How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Ampex 16-track tape machine (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 3

  • Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    Elton John · Album, 1973

    • Tape and mix · Input chainReportedThe studio was equipped with a 16-track Ampex machine.
  • Burning Love

    Elvis Presley · Elvis: Burning Love and Hits From His Movies, Volume 2, 1972

    • Basic tracking · Input chainReportedRecorder that captured the three nights of sessions in RCA Studio C, which included the basic tracking for this song.
  • I Go Crazy

    Paul Davis · Singer of Songs: Teller of Tales, 1977

    • Tape machines · Input chainVerifiedMultitrack recorder, run with no noise reduction.Settings: 30 ips, no noise reduction

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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