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Hi again, I have been using my Otari MTR90II with Dolby SR24 noise reduction for 18 months, It is very quiet. 15 ips. Occasional 30 ips without Dolby. The bass bump is missing at 30 ips! I have settled on Ampex and Quantegy 499. All 456 has SS syndrome. 3M 996 is also bad. I have a shelf of 13...

Hi, I dictated a long dictation and it got lost. I will summarize it again. I use an ART EQ341 dual channel 15 band 2/3 active equalizer. I use a CD called Helicopter Girl, how to steal the world. This is an old 1990 CD. Song 9. Subliminal punk is the song you tune your speakers to. Then...

I upgraded all of my digital gear! 1. Antelope Orion 32+ 2. MacPro 6 core 3. 12 TB raid 4. 2 Slate Raven MTI2 monitors 5. Cubase 9! A good complement to my analog gear!

I have taken over the whole bottom floor of my geodesic dome for my studio. I leave everything up. I cover the microphones and 24 track recorder at night. I turn off all gear at night! I do not want to leave a 29 year old recorder and Dolby SR29 units with Soundtracs Consoles on all of the time...

Hi, Buy an old CD Helicopter Girl, How to Steal the World. Pressed in 2000. Start with song "subliminal punk" track 9 then "escape cloud" Track 1. Get a Subwoofer and then tune the speakers and the room until Tk9 sounds unbelievable! You will find that your mixes will translate out to NS-10s...

May 2016: What AD and DA converters are available for 32 channels in and out? I have an Otari MTR90 24 track recorder with Dolby SR24 noise reduction! I use a Soundtracs Topaz 24 channel console for inputs and Soundtracs Topaz 32 channel console for output mixing. This runs into two Presonus...

Hi, All Ampex 456 2" tape has sticky shed. I have had 2 of 10 3M 996 2" reels that were shedding! Of 40 Ampex/Quantegy 499 2" reels I have, 2 left a slight black dust on the edges of the guides. The tapes were purchased from a church studio. I cleaned the guides with alcohol and a microfiber...

The best thing that I know of for sound adsorption is Owens Corning 703. Look at eBay and get this. Cover it with a layer of colored cloth and it looks like a million and will remove anything that reverberates. Tom

I am looking at buying an Otari MTR 15. How does this stack up against the 10 or 12? I used the Ampex 350 and 440 series machines in the 1970s. They were great! I already have An Otari MTR 90 II with Dolby SR24. I will also need a manual if the person who has it does not have one. Tom

I read the above dissertation! It is interesting! With the fall of the music industry there just is not the money for large productions. The old machines well maintained were built to last almost forever! Digital has taken over but it still is not the same! I am personally going back to...

I use Cubase 8 for all recording. I learned with LE >4 >5>6>8. This has been very stable with my Presonus boards. I master with StudioOne 1>2>3 now. I also use Melodyne Editor as a plug in for both when needed.

I am looking for a Soundtracs Topaz Project 8 24 Meter bridge , meterbridge. If anyone has one let me know. They are ard to find.

For monitors, I use Yamaha NS-10s powered by a 1970s crown 150. They sound terrible but translate to everything else. I have a small JBL subwoofer that only produces sounds below 80 Hz. If you can get these puppies to sound good then everything else sounds great. To check the mixes I also use a...

These are some photos of a few old-timers doing some sessions. The saxophonist is Detleff Eisman and the one booth and Del Carver on the trombone. TLM 103 on the saxophone, ATM 350 on the trombone. The album is called Crosscut Saw, the band is The Fabulous Savoys. This will be released in the...

Hi, Over the last 45 CDs that I have recorded in the last seven years, about 20 have had horns. For saxophones I usually use a Neumann TLM 103, for trumpets a U87, for trombones I use AKG 414 XLS. Or, if a trombone player is timid, I will put an AT ATM 350 onto his horn.These seem to be about...

Mac vs PC for Cubase! Hello to all, I have a small home studio and have been recording for years with an old Mac tower. Unfortunately it is that 10.6 and can no longer be upgraded. I have to buy a new computer. I currently am running CuBase 6.5. I have not upgraded that yet. With the new Mac...

I record the cymbals from underneath with AT4041s 3 hihat and right and left cymbals. Microphone pointed up and the drums in the null area. EQ and all is great! Try it. Tom