1/4" Audio Tape, Where can I buy some?

dr.sound · 25th July 2010

I have a good friend who is looking for 1/4" 2500 ft audio tape.
Where can I purchase some new stock?
About how much?

Thanks,

TRANQUILO · 25th July 2010

reel deal(.com) Not shure about the webadress...but the name of the co. is reel deal.

Rick Sanchez · 25th July 2010

ATR Services, Inc. - Your mixes will thank you.

I'd call ATR Services. If anybody would know, they would. I got a couple of reels of Quantegy 456 in Burbank last year but the place closed down and I believe that Quantegy is going to stop manufacturing if they have not already.

Location Sound on Magnolia could probably suggest somewhere too.

Online try Quantegy Audio Store

Time Tech · 25th July 2010

Talk to Tim Davis;

Los Angeles, CA
RDS(Recording Data Service)
Burbank, CA 91505
Tim/Dave/Leandro
Phone: (818) 848-4808
Website: www.recordingdataservice.com

They carry the ATR Magnetic line of Analog Tape, Good People and Good Stuff.

charles maynes · 26th July 2010

Marti- you might call the rental departments at Coffey and Location Sound.... they are still renting Nagra's, so they might have some sources for stock....

cl-audio · 26th July 2010

Last time I was at Ametron in Hollywood (Sunset and Argyle) they had plenty of tape.
Hope this helps.

Claudio

Time Tech · 26th July 2010

Quote:

Originally Posted by cl-audio

Last time I was at Ametron in Hollywood (Sunset and Argyle) they had plenty of tape.
Hope this helps.

Claudio

This is true, but a bulk of the brands/types offered have been out of product for several years. I lurk the tape supply and surrounding shelves on top and underneath looking for lost/ stashed or forgotten gems. The pickings have been very thin of late.

In regard to any Ampex/Q tape types the floodgates of old forgotten back of the warehouse(s) tape stocks were opened and dropped on the retail market after the factory closed their doors.

With most places holding Ampex stock have a no return/refund policy it is a crap shoot if you choose to buy it.

That being said Ametron is still a fairly good place to find tape accessory bits and bobs. Though at full retail pricing.

Rick Sanchez · 26th July 2010

Bruce would know...I'd go with his suggestion if you are in Los Angeles.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Time Tech

Talk to Tim Davis;

Los Angeles, CA
RDS(Recording Data Service)
Burbank, CA 91505
Tim/Dave/Leandro
Phone: (818) 848-4808
Website: www.recordingdataservice.com

They carry the ATR Magnetic line of Analog Tape, Good People and Good Stuff.

Time Tech · 27th July 2010

Thanks Rick, Cheers! B.

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dr.sound Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 692 Thread Starter	1/4" Audio Tape, Where can I buy some? I have a good friend who is looking for 1/4" 2500 ft audio tape. Where can I purchase some new stock? About how much? Thanks, __________________ Marti D. Humphrey CAS aka dr.sound www.thedubstage.com Imdb credits http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0401937/ Like everything in life, there are no guarantee's just opportunities.

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TRANQUILO Gear addict Joined: Dec 2009 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 471	reel deal reel deal(.com) Not shure about the webadress...but the name of the co. is reel deal. __________________ if music be the food of life...play on! www.pandemoniumrecorders.com

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Rick Sanchez Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2008 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 668	ATR Services, Inc. - Your mixes will thank you. I'd call ATR Services. If anybody would know, they would. I got a couple of reels of Quantegy 456 in Burbank last year but the place closed down and I believe that Quantegy is going to stop manufacturing if they have not already. Location Sound on Magnolia could probably suggest somewhere too. Online try Quantegy Audio Store __________________ Rick Sanchez Post Haste Media, Inc. 11115 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood, CA. 91601 818-232-7556 http://www.posthastemedia.com

25th July 2010	#4
Time Tech Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 164	Talk to Tim Davis; Los Angeles, CA RDS(Recording Data Service) Burbank, CA 91505 Tim/Dave/Leandro Phone: (818) 848-4808 Website: www.recordingdataservice.com They carry the ATR Magnetic line of Analog Tape, Good People and Good Stuff. __________________ Cheers! Bruce Maddocks Chief Engineer Cups 'n Strings LLC The Orbit Room Mastering www.cupsnstrings.com

26th July 2010	#5
charles maynes Gear Guru Joined: Jan 2004 Location: out in the dirt. Posts: 15,625	Marti- you might call the rental departments at Coffey and Location Sound.... they are still renting Nagra's, so they might have some sources for stock.... __________________ Charles Maynes credits Charles' webpage "Better the Arabs do it tolerably than that you do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are to help them, not to win it for them." T.E. Lawrence today is a good day to make your obituary better.... General Smedley Butler- WAR IS A RACKET American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower - Farewell Address

26th July 2010	#6
cl-audio Gear nut Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 82	Last time I was at Ametron in Hollywood (Sunset and Argyle) they had plenty of tape. Hope this helps. Claudio __________________ up is louder!!!

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Time Tech Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 164	Ah Shucks, Thanks Rick, Cheers! B.

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