On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Bob Snyder wrote:
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> An item on slashdot reports that the last manufacturer of professional
> quality reel-to-reel tape has closed their doors. The article is here:
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> http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/06/004226&tid=141&tid=188&tid=1
> <http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/01/06/004226&tid=141&tid=188&tid=1>
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> Can anyone comment on the accuracy of this report (i.e. last
> manufacturer) and what the implications might be for the future of Tron
> tapes?
i'm not buying it.
nothing mentioned at mixonline, sound on sound, or tape op.
it seems to me this would be turning up on industry sites
that actually had SOMETHING to do with the recording industry.
so without any confirmation, speculation regarding the future
of mellotron tapes is unwarranted and premature [IMHO, that is].
/. is full of weenies.
and where is all that tape coming from that's used in DLTs?
[a DLT is used to archive all the elements used in DVD manufacturing
{in most cases it's a DLT that gets sent to the pressing plant}]
i just got BASF a couple years ago no problem. and i know they
are still using it at a couple local studios, and i see it is
still available from distributors... [BASF = now known as EMTEC]
[please also note: no mention on quantegy's website, though
they don't seem to make announcements very often...]
i'm not buying it.
> Bob S.
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