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I will tomorrow, on Monday. I'm curious what they cost. (Thanks for the reminder too)

Title says it all. Anyone have one or two they can spare? Thanks!

I haven't heard of Michael Garrison but I'll look him up. Thanks for the tip! I agree that it's difficult to make something along those lines that doesn't feel contrived. I still feel self conscious about my work and I think the key is you just have to let it go at some point. If you want to...

I should note though - Those people made all of their stuff on mono or stereo tape, and it required thousands of splices and months of persistent effort. I'm very happy we have multitrack recording now ;)

Thank you! I'm heavily influenced by early electronic artists. Pauline Oliveros, Morton Subotnick, Edgard Varese, Pierre Schaeffer, John Cage, etc.

I have no problem without NR, because the way my machine is aligned, the way I EQ, and with the tape I use (SM468 or AGFA PEM 468), tape noise is virtually a nonissue. The need for additional tracks is because of the music I make. It's more like sound collage, it's freeform and I often won't...

I'm using it without NR. It's aligned for SM468 at +6 over 185nW, and when I aligned it I decided I liked the sound better without NR. Just my personal taste / preference. I do own 8 channels of dbx NR though, I just don't use them. I'm holding onto them in case I change my mind later. I have...

The reason why I asked about 1/2" 16 track machines is tape economy. I have a whole bunch of 1/2" tape and 1" and 2" tape costs considerably more. I think the MX-70 looks like a fantastic machine and I would love to own one. If I had my way I'd own a 16-track MM1200 or MCI machine. I dunno if I...

Good point. Specifically, I'm wondering if I switched to a MSR-16 from my 48, if the difference in track width *and* electronics would be enough to constitute a significant downgrade in audio quality. I've had my 48 over five years now and using the right techniques it sounds truly amazing. I...

Hey folks, Quick question - Does anyone here have firsthand experience with both formats? How would you compare the fidelity between the two, and how significant of a step down is the 16 track from the 8 track in terms of sound quality? I'd like someone who has experience with both to share...

Beck, you can make your point without calling me "pathetic" as you did, insulting my intelligence, and assaulting me with other insults that had nothing to do with what we were talking about. It's extremely discouraging to offer my own experience here and be put down for it and I have no time...

Yeah, it is pretty pathetic. A man of your age playing the character assassin game with a total stranger on the Internet. Count me out. Bye.

BTW, if you want 'punchy and clear' on a 80-8, you should check out SM468. It's also a great tape and it has a lower maximum operating level, thus making it easier to achieve saturation...

You'll have to push your levels really hard, but it's likely you'll make the machine's amps distort before you can affect any tape compression. It's worth a try though. And again, firsthand experience always beats hearsay and rumor... the only way to find out is to buy a reel and try it yourself! :)

PS. If you'd like to see my tax returns for the past seven years to prove I'm not receiving checks from ATR, just message me ;)

I'm pretty certain about what I'm saying and I have practical experience to back most of it up. As for the sales talk, part of it might sound like ATR talking because I'm repeating things Mike Spitz told me on the phone a couple years ago. He and I briefly discussed an overhaul of his website (I...

Those are actually my words, not ATR's... based on personal experience, using ATR on a machine aligned for SM911. Not to be rude, but have you tried ATR tape? In the last two years? You'll be amazed. It's changed a lot and you'll discover that you've had some misconceptions about it. Being...

Arg! OK I misspoke. The 388's transport can eat baseball bats for lunch, how about that? Kidding ;) I'll backpedal on that one and admit my mistake, but I can only imagine its transport straining with a heavier tape like ATR.

As a ATR customer I've noticed the changes over time as well, and I think the product they're making now is much better than what it used to be. It's a lighter weight tape than when they first introduced it and the old problems of excessive shedding on the first few passes have almost...

Have you tried RMGI SM468? It's a terrific tape, it sounds wonderful and it's also very gentle on the transport. When the machine is biased correctly I feel like it has a "cleaner"/"crisper" sound than SM911. It's a little harder to come by but there are a handful of vendors online who sell it...