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Reel to reel

I’m entertaining the idea of purchasing a reel to reel to record my albums on and also use to possibly soften the digital age a bit. Does anyone know where or if NEW blank tapes can be purchased? Are there any thoughts on a resurgence of R2R and if blank media will become more easily accessible?
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orpheus10
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LP and CD both came from the "Master tape";  I think the only difference is obvious; one is digital, and the other is analog.
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cleeds
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orpheus10
LP and CD both came from the "Master tape"; I think the only difference is obvious; one is digital, and the other is analog.
You may well be correct - but not necessarily. After all, the LP wasn’t made directly from the master tape, right? It would have to go through an RIAA EQ network, and almost certainly some amount of limiting or compression, if only to protect the cutter head.

Abraxas is a great album btw, and one of my favorites. Great art, too.
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tomic601
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You might give a listen to any number of Sheffield releases available in both DtD and treasury ( from Tape ) versions. And CD for that matter

anybody try the free experiment with your deck electronics in the loop yet ? Not that hard and might save you a lot of money on tape.....


cleeds
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benjie
How does introducing distortion into a recording enhance or increase the overall musicality of the music? I would think an increased in distortion would have a negative effect not a positive one.
There is such a thing as "euphonic distortion" and some people may prefer the result to a more accurate signal. There use to be freeware called AddDistortion - I’m not sure if it’s still available. It worked only in mono, but was useful in understanding the audibility and qualities of different kinds and amounts of distortion. There have also been AES papers on this subject.
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