[ARSCLIST] new magnetic tape coming soon from Europe

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I am an editor and publisher of books on the cultural history of film
and media technology here in Germany and I was tracking the folding of
BASF/EMTEC and Quategy quite a bit, not only for the reason that we
have a book about the "history of magnetic tape" in the making.

Today I received good news that fresh magnetic tape will be coming soon
from new European sources. What I understand from my sources is that
coating and production of 1/4 inch tape according to German studio tape
quality standards has started this week, further that test and research
is currently ongoing to expand this program in order to launch also
audio tape manufacturing in 1 and 2 inch gauges for multitrack analogue
audio recording (as a direct reaction to Quantegy filing chapter 11).
Sources say that the production and marketing of magnetic audio tape
for studios and mastering was and and could/will be profitable and that
EMTEC and Quantegy folded due to other reasons. It's all a question
about downsizing and marketing into niche markets. A public press
notice on this topic naming manufacturing company and people involved
should be expected within 2 - 3 weeks, sources say.

hope this brings new hope,
Joachim Polzer
www.polzer.org