I have few songs that were originally done on 24 track recorders. I like playing around with the multitracks on Audacity.You hear can hear parts that you never heard before when you isolate a track or to see how much production went into songs.
I didn't know this song before ththis video (wrong language for a start), but I've loved it ever since - it's fascinating to hear the song in its absolute raw state, and then compare it to the final mixed track. I'd have loved to hear the full track in this state, that bassline gets better and better as the song goes on.
For some strange reason, this 2 inch audio tape looks like it's running more faster than 15ips. What inches per second does this tape runs at, since it looks rather more faster to me! :\
I am happy to see that you used the term "24 tracks" in the description. Tapes have tracks, not channels, as the headline indicates... Blessings, AJM Mountain Music Records
I wish that with digital becoming mainstream the multitrack formats would rule the world, as you always need to give that guitar a bit of a power, or turn down that bass a little. Or even something like MODs for easy remixing and compression without loss of quality. Not in this life I guess.
I can hear the SMPTE time code come in after the track-mark splice. I was almost expecting to hear the 10 hertz rumble tone you hear at the beginning of pre-recorded cassette tapes...
The sine really does turn into a Christmas tree on tape doesn't it? How many db away from the fundamental sine frequency is the nearest harmonic in volume?
I have a digital tape deck but the capacitors have dried out therefore I cannot play my analogue or digital tapes I have accumulated, maybe I should have specified Tantalum polarised capacitors in place of the standard electrolytics.
@@Analogplanet_Video it does make you really appreciate how tight and that ex-Crysalide rhythm section is and how good the dynamics are, even without the fader riding happening on the album.
@@florislieskerYes, each of the tracks on that tape machine are mono tracks, not stereo. During the mixdown, the engineer will decide which instruments get panned where in the mix and thus it becomes a full stereo mix! I just researched this myself and I'm fascinated by how it works.
@@Terry-nx8kg Yeah I've been recording for 35 years, I know how it works. It just does not make any sense to mix down to mono "because it's a 24 channel original master"
I started out learning audio engineering in the fading days of the Analog era, (late 80's - 90's), but after making the jump to digital, (via an early Pro-Tools system), I quickly realized just how limited the analog format was. While there might have been a time when analog tape still sounded "better" than digital, that time has long past. Modern digital recording gear is far superior in every way - from sound quality to editing possibilities. It's time to let analog die and be relegated to the history books...
Those open reel machines are so beautiful.
I have few songs that were originally done on 24 track recorders. I like playing around with the multitracks on Audacity.You hear can hear parts that you never heard before when you isolate a track or to see how much production went into songs.
I used to maintain these for a studio the A827 and A800... it brings back memories...
I didn't know this song before ththis video (wrong language for a start), but I've loved it ever since - it's fascinating to hear the song in its absolute raw state, and then compare it to the final mixed track. I'd have loved to hear the full track in this state, that bassline gets better and better as the song goes on.
There's noting like the sound of a well recorded 2 inch tape..
Is it 1" much worse ? :)
Beats EVERYTHING including DSD in recent tests.
I don't care how high the sampling rate is, it's never going to be as good as the original tape!
Nice set up and awesome equipment.
For some strange reason, this 2 inch audio tape looks like it's running more faster than 15ips. What inches per second does this tape runs at, since it looks rather more faster to me! :\
15 ips
It just sounds beautiful.
I am happy to see that you used the term "24 tracks" in the description. Tapes have tracks, not channels, as the headline indicates... Blessings, AJM Mountain Music Records
Thank you Anthony, keep up the great work!
This is a work of art!
When I was a kid reel to reel audio was clearly superior to vinyl.
I wish that with digital becoming mainstream the multitrack formats would rule the world, as you always need to give that guitar a bit of a power, or turn down that bass a little. Or even something like MODs for easy remixing and compression without loss of quality. Not in this life I guess.
I can hear the SMPTE time code come in after the track-mark splice. I was almost expecting to hear the 10 hertz rumble tone you hear at the beginning of pre-recorded cassette tapes...
oh its very very AWESOME AUDIO ANALOG FEEL
amazing place!!!
The sine really does turn into a Christmas tree on tape doesn't it? How many db away from the fundamental sine frequency is the nearest harmonic in volume?
how does that sound compare to the revox reel to reel
in my opinion,analog still better..i'm still use cassette tape for bigger sound n a little bit delay for music...thank you kings studio pj malaysia...
I have a digital tape deck but the capacitors have dried out therefore I cannot play my analogue or digital tapes I have accumulated, maybe I should have specified Tantalum polarised capacitors in place of the standard electrolytics.
Nice Billy Cobham intro. :)
Tannoy Buckingham monitor spotted.
magic room. Great atmosphere
Thank you!
Was that tape running at 7.5?
I think it's 15 IPS.
It's mono, otherwise it sounds fine.
Monster Side Studer A820 Calibration Tape Master Hp Leader Kenwood TC Sony
Why is it mono?
Because its the 24 channels original master, its not mixed to 2 tracks :)
@@Analogplanet_Video err yeah. Okay thanks.
@@Analogplanet_Video it does make you really appreciate how tight and that ex-Crysalide rhythm section is and how good the dynamics are, even without the fader riding happening on the album.
@@florislieskerYes, each of the tracks on that tape machine are mono tracks, not stereo. During the mixdown, the engineer will decide which instruments get panned where in the mix and thus it becomes a full stereo mix! I just researched this myself and I'm fascinated by how it works.
@@Terry-nx8kg Yeah I've been recording for 35 years, I know how it works. It just does not make any sense to mix down to mono "because it's a 24 channel original master"
Eugenio Finardi yesssss
yep!
Oh no , not another cheap tape recorder video : )
Awesome but you may want to check emf levels lol
I started out learning audio engineering in the fading days of the Analog era, (late 80's - 90's), but after making the jump to digital, (via an early Pro-Tools system), I quickly realized just how limited the analog format was. While there might have been a time when analog tape still sounded "better" than digital, that time has long past. Modern digital recording gear is far superior in every way - from sound quality to editing possibilities. It's time to let analog die and be relegated to the history books...