How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

MCI Tape machine (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 2

  • Bohemian Rhapsody

    Queen · A Night at the Opera, 1975

    • Tape machines and consoles · Mix effectsVerifiedTape machine used at SARM for the mix, nicknamed for its unreliability.
  • Beauty and the Beat

    The Go-Go's · Album, 1981

    • Studio chain and mix · Input chainReportedTape machine used for overdubs at Soundmixers Studios.

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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