Tape Machines
Our room: a Studer, an Otari, and an MCI 24-track.
The room
Three decks, one philosophy: record to tape, commit to it. The Studer gets the big sessions, the Otari does the dubs, the MCI is the 24-track workhorse.
The decks
studer A80 1/2", 15 ips — the mastering deck otari MX-80 1/4", 7½ ips — dubbing + playback mci JH-24 2", 24-track — the tracking room
Why tape
Digital doesn't overload, tape does — and that's the point. Push a reel into the red and it compresses like nothing else.