Tape Talk by Ki @ Pacific Audio Fest
Cascade 9,
Saturday 30th July, 12 noon
With the great interest in music on reel-to-reel tape among audiophiles, we help de-mystify the technology with tape enthusiast Ki Choi.
A long time enthusiast, Ki was refurbishing and rebuilding tape machines before tape became popular again. At one time he had over 120 machines in perfect working condition in his home (to the chagrin of his wife).
In 2015, Ki built a reproduction studio and made one of the first modern commercially available 100% analog tape titles - Bach Goldberg Variations by Ito Ema on the MA Recordings label. The limited run was sold out before it could even be offered to the public!
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In this session, Ki will talk about the challenges of making tape copies. As part of the session, we will demonstrate the transparency of tape copies.
Two identically set-up
Studer A810's will be used in this demo. One will be set at 30ips and will play a master tape direct from Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios. The second A810 will be set at 15ips and will play a reproduction of that master tape.
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