two track reel to reel

[ufob]

I was considering looking for a 1/4" reel to reel machine for doing some analog recording before editing in the 001.
Is anyone tracking to tape in here. If so, where did you find the machine. I knew a guy who had two of them (I think that they were TEACS). I am having a little difficulty locating one.

ufo

[Jonhedin]

I have a stereo Nagra Kudelsky. Creme de la creme. Perfect condition.
I dont use it anomore, so it is on sale now. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[Roy Howell]

If I were you, I'd check the pawn shops(call first), and maybe a musician's trade paper. Reel to reel's are getting scarcer.
But Good luck..... Roy

[8mmOverdose]

if you are buying a 1/4" analog machine just to "warm up" your tracks, i would suggest getting tube preamps instead and recording straight into the digi 001. I havent used them but some people on the DUC are using the ART tube pre's and love them. they are cheap, too.

the tape will add hiss and with 1/4" tape you will get crosstalk when you put a lot of tracks on it. ie, when you record 8 tracks on a 1/4" tape each individual track is REAL small. when you put 16 tracks on a 1/4 inch tape, obviously the tracks are even smaller. so if a track is hot- such as the kick or snare, it often will bleed into the track next to it. 1/4" tape is small, its only twice the size of what they use it for cassettes.

but if you really want a tape machine is sell you mine. =) I have a tascam for sale- 1" tape- 16 track- 30ips.

[kalle74]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by 8mmOverdose:
1/4" tape is small, its only twice the size of what they use it for cassettes. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Umm, cassettes are 1/4". The difference being that cassettes use half of it for the other side, multitracks don´t have "another side".

I second the opinion on getting a tube preamp.

However, you might consider a tape deck for your master mixes though, as this would "warm up" your mixes considerably. Keep in mind that this would also decrease your signal-to-noise ratio.