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Originally Posted by TOFT  Tape calibration. For a dirty sound, do you use Quantegy GP9 tape? I'm on tape, but not so long yet. I am still recording with the tapes the guy sold me with the machine. These reels will soon be finished. Will need to change and calibrate. Do you do that yourself? on the Otari and Tascam? Also, do you re-use tape over and over until it's just over. And do you ever record at slow speed 7.5 for extra dirty vibe? |
i still have some Quantegy 456 left, which is my favorite. 499 is harder tape, and if i'm not mistaken GP9 is harder still(though i never used it). i like the softer tape because the sounds change character when you hit the tape hard. 499 or equivalent takes lots of signal without distorting. what's the fun in that?
only the Otaris can be calibrated and i have two, one in Sao Paulo and one in Brooklyn. the Brooklyn one recently got calibrated by Gabe the Dap King, i don't think i'll touch that one for a while. and he left me instructions on how to do it myself down here in SP.
i try not to reuse tape, though i ran out of 1/4" recently and the only stock available down here is 499 - so i've been reusing 456 rather than hit that. but none of the tapes get hit that much.
i record mixes to 1/4" at 15 IPS, dubs at 7.5 IPS - Smart C2 on the mix bus unless someone wants something more polite, then i'll use a Portico 5043. on live shows i use two digital delays (Lexicon, Effectron), stereo spring reverb(Sound Workshop) and the 5043 or C2 on the mix.