How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Studer 4-track tape machine (model not stated)

Records it appears on · 2

  • Those Were the Days

    Mary Hopkin · Post Card, 1968

    • Abbey Road Studio Three tracking chain · Input chainVerifiedEmerick says Abbey Road had a Studer 4-track, and separately that the song was done on 4-track with one-inch tape.
  • Nights in White Satin

    The Moody Blues · Days of Future Passed, 1967

    • Tape machines and echo · Input chainReportedThe single rhythm track was recorded to one track of the Studer 4-track.

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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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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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