Working at 48 kHz, transferring to 1/4" tape @ 15 i/s then rec to 44.1?

[joy4u]

In other words:
Would you suggest to work at 48 kHz instead of 44.1 and then recording the mix to 1/4 inch tape (i have a Revox PR99 at 15 inch/sec)and then re-recording the tape to pro tools (Apogee converters)at 44.1 to master?

If not, would you do that with a top Studer 1" master recorder?

Thanks

[Mike Tholen]

yes. I do it all the time.
I record into PT at 48k-mix-dump onto Studer 1"-then back into PT at 44.1 for "mastering".
while it's in the Analog domain I usually do some compression and eq (if needed)
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[joy4u]

Great! Is there a big sound quality difference working at 48 instead of 44.1?

[Park Seward]

The difference is the difference between 20k and 22k in audio frequency response, depending on the low pass filters being used in the convertors.

Some but not much.

[Mike Tholen]

It's not a "big" diff. but it works rather well.
I record at 48k most of the time because alot of the time my projects get either dumped to 1" 2trk or a DAT that gets mastered by one of the gurus on either coast. they dump it into the analog domain anyway so...
then there are times when I have to output a particular project for broadcast use. and once again it sits at 48k. [img]images/icons/wink.gif[/img]

[otto]

is anyone using their tape machine as a "plugin" by sending audio to the unit and back into a PT aux or rec enabled audio track through the tape machine's monitor output?
This is something i was looking at doing if i can get my hands on an old 3 head unit - it seems practical because i would just be rewinding and recording over the same reel.
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[Dr. J]

Mike, why the dump to tape, is it to pick up that "tape sound"?, reason i ask is because we track at 44.1k because all the mix guys we use out-of-house never want to convert from 48k to 44.1.

[joy4u]

Would you recommend using a late Revox 1.4" Tape recorder with DBX noise reduction? (100 dB dynamic range) or it would ruine the sound and only a 1" is good?

[Mike Tholen]

the reason for tape is the sound.
no other reason than that.

as far as converting to 44.1...never in the digital domain have I heard it better than simply resampling it. [img]images/icons/shocked.gif[/img]

[joy4u]

Yes, but the Revox solution is too low end or it's suitable for professional use?