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lucey · 16th February 2006

Studer is not the best sound ... that's a myth. Studer has the best transport and the fastest punches. It's the Pro Tools of tape, not the tone king.

Stephens and Ampex are the best sound. Some MCI machines are good too. Ampex has the most 2 track decks out there ... the link I gave to Audio Villiage is a home run for Ampex 2 tracks.

Tape is good until the oxide comes off in flakes ... if your machine is right and you clean it every so often, you wont need much tape at all, and ATR Magnetics will soon have plenty for decades thumbsup

16th February 2006	#19
lucey Gear Guru Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 12,365	Studer is not the best sound ... that's a myth. Studer has the best transport and the fastest punches. It's the Pro Tools of tape, not the tone king. Stephens and Ampex are the best sound. Some MCI machines are good too. Ampex has the most 2 track decks out there ... the link I gave to Audio Villiage is a home run for Ampex 2 tracks. Tape is good until the oxide comes off in flakes ... if your machine is right and you clean it every so often, you wont need much tape at all, and ATR Magnetics will soon have plenty for decades thumbsup __________________ brian lucey magic garden mastering The Shins, Dr. John, The Black Keys, OAR, David Lynch, Sami Yusuf, moe.