rob aylestone
Moderator
For those who never used tape, this was the most incredible sinking feeling. You would hear a noise, press eject, almost trembling in the concern that something dire was about to happen. This was, sadly, the result. Important tapes HAD to be backed up. I guess we still should, but the process of making a backup is now easier, but we seem to do it less. Back in 97, when master tapes were fragile things and machine cleaning often delayed - this was a very common thing. Seeing it happen really did hurt inside. Sticking a label on saying Production Master because it's important makes it even worse. "Cannot read from media" is still bad, but somehow less so?
