Analog tape is not dead...

[analogelectric]

Reprinted statement from Joel Hamilton:

"Just got off the Phone with the guys from Lyndstrom/ATR services.

THEY WILL BE MAKING TWO TAPE FORMULATIONS, IN ALL FORMATS WITHIN TWO TO THREE MONTHS!!!!!!!

Carl Rusk is who I was on the phone with, he is one of the people in the "doom and gloom" Wall St. Journal article.

There will be a High Output formulation based on some of our old favorites, and a lower output formulation based on a very old favorite.

YES. FOR REAL. THIS IS IN MOTION, AND THEY WILL BE MAKING TAPE WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS!!!!!!

This company should be supported. Obviously this was a wake up call.
Tell anyone with a tape machine. The tape will be BETTER quality than what we have been dealing with lately."

I guess once I see it happen I won't panic, it is a ray of hope.
--Adam Lazlo

[A Reel Person]

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[analogelectric]

I should also say that it's for all types, from 1/8" to 2". We don't know if the cost of tape will stay the same (respectively) but I'm guessing it won't deviate much if at all from what we're used to.

-- Adam Lazlo

[snipeguy]

Hallelujah and Amen.

[The Ghost of FM]

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[mikey@thecave]

thats good news we need tape and tubes in this world of digital madness

[Outlaws]

If its not one thing it another.

So who is this company? What do they make?

[jpmorris]

Originally Posted by Outlaws

If its not one thing it another.

So who is this company? What do they make?

The company is ATR services - http://atrservice.com

They specialise in refurbishing and modding Ampex ATR-100 series
tape machines, up to and including their bizarre 108 model, which is a 2" 8-track
recorder using JRF heads.

I want one, but I can't have one..

[Son of Mixerman]

If you want to help out ATR get a feel for market potential go over to Fletchers Forum at R/E/P and add to the questionaire.


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