How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Ampex 440B

Records it appears on · 1

  • Talking Book

    Stevie Wonder · Album, 1972

    • Tracking and mix chain (Record Plant Studio B) · Mix effectsVerifiedFour-track recorder on which the Quad (QS) mix of "Superstition" was printed.
    • Delay and echo · Mix effectsVerifiedFour-track machine with a variable oscillator on the capstan, used for the tape delay effect on the stereo version of "Superstition".

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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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