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I got a bunch... all original studio masters, with detailed notes, from a very well known studio. They are 1/2" 30ips tapes, and they do have great sound.But these are not what you probably hope for. You don't get an album... not at all. You might get a tape with three takes of the same song, all properly spliced together, with white leader separating the takes, and with calibration test tones. The typical 10.5" reel runs for about 15 minutes at that speed, so the best you can expect is three pieces of music per tape.
Do I regret getting them? Not really. It is fun sorting through them, making my own notes, and finding some interesting cuts. The price I paid was fair and not ridiculous... so I might do more of that.
The sound quality ranges from very good to sublime... even if the music is not exactly my cup of tea. And that playing through the Ampex internal circuitry, I have no 30ips head preamp... not yet, anyway.
Edits: 05/15/21 05/15/21
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Topic - So you want studio master tapes... be careful what you wish for. - Victor Khomenko 18:51:18 05/15/21 (27)
- Acoustic Sounds sells R to R albums for $450. - oldmkvi 09:08:06 05/30/21 (1)
- RE: Acoustic Sounds sells R to R albums for $450. - geoffkait 12:57:32 05/31/21 (0)
- Ordered second batch - Victor Khomenko 07:40:59 05/28/21 (3)
- Which recordings?... - kootenay 12:58:25 05/28/21 (2)
- Will let you know... - Victor Khomenko 15:49:49 05/28/21 (1)
- A question for you... - kootenay 12:27:30 05/31/21 (0)
- RE: So you want studio master tapes... be careful what you wish for. - John Elison 03:33:41 05/18/21 (20)
- That would kill the whole idea... - Victor Khomenko 04:23:12 05/18/21 (19)
- Not necessarily! - John Elison 05:22:06 05/18/21 (18)
- That is a long philosophical discussion - Victor Khomenko 06:20:37 05/18/21 (17)
- No it's not! It's not a discussion at all.... - John Elison 06:36:16 05/18/21 (16)
- OK, I get it... - Victor Khomenko 06:43:46 05/18/21 (15)
- Yup!... - kootenay 11:17:37 05/18/21 (14)
- Sorry guys... - geoffkait 06:44:30 05/19/21 (13)
- А cassette will do when nothing better is available. - Victor Khomenko 08:35:09 05/31/21 (3)
- Cassettes are very (rpt very) unrated. Musicality and dynamics up the wazoo! Nt - geoffkait 09:05:18 05/31/21 (2)
- OK, as long as your wazoo is small. :) - Victor Khomenko 10:43:51 05/31/21 (1)
- It's not what you use, it's how you use it...- - geoffkait 08:56:08 06/05/21 (0)
- Except for the wow and flutter, and noise, hey! nt - oldmkvi 09:09:13 05/30/21 (2)
- Plus the dynamics, transparency, and the sense of being there. - Victor Khomenko 08:36:40 05/31/21 (0)
- RE: Except for the wow and flutter, and noise, hey! nt - geoffkait 04:31:56 05/31/21 (0)
- RE: Sorry guys... - Victor Khomenko 07:01:12 05/19/21 (5)
- RE: Sorry guys... - geoffkait 12:07:23 05/19/21 (0)
- Calm down people... - kootenay 10:49:22 05/19/21 (3)
- There is room for reconciliation - Victor Khomenko 11:04:04 05/19/21 (2)
- Yes! - kootenay 11:36:06 05/19/21 (1)
- It is even more beautiful in person... - Victor Khomenko 12:00:35 05/19/21 (0)
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