Re: master tapes

Posted by u47 (P) on September 12, 2002 at 16:49:29

In Reply to: master tapes posted by tesla on September 11, 2002 at 22:27:48:

Most masters done in the US from the 70s and 80s were recorded on Ampex 456 and these suffer from "sticky tape syndrome". They can be brought back to a perfectly playable state by baking at 140 degrees F. for an hour or so. Wendy Carlos has some interesting info on her website about this. I have tapes from the 50s and 60s that play just fine and the highs are great. Just listen to Kind of Blue on 1/2 or 1/4 track on a lowly Revox B-77($500 used) and compare it to Classic 45 reissue or 6 eye on a full blown VPI($10K) or similar and see which wins. It even gets more lopsided if you use a great tube Ampex or Stellavox!
Vinyl is wonderful, no doubt, but 2 track pre-records and especially master dubs can be in another league.

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Topic - master tapes - tesla 22:27:48 09/11/02 (10)

Re: master tapes - SPARKS 20:53:01 09/12/02 (0)

Re: master tapes - u47 09/12/0216:49:29 09/12/02 (0)

Re: master tapes - Greshams 15:32:51 09/12/02 (0)

Nope - mike_decock 14:46:18 09/12/02 (0)

Re: master tapes - John Elison 01:17:10 09/12/02 (4)

Re: master tapes - mothra 10:01:08 09/12/02 (1)

Don't forget... - Bruce Bartlett 11:47:04 09/12/02 (0)

Re: master tapes, 2 other problems - Auricle 09:11:08 09/12/02 (1)

more info on the phase anamolies please...... - High-end Dreamer 18:06:57 09/12/02 (0)

Yup. - Rob Thomas 00:22:07 09/12/02 (0)

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Re: master tapes - u47 09/12/0216:49:29 09/12/02 (0)

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