A beast of a R2R system on eBay

[Audio Al]

:eek:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tascam-MS-16-Reel-to-Reel-16-Track-1-Tape-Recorder/263284727726?hash=item3d4cfe1fae:g:rjUAAOSwNkJZ9IW v

Blimey lots of kit for not a lot of money so far , But would anyone have room for it

Just to cover my rear end " May need re caping " ;)

[Marco]

Aye, and it's 'cap city' inside one of those things! :eek:

Marco.

[Barry]

I would be more concerned with the price of 10.5" reels of 1" tape.

[Audio Al]

I would be more concerned with the price of 10.5" reels of 1" tape.

Only £150 each ;)

[topoxforddoc]

£150 for a reel of 1 inch tape is small beer for a recording studio when doing an album. OK its more expensive in consumables than hard drive storage and a Protools set up, but tut's a drop in the oaken compared to the cost of hiring a studio, engineer time etc.

[topoxforddoc]

Also no point in buying this unless you have all the equipment and skill to set up and line up the machine on a regular basis. A decent recording engineer would check this on a regular basis.

[337alant]

Yeah great equipment but a 16 track is not really meant for home recording, 2 or 4 track is best.
TEAC & Tascam have produced some fantastic recorders over the years
Recorders to keep an eye out for are the Tascam 42B & 52 and any of the ATR -60 or 80 series in 2 track
They were more popular in the USA though

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZKqWdgP25U
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjdK5hYOE7Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bmiOncpwMs

Alan

[Barry]

Yeah great equipment but a 16 track is not really meant for home recording, 2 or 4 track is best.
Alan

Exactly - hence my comment about the cost of spools of 1" tape. Clearly this would not be an issue to a professional recording studio, but could be to a domestic user.