Really good tapes are very ...

About Off Brand Reel to Reel Tapes, with Gene Bohensky of Reel to ...

... Reel to Reel tapes - the companies that made them, product lines and production history. We'll review which tapes to look for, which ones ...

Opinions: Metal or Plastic 7-inch Reels? | HomeRecording.com

be thicker (for firmness) compared to metal...so you have to check that they are not sitting "higher" on the reel table, and therefore altering the tape path in ...

SketchCassette II - Aberrant DSP

... reel-to-reel machine – and the real test to me is how ... There are plenty of tape emulations out there, but none have the character of Sketch Cassette.