Re: [AV Media Matters] Newbie to list question - tape baking, is

[smolians@erols.com]

Ampex is now Quanergy.  Is this service still available free from them?

Steve Smolian

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From: dackerm@fas.harvard.edu <dackerm@fas.harvard.edu>
To: AV-Media-Matters@topica.com <AV-Media-Matters@topica.com>
Date: Monday, December 20, 1999 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [AV Media Matters] Newbie to list question - tape baking, is
itwrong?

>Ampex has a free baking service that I have used once or twice with very
>good results.
>
>Also, I would recommend finding a 2" 16 track for the transfer and not
>using a 24 track.  Last year I had a project I started on 2" 16 and
>explored the idea of mixing an a 24 track machine with the hope of working
>in a better mix room with automation.  In the end I decided the sound
>quality suffered too much and made the best of the 16 track room.
>
>David Ackerman
>Audio Preservation Engineer
>Archive World Music
>Harvard University
>Cambridge, MA 02138
>
>Telephone: 617-495-2794
>Fax: 617-496-4636
>e-mail: dackerm@fas.harvard.edu
>
>On Sat, 18 Dec 1999, Will Kreth wrote:
>
>> Greetings-
>>
>> I've got a circa 1982 Ampex 2" 16-track tape that I want to transfer to
>> ProTools. It has been stored in various conditions and levels of
>> humidity since that time, but has not been played since then. I've been
>> told that I'll need to "bake" the tape to keep the acetate from coming
off
>> on the heads. Is this normal (and is it the only way to do it right?)
>> This person said that after baking, the tape would only be good for about
>> 2 to 4 plays, so I want to make sure. Aside from the difficulty in
finding
>> an old 2" machine with a 16-track head (I know you can play them on a
>> 24-track machine with some level of reliability) - I'm cautious about
>> going forward. I'm located in Austin, TX.
>>
>> All tips/help greatly appreciated!
>>
>>
>>
>> Will
>>
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