How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

3M 8-track tape recorder

Records it appears on · 1

  • Happy Together

    The Turtles · Happy Together, 1967

    • Recording chain and ambience · Input chainVerifiedMultitrack recorder the rhythm section was tracked on, running at 15 ips without noise reduction.Settings: 15 ips, no noise reduction

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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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