company/studio that records your 2-track master to 2inch tape, then back to digital ?

hitsville · 24th May 2008

I remember reading about a company/studio that would record the 2-track masters you sent them to 2inch tape, then back to digital, and back to you..

that was discussed a couple years ago if I remember right.. but I've had no luck finding the thread with the search function.. I think the company was in germany ? not sure..

Any of y'all remember the name ? and/or tried it already ? not sure how useful it would end up being.

cdog · 24th May 2008

This is some modified mastering deck that uses 2" tape?

Sounds like a huge waste of time and money to me.

Nobody buys or doesnt buy your record because it was bounced to tape or not.

That has zero 0 ZERO impact on sales.

Try letting someone else mix it if you dont like the sound.

hitsville · 25th May 2008

it's not about selling more records though

sure, bouncing to tape won't make your mixes better, but I'm thinking it might make them different, in an interesting way..

years ago I used to bounce some of my mixes to cassette tape at 9.5cm/s... not that I would get great results but it gave them a nice little vibe.. good enough for what I was doing at the time.. got a 1/4 inch reel to reel a bit later but it died on me after a couple weeks.

now I just remembered about that studio/thing/company, and I'm like why not try, I think it was pretty cheap.. if only I could remember the name...

deuc647 · 25th May 2008

Yeah recording your 2 track master to 2 inch would be a huge waste of...........tape

beingmf · 25th May 2008

...well, not if you produce in Ableton and the guy from the mastering studio will tell you, that it sounds a little digitally jittered. So the ME comes up with the idea to transfer the whole mix to tape and back again: voilà - the grittiness is gone and everyone raves about the great sound of this producers' mixes... This is actually a true story!

dbbubba · 26th May 2008

2" tape of what format?

2" 16 track, 1" 8 track, 1/2" 4 track and 1/4" half track ALL have the same track width.
Other than the specific deck or tape formula, it would be the same on any of these formats.

2" 24 track has a narrower track width than these examples.
The noise floor would be slightly higher and the sound a bit less wonderful and analog like.

I'll transfer them to analog and back for you.
I can do 2" 24 track, 1/2" 4 , 1/4" 4 track and 1/4" 2 track.
My tape decks are posted on the thread called "New Analog Multitracks.... " on page #5.

PM me if you want to do it.
I'll give you a fair price.

vernier · 26th May 2008

Seems this one would be over-kill enough.

ATR OneTwo 1" 2 Track
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24th May 2008	#1
hitsville Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 164 Thread Starter	company/studio that records your 2-track master to 2inch tape, then back to digital ? I remember reading about a company/studio that would record the 2-track masters you sent them to 2inch tape, then back to digital, and back to you.. that was discussed a couple years ago if I remember right.. but I've had no luck finding the thread with the search function.. I think the company was in germany ? not sure.. Any of y'all remember the name ? and/or tried it already ? not sure how useful it would end up being.

25th May 2008	#4
deuc647 Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,018	Yeah recording your 2 track master to 2 inch would be a huge waste of...........tape __________________ Carlos Henard

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24th May 2008	#2
cdog Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,559 3 Reviews written	This is some modified mastering deck that uses 2" tape? Sounds like a huge waste of time and money to me. Nobody buys or doesnt buy your record because it was bounced to tape or not. That has zero 0 ZERO impact on sales. Try letting someone else mix it if you dont like the sound.

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beingmf Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2004 Location: Telefunkenland Posts: 1,138	...well, not if you produce in Ableton and the guy from the mastering studio will tell you, that it sounds a little digitally jittered. So the ME comes up with the idea to transfer the whole mix to tape and back again: voilà - the grittiness is gone and everyone raves about the great sound of this producers' mixes... This is actually a true story!

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dbbubba Banned Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,099	2" tape of what format? 2" 16 track, 1" 8 track, 1/2" 4 track and 1/4" half track ALL have the same track width. Other than the specific deck or tape formula, it would be the same on any of these formats. 2" 24 track has a narrower track width than these examples. The noise floor would be slightly higher and the sound a bit less wonderful and analog like. I'll transfer them to analog and back for you. I can do 2" 24 track, 1/2" 4 , 1/4" 4 track and 1/4" 2 track. My tape decks are posted on the thread called "New Analog Multitracks.... " on page #5. PM me if you want to do it. I'll give you a fair price.

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vernier Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 6,130	Seems this one would be over-kill enough. ATR OneTwo 1" 2 Track '