Analog Tape

Jacob Ashcroft · 7th June 2007, 03:02 PM

Hi, I'm thinking about buying an analog tape machine, possibly a Tascam TSR-8 Reel to Reel 2nd hand. I know that analog tape isn't used as much, and Quantegy recently discontinued their products. I'm in Scotland, my question is where can I buy analog tape in the uk?

bigbongo · 7th June 2007, 09:24 PM

try ebay or thomann in germany is good for analogue tape - fairly reasonable price as well.

just bought a Revox B77 myself, once it's setup properly for a particular brand of tape it's great for phattening stuff up and taking off the 'digital edge'.

themaidsroom · 7th June 2007, 09:33 PM

do a search on rmg tape in google uk
with that £, you can do take after take after take.......

be well

- jack

Jacob Ashcroft · 7th June 2007, 09:50 PM

Thomann looks good. If I bought the Tascam TSR-8, how would I work with it? Seen as tape's so expensive is it best to work out the whole track first in your head before puttng anything to tape. I've been thinking of recording synths, samplers to tape then adding more using my sync box to synchronise it with the sequencer. You seem to be just sending the finished tune out to tape, presumably I'd need another type of tape for that. What are the advantages of each method? And what tape should I use for multitracking if I do that? I was thinking of 1/2 inch 8 track.

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Jacob Ashcroft Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Analog Tape Hi, I'm thinking about buying an analog tape machine, possibly a Tascam TSR-8 Reel to Reel 2nd hand. I know that analog tape isn't used as much, and Quantegy recently discontinued their products. I'm in Scotland, my question is where can I buy analog tape in the uk?

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7th June 2007, 09:24 PM	#2
bigbongo Gear maniac Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 185	try ebay or thomann in germany is good for analogue tape - fairly reasonable price as well. just bought a Revox B77 myself, once it's setup properly for a particular brand of tape it's great for phattening stuff up and taking off the 'digital edge'.

7th June 2007, 09:33 PM	#3
themaidsroom Lives for gear Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: nyc Posts: 2,754	do a search on rmg tape in google uk with that £, you can do take after take after take....... be well - jack

7th June 2007, 09:50 PM	#4
Jacob Ashcroft Gear Head Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 72	Thomann looks good. If I bought the Tascam TSR-8, how would I work with it? Seen as tape's so expensive is it best to work out the whole track first in your head before puttng anything to tape. I've been thinking of recording synths, samplers to tape then adding more using my sync box to synchronise it with the sequencer. You seem to be just sending the finished tune out to tape, presumably I'd need another type of tape for that. What are the advantages of each method? And what tape should I use for multitracking if I do that? I was thinking of 1/2 inch 8 track.