Not as a rule, but occasionally, someone really demands it. A few national recording acts are still using reel to reel for major projects. Of course, you now have to have major bucks to do it. Last year, Esquire magazine (I think) carried a story about the national acts who still use reeel to reel and the nationwide search for 2 inch tape.


Russ

I remeber, reading somewhere, where KORG had introduced a new portable recording studio, that was useing cassette tape. Which, I thought was interesting. Considering cassette tapes, have pretty much disapered.

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Some recording engineers still prefer to record drum takes on reel-to-reel for that tape saturation that provides analog warmth and punch. Reel-to-reel can sound awesome though the cost and availability of tapes is problem the biggest problem.

Cassette tapes don't sound anywhere near as good as reel-to-reel because the tape being recorded on is so narrow. Russ was talking 2 inch reel-to-reel tape that provides plenty of tape real estate. Though even 4 track on 1/4 inch tape could sound pretty good too. I remember getting some impressive results on Teac 4 tracks.


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I remember a modest hit from England called "Sgt Pepper" something or other ....

4 track 1/4 inch tape!

"It was twenty year's ago today, Sgt. Peppert taught the band to play...."

When I had visited the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and Museum, two years ago. In the gift shop, they were selling Early Rock albums that had been re-released onto Vyinl. There's a company, I think in England that is doing this. I also read of a band a few years back. Releaseing an album of their's onto vyinl, as well.

Yes I think you are right Freddy some CDs do sound awesome but others sound tinny and lack substance. I do think mastering is critical to getting good sounding music in a 44 Khz 16 bit format. But mastering was always a very important stage for vinyl records as well. I guess it's more critical for digital formats because of the limited range of high frequencies in the digital world.


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I think you made a clerical error
Sgt Pepper was released june 1967, which is now 41 years ago...

Oh ha ha, that's funny

I still have a tascam 234 tape machine in one of the racks. It uses 1/4' tape and you could bounce a lot of tracks with it.
I grew up with the 1/2" thick 78 rpm and a windup victorla that my grandma had. she had all those old country records from the 1920 and 30/s. I currently have many of those on MP3 and I am sending them out to one of my email lists at the rate of 3 a day.
I have about 270 I am sending out.
Good old time Country Music,
Bebop

That's cool Beebop. I have a small wind Victrola myslef. I even have a nice collection of eraly 78's from the teens through the early 20's.