How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

3M 24-track tape machine (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 2

  • Ain't No Sunshine

    Bill Withers · Just As I Am, 1971

    • Recording medium · Input chainReportedThe band was tracked live to this machine, running Scotch tape.
  • Rumours

    Fleetwood Mac · Album, 1977

    • Console and tape machine · Input chainVerifiedMultitrack recorder in the Sausalito Record Plant room used for tracking the album.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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First choice · Approximate

Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines

tape

Models two Studer machines, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.

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Alternative · Approximate

Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder

tape

Models a Studer A800, not this recorder. It gives the general behaviour of analogue multitrack tape.

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