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Beck
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The following is an example of deceptive or at least uninformed listings that I see now and then on eBay. The model number of this tape is not listed, so I emailed the seller and learned it is Quantegy 795, which is not audiotape at all, but instrumentation tape for scientific and industrial applications.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5743048789
Not only does this auction have bids, but looking back at the seller's history, he/she has sold every one of these previously listed -- Sad, sad, sad.
Folks, here's the deal -- there is no "mystery tape" that is better than standard bias compatible tapes, such as Ampex/Quantegy 456/457, 406/407, etc. DO NOT RELY ON AN EBAY SELLER'S SALES PITCH AS YOUR ONLY SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE!!! Google it for Christ sake, and see if you can verify it.
Please don't panic during this Quantegy crisis and start snapping up every roll of questionable shit (excuse my French) you see. You will only be disappointed with the whole analog experience and run back to digital with your hair on fire, never really knowing what analog can do.
Stick to standard bias compatible tapes, such as the following:
Ampex/Quantegy 456, 457, 406, 407
AGFA/BASF/EMTEC 468, 469
EMTEC/BASF 911
3M/Scotch 226, 227, 206, 207 & 966
Zonal 700
AGFA/BASF/EMTEC 526 loop-master (makes an indestructible 2-track master, but don't use for multitracking)
I don't know how else to say it -- DON"T BE A DUMBASS!
PS. I'm not making any judgments about the above seller's character or motives. It's enough to say that the recording world is full of people that don't know what they're doing.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5743048789
Not only does this auction have bids, but looking back at the seller's history, he/she has sold every one of these previously listed -- Sad, sad, sad.
Folks, here's the deal -- there is no "mystery tape" that is better than standard bias compatible tapes, such as Ampex/Quantegy 456/457, 406/407, etc. DO NOT RELY ON AN EBAY SELLER'S SALES PITCH AS YOUR ONLY SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE!!! Google it for Christ sake, and see if you can verify it.
Please don't panic during this Quantegy crisis and start snapping up every roll of questionable shit (excuse my French) you see. You will only be disappointed with the whole analog experience and run back to digital with your hair on fire, never really knowing what analog can do.
Stick to standard bias compatible tapes, such as the following:
Ampex/Quantegy 456, 457, 406, 407
AGFA/BASF/EMTEC 468, 469
EMTEC/BASF 911
3M/Scotch 226, 227, 206, 207 & 966
Zonal 700
AGFA/BASF/EMTEC 526 loop-master (makes an indestructible 2-track master, but don't use for multitracking)
I don't know how else to say it -- DON"T BE A DUMBASS!
PS. I'm not making any judgments about the above seller's character or motives. It's enough to say that the recording world is full of people that don't know what they're doing.
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