How It Was Recorded

Gear · tape machine

Studer A80 16-track tape machine

Records it appears on · 2

  • Talking Heads: 77

    Talking Heads · Album, 1977

    • Studio and mix · Input chainVerifiedEngineer says the Sundragon studio had a Studer A-80 16-track machine, on which the album was cut rather than the later 24-track.
  • Another Girl, Another Planet

    The Only Ones · The Only Ones, 1978

    • Recording and console · Input chainReportedRecorded the original Escape version of the song, which was later transferred to 24-track.

Sources for each use are on the record’s own page.

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First choice · Emulation of this unit

Slate Digital Virtual Tape Machines

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Models a Studer A827 multitrack and an A80 mastering machine.

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Alternative · Close match

Universal Audio Studer A800 Tape Recorder

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Models the related Studer A800.

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