How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Studer 800 MK3

Records it appears on · 1

  • Need You Tonight

    INXS · Kick, 1987

    • Recording and mix chain · Input chainVerifiedAlbum sessions, not stated for this song: Slaved to the Otari, and helped on a couple of occasions when the Otari said it was recording but was not.

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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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