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my problem was the idea that somehow i need to wear the RMG problem when i dont even own or buy the tape .
example 1 client comes in with tape no backup that turns out to be faulty , i lose a days pay ..
example 2 client comes in with faulty tape and digital backup but doesn't like the sound of the back up he did , i lose a days pay....
example 3 client comes in from overseas with faulty tape , no backup and begs me to "transfer" his masters , which i do using a "freon" based lubricant.. yeah i know its banned but i still have some from the good old days ...
client spends half the day freaking out , i cannot settle him , he has spent a lot of money to come and see me and really had a downer of a day ..
me i end up with nicely polished heads as the tape is also abrasive as it sheds .
i didn't lose a days pay (i am learning...) but i dont want to spend the day Riding a tape machine just to get the music off it .
but i get a dozen emails from the client after the fact questioning my machine .. which is a pristine ATR 102 with ext response flux magnetics heads, perfect guides and rollers etc
our machine plays ampex ,basf , ATR and any number of vintage tapes perfectly
( we also have an in house laboratory oven for baking historic tapes )
actually we have a lot of machines and i know a lot about them , but why should i have to go through this again and again with RMG as if its the first time it has happened?
admittedly the local distributer was fantastic (after they sent a tech to my place to check out that it was not me .. but the factory ... please )
well let it be known for all to see sometimes there are still some shedding problems with RMG i say
RANT over :(
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