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Reel to Reel uses -

My wife and I love to entertain.  It never ceases to surprise me how many will walk over to my stereo and stare at my Reel to Reel tape deck.  Some under the age of 35, will ask what it is? Others want to know why I have it, and what do I use it for?  Of course I answer their questions, but now it makes we wonder how others use their machines?  I have been following a couple of high end blogs that I really enjoy and see that one gentlemen uses his machine to play master tape copies.  I do this as well, but have no where near the selection that he does.  I make copies of my favorite LP's to play when guests are over, and also make my own master tapes using a couple of neuman's microphones.  I record small jazz trios and solo artists straight to the machine.  People are amazed at how 'real' these tapes sound.  My main reel to reel is a Pioneer RT-1050 high speed half track.  I have a second just like it that I use for the above mentioned site recordings.  I also have a ReVox B-77, a Sony TC-765, and a Crown 822, all half track machines.  Anyone out there making your own masters?

Norman
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normansizemore OP
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c1ferrari,

Sam, I hate to ask but is there a huge difference with the half inch tape?  Are you running it at 30ips?

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inna
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Half inch two track at 30ips must be spectacular, depending on the recording of course. This certainly should make vinyl obsolete.
normansizemore OP
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inna,
I was thinking the same thought, but now I am wondering.  When I last worked in a studio they were using two inch tape for 24 tracks at 30ips and then mixing the masters down to half track quater inch tape at 15ips.  
I would imagine that if you were recording live to half track half inch there would certainly be an advantage.  It's silly, I don't even know where I would put another machine, but I can't help thinking about it. =)
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inna
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I would probably have no other place but kitchen to put such a machine in and run the cables to the living room, which would be no problem. This is not at all silly, this is striving for the best. I wish more people were like that.
normansizemore OP
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Sam,

Thanks for the link to Gordon Audio.  Makes for good reading with my morning coffee.  This is a much more elaborate way of recording live.  I have a small Nakamichi microphone preamp, and a small CRATE 6 channel board was well which allows me to alter frequency etc.  What I have really been enjoying are two Nuemans KM184's straight to the machine.  Excellent results.  

I recently seen someone recording with a couple of older Sony's that allowed you to alter the microphone pattern.  I am very interested in experimenting with this, since the Nuemans are cardioid only.


Norman
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