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I grew up with a variety of tape machines and I've always thought they were so cool.
I still have my Tascam 8-track recording machine and a 2-track Tascam mastering machine. I have not used either of these for quite a while, maybe 10 years, maybe longer. The heads on my Tascam 8-track machine need to be replaced and I have never been able to face up to that when I have such good digital equipment at hand. I do still have some unopened packages of recording tape. I have not had the experience of working with the highest quality analog tape machines like Bob Womack has. I do agree with some of the comments from Brent Hahn. Some of the very best recordings I have heard from analog machines seemed to be very easy on the ears and yet sounded incredibly good. I'm sure it's not just the tape machines but the quality of everything else in the recording chain, as well. For myself, never having had this kind of quality at my fingertips, the digital workstation I currently have gives me probably better overall quality at way less cost and much greater convenience than I have had before this. But a good analog machine can be much more forgiving. - Glenn
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[QUOTE=Bob Womack;6303282]
...These days there are modern, high-tech studios and there are studios that have outfitted themselves with restored top-end gear from the golden age of studios. Interestingly, several consoles that I spent years on now live in studios like this. Some artists prefer legacy class-A recording consoles and analog tape... Even though most of my new production is recorded to digital, I still have and prefer to use a console for tracking, monitoring, & mixing.
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So Bob, tell me more about this 'Baking process' you referenced earlier. Do you just pop them in the oven at 425 for 15 min like a Papa Murphy's pizza?
I got a better look last night, and there are 24 boxes. All have been used.
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After cooling, package up the tape in a plastic bag and seal it. Store it in a cool, dry place. You've got thirty days to use the tape before its hydroscopic character (absorbs moisture) renders it unusable again and you have to repeat the baking process. To transfer the tape: Clean the tape machine, the heads, guides, capstan, and pinch roller. If you get as much as a speck on the heads you'll have reduced fidelity. Specks on guides, capstan, and pinch roller can be transferred to the tape. One micron of space between the head and the tape causes high-end drop-off. After that, I mount the tape on a clean machine and run the tape through in "pack mode," basically twice playback speed. If that isn't possible, play it through without reproducing. In either case, when you get to the other end, clean the machine again. Then turn the tape over and play it through without reproducing. Why? Tapes often end up poorly packed through shrinking and swelling over time, and also possibly from being dropped. You end up with a good, consistent pack on the reel before you play back if you use this method. Finally, before playing back, clean the machine again. Now you are ready to transfer your tape. I won't get into EQ'ing the machine to the new tape as most people aren't used to the process. There you go! Bob
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When I was a kid, getting "baked" had an entirely different connotation.
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Well, my first recording was on a wire recorder. From there it was stereo tape, then 4-track cassette.... I jumped for joy when software came out turning your computer into a recording studio. But then, I was always mostly a player, not a sound tech.
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And don't you just love having to find azimuth and playback eq for a tape with no set up tones?
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Don't forget mold for desert.
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Well, I have a nice update - after going through more boxes, I found the recorder! A Sony TC765. Now to clean it up, and see if it wants to work.
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