Using Magnetic Tape in the Studio

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Tape Recording in the Studio: A practical Guide


This is the final of the three parts in this series on recording
to magnetic tape. I explain some of the differences in workflow
between recording to digital and recording to tape. This is more
“hands-on” than the first two installments.


The limitations of the medium affect the way you will record.
That’s part of the “tape sound.”


I discuss the battle with tape noise, setting levels, routine
calibration tones, punching in, bouncing tracks (which is a
different concept than what many DAWs call bouncing), practical
aspects of figuring out where you are in a song, variable speed
recording, editing and splicing, preparing tape for mastering,
manufacturing problems with the tape itself, storing tape, and
retrieving music from old tapes.


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