Keep up the great work. I know it’s tough but I definitely hope to see a wider variety of titles in the future! A select few can probably pay for any album in the format they find moderately interesting, but there are definitely many more out there who would think it’s worth the price if they had the opportunity to buy such a version of an album they truly LOVE
Nice to see all those analog tape machines still working. Couldn't you find a way to sync start all the duplicator decks by remote? I wonder if there is some way to do that?
Wait a minute! You said that Sterling Sound made a new "master" on 1/2" 2-track analog tape at 30 ips. The original master (if they actually had it - many times safety copies are all that is available) was played back and recorded to your master and lost 3 dB of signal to noise fidelity as all analog tape transfers do. Then you make a third generation copy to you ATR-100s (which at good but not equal to Studer machines) and lose an additional 3 dB! I own an AMPEX 440-C and NAGRA IV-S machines and would rather listen to a 96/24 PM transfer of the original master tape than an expensive third generation tape copy that will continue to degrade with each playing. This is nuts!
As previously mentioned, there is NO 3db signal loss. There is however an imperceptible signal loss which adds up from the original studio master to the safety copies, to the repro copies these companies use, to the final product the end consumer receives.
Why not get someone to engineer you a remote controlled start/stop for ALL of the machines. Surely Chad could afford that. Much tighter quality control that way.
Even Nakamichi cassette decks don’t sound anywhere close to a decent turntable or 2496 digital recording. They only run at 1 7/8” per second and squeeze 4 audio tracks across its narrow tape.
What if produced them onto Betamax or VHS super high quality tapes? That would certainly be better than any cassette. Audio VHS could be a whole killer market.
Keep up the great work. I know it’s tough but I definitely hope to see a wider variety of titles in the future! A select few can probably pay for any album in the format they find moderately interesting, but there are definitely many more out there who would think it’s worth the price if they had the opportunity to buy such a version of an album they truly LOVE
Love these. Cannot wait for my Coltranes
Your Sinatra/Cole site is awesome Matthew!
Nice to see all those analog tape machines still working. Couldn't you find a way to sync start all the duplicator decks by remote? I wonder if there is some way to do that?
That's cool (cool artist too!)
I wonder how they would sound compared to running audio in to my old Digital 8 Sony camcorders?
where to buy in EU?thank you
Matthew, do you know what machines Sterling Sound uses to make your running masters?
Then question is what are the original master tapes? Where do they come from? What generation?
Choice of material is everything. Too much audiophile crap out there already.
my Revox A77 needs a 2-track 7.5 ips tape^
Then junk it.
@@EdSullivan101 you stupid?^
Wait a minute! You said that Sterling Sound made a new "master" on 1/2" 2-track analog tape at 30 ips. The original master (if they actually had it - many times safety copies are all that is available) was played back and recorded to your master and lost 3 dB of signal to noise fidelity as all analog tape transfers do. Then you make a third generation copy to you ATR-100s (which at good but not equal to Studer machines) and lose an additional 3 dB! I own an AMPEX 440-C and NAGRA IV-S machines and would rather listen to a 96/24 PM transfer of the original master tape than an expensive third generation tape copy that will continue to degrade with each playing. This is nuts!
word!
They make their new master from the 3-track session tape. You must not know what session tapes are.
Where does the 3 dB loss come from??? You talk about things you don't understand...
As previously mentioned, there is NO 3db signal loss. There is however an imperceptible signal loss which adds up from the original studio master to the safety copies, to the repro copies these companies use, to the final product the end consumer receives.
what’s the diameter of the reel?
10.5"
Why not get someone to engineer you a remote controlled start/stop for ALL of the machines. Surely Chad could afford that. Much tighter quality control that way.
Yeah that seemed a bit odd why they wouldn't do that!
What is the cost of a release?
$450 each
@@SCW031992 😳
@@SCW031992 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT?!!!
Now pricing $500 per tape
And price will prob have to go up from there.
I wish they could do this for the average music-enthusiast....I have a reel to reel, but 450$ for one album is way over what i can afford. Sad!
thats what i call late night audio porn after some kind of blue , brubeck , and varios led z songs .lol
2021. What is this?
*facepalm*
why?
It woud be great if they could release audiophile cassette versions. My opinion is that would sound better than a vinyl copy..
no offense, but are you out of your mind?
@@MrRom92DAW LOL agreed
Even Nakamichi cassette decks don’t sound anywhere close to a decent turntable or 2496 digital recording. They only run at 1 7/8” per second and squeeze 4 audio tracks across its narrow tape.
Audiophile and Cassette don’t really belong in the same sentence. Unfortunately just not enough tape there to get the audiophile sound quality.
What if produced them onto Betamax or VHS super high quality tapes? That would certainly be better than any cassette. Audio VHS could be a whole killer market.