It is a fact. I got an official US gov't memo saying so, advising us
to buy all available in the distro network.
Although I am sure someone will buy the tooling and pick up their
contracts, Quantegy couldn't reorganize profitably enough so they
suddenly let 1,600 people go.
When 3M went out of the tape business, they were in profit and would
have remained in profit indefinetly but profits were projected at 1- 2
% growth. No greedgasm, just keeping people in work and providing a
service.
There will be tape but we may end up buying it from the Slovacs or the
FEBs.
gino
On 6 Jan 2005, at 00:08, Jeff Coulter 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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>> Can anyone comment on the accuracy of this report (i.e. last
>> manufacturer) and what the implications might be for the future of
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> 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.
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> so without any confirmation, speculation regarding the future
> of mellotron tapes is unwarranted and premature [IMHO, that is].
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> /. 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]
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> [please also note: no mention on quantegy's website, though
> they don't seem to make announcements very often...]
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> i'm not buying it.
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