Re: [ARSCLIST] What to do with 2-inch tapes?

[Mike Richter <mrichter@xxxxxxx>]

At 07:14 AM 9/11/2004 -0500, Rob Sevier wrote:
> Esteemed archivists and collectors,
> I have about 20 2-inch reel-to-reel tapes, each with probably about 20 to 30
> minutes on them. I am looking for an affordable way to get the music off
> them onto a digital format, preferably with the multiple tracks intact. Does
> anyone have suggestions? I'm located in the Chicago area. The music is of
> Caribbean origin, and is obviously irreplaceable, so I'm not interested in
> shipping the tapes anywhere, but I would perhaps be willing to drive up to
> 300 miles outside Chicago. I'd be grateful for any tips. Thanks again.
> Rob Sevier

(This post undoubtedly had more pages of blank after the text than I have
ever seen before.)

Do you have a deck capable of handling the tape? If not, you will need to
find a facility that does; they will undoubtedly have both a head assembly
for enough tracks and the capability to digitize it. If you have the deck
with a suitable head assembly, you may prefer to use that with an external
encoder - but again it may be more practical to go to a studio with
appropriate mixing and auditioning capability.


Mike
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