I'm not saying there is anything wrong or bad with copying a master digital recording on a tape for sale, only state openly the master recording was digital & not imply they are actually selling an actual master tape", not a copy of a master tape. I guess, the assumption is that a master tape...
My focus was always to offer 15 ips 2 track copies of my recordings, however, during the pandemic I did make 2xDSD recordings of most of the tapes & there are available as downloads, in 2 formats, from my website: Shop Digital Downloads - UltraAnalogue Recordings | Toronto Analogue Recordings of...
I don't want to say too much but I saw 1 instance where the vendor was actually making the point you are not getting a copy of the master tape but the actual master tape... that is misleading...
It's been awhile since I've read this thread and I think really there is no absolute and we are all pulled in different directions. This is the beauty of our "hobby or passion". Many different systems, in their own acoustic environments, can sound wonderful...
I've been firmly in the single...
I'm not sure if this is appropriate, but along these same lines, there are companies copying their digital recordings onto tape and marketing them as actual master tapes not copies of master tapes, to just piggyback on this tape resurgence. Maybe technically they are not wrong, however, the...
Here's David Denyer's synopsis of new tapes released in 2023... lot's of new titles & genres to choose from. I'm sure there are more but just the ones he's heard....
https://thereeltoreelrambler.com/2023/12/08/looking-back-at-2023-a-great-year-for-new-releases-on-tape/
Ed
Dear Joey,
With 3 decades to enjoy this hobbie, I encourage to get into tape... !
If your system is super sensitive, tape will bring you into a world unheard of, even with the best vinyl rigs costing many times more, because those LPs likely started their life as a 2 track 15ips tape. Without a...
As someone making new recordings of classical chamber music, (UltraAnalogue Recordings) I'd like to say, especially for those with incredible audio systems, tape offers a level of reproduction unmatched by any other format. Older famous recordings were made in an era when tape was typically...
Totally agree.
In the golden years of Decca orchestra recordings in the late 50's & early 60's, mainly the Decca tree of 3 mikes, some accent mikes & as Larry states in his Decca book, they mixed down in real time to record on 2 track Studer B62s, 15ips at 396nW/m NAB...
There are no better...
I'm perplexed at the idea of chasing the same old recordings, even famous ones, when there some new recordings that can run circles around these older recordings. Of course, this is only my simple view, and no disrespect intended to those who collect recordings this way!
I have the 1st pressing...
I have some very exciting news, these past 5 days I had star pianist Vadym Kholodenko at our place for a concert and to record the last 3 Beethoven Piano Sonatas for an LP release. These are all studio recordings made with all the latest Mundorf cap upgrades to the microphone pre-amp.
He played...
I agree coping a tape is pretty straight forward, but the amount of loss really depends on the playback & record electronics used to duplicate that tape. With stock to stock machines the results will be the baseline. If there are custom record & playback amps in this chain, the loss will be much...