Re: Tape

henessjon

I saw that thread..

I have a 24 track 1" or 2" cant remember about 15 years old...

is there a chance that someone will have a machine to do a remix?

would the tape be deteoriated now? would like to a remix myself after bouncing it down track by track, for fun and cos maybe !!!!!!!!

and the cost

unclebill98

What way was it stored?

PaulBrewer

henessjon wrote: »

I saw that thread..

I have a 24 track 1" or 2" cant remember about 15 years old...

is there a chance that someone will have a machine to do a remix?

would the tape be deteoriated now? would like to a remix myself after bouncing it down track by track, for fun and cos maybe !!!!!!!!

and the cost

Nip around to your Neighbours in Westland - they'll let you know what condition it's in.

henessjon

its in its fostex box inside another box.

it was stored for sometime in a humid country, but was never exposed to the air.

tweeky

Yeah, talk to Dierdre Westland as they are very experienced in tape restoration/transfer due to number of Multi's that the studio has recorded since the seventies and have the "tape baking" process down to a tee. I mixed a tape from 1990 recently that had been baked + transfered to protools and it worked out great.

studiorat

Unless they got an oven recently, it'll be sent away. It's not too be expensive really.
Don't play the master tape until you are ready to do the actual transfer.

Fostex was a 1" machine a.f.a.k. Use another tape to see is the machine working.

The tape can start sticking to it's self as the it begins to degrade, depending on how it's been stored. I've seen tapes stopping the transport on an pro 2" because it was stuck so hard. It can also shed it's oxide coating across the heads if it's on the way out.

Slow baking is the way to go, D. will be able to send it off to be baked. It's done at a low temp. over a day or two. They use incubators sometimes oddly enough.
You should ideally transfer the tape to digital and then mix.

tweeky

Yeah, they send it away i don't know where too but Dierdre/Westland were the last in the chain i have a contact for re; the tape i mixed.

tweeky

Tape baking

Beechpark Studios Kilteel Rd., Rathcoole Co. Dublin, Ireland

Tel: +353 (0)1 4588500

teamdresch

Yeah, beechpark have an oven on site.
They don't have a 1" machine though, you'd have to supply that if you want them to do the transfers.

PaulBrewer

tweeky wrote: »

Tape baking

Beechpark Studios Kilteel Rd., Rathcoole Co. Dublin, Ireland

Tel: +353 (0)1 4588500

Daire also makes lovely Queen Cakes ...