Kijanki, there was a time when most major studios got rid of those tubed German large condenser microphones. The solid state replacements were supposed to be so much more reliable. The tubed mics are now highly desirable collector items prized for their sonics. Studios also got rid of their large analog consoles and replaced them with digitally controlled consoles. Mixes could be automated and settings saved and recalled. The fact that the newer consoles didn't sound as good as the older ones just wasn't that important a factor. Recording studios are a business and the ones that last understand that they have to compete with other studios. It's a hard sell to tell a potential client who is use to 200+ tracks of instant access ProTools computer audio that a 24 track R2R with razor blades for editing really does sound better. And you need to budget at least $10k for tape costs.
A small number of artist and producers still like to record to R2R and a larger number of them when they record digitally mix down to R2R. They like the sound.
A small number of artist and producers still like to record to R2R and a larger number of them when they record digitally mix down to R2R. They like the sound.