I am in the media manufacturing business; all I've heard is what you can read about here:
http://medialinenews.com/articles/publish/article_702.shtmlor here (depending on your focus of interest!!!):
http://www.prosoundnews.com/I have to agree though with Jeff. There are still alot of studios, recording and otherwise, that use open reel; if Quantegy AND Emtec were both to close their operations, I'd say it's a good bet that someone would buy the manufacturing equipment and continue production in one form or another.
Mark B.,
aka MSB
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Coulter" <jeffc@...>
To: <Mellotronists@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Mellotronists] Last Manufacturer of Pro Analog Audio Tape Closes
>
> On Wed, 5 Jan 2005, Bob Snyder wrote:
>
>>
>> An item on slashdot reports that the last manufacturer of professional
>> quality reel-to-reel tape has closed their doors. The article is here:
>>
>>
>> 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>
>>
>> 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.
>>