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Does a full band digital mix become "magical" when it is copied to analog tape? Or is the analog tape mystique just hype? You decide!!

In this episode, #4 of the Analog Tape Shootout series, I take a digital mix of a Fervent Send song (way cool Prog-Rock!), and send it to my trusty Teac A3440 4-track reel deck, calibrated to 2 different levels (-18dB and -21 dB). I then copied the 2 tape recordings back to the computer. This video compares each version so that you can hear the difference (if there is one).

Here are video index times so you can easily skip between the digital mix, and the -18 and -21 tape bounces:

Digital Mix: 2:46
-18dB Tape Bounce: 3:50
-21dB Tape Bounce: 4:54

For more critical listening, download the uncompressed Shootout #4 audio files here:
http://chordsoforion.com/2015/07/analog-tape-shootout-4/

Link to Fervent Send Prog-Rock Music (download it now!!!):
https://ferventsend.bandcamp.com/album/the-delicate-nature-of-the-undercooked-brain

Check out Shootout Part 1 (comparison between a tape recording and digital audio of the same performance): http://youtu.be/D2quieLxCE0

Check out Shootout Part 2 (comparison between the tape recording and the Waves Kramer Master Tape plugin): http://youtu.be/Ck-9XcXqef4

Check out Shootout Part 3 (comparison of digital acoustic guitar recording copied/bounced to tape):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4JJC8HUejWw

Thumbnail image of band: Christian Reed - Concert Co-Op (http://concertcoop.com)

DOWNLOAD the LATEST Chords of Orion Ambient Guitar music here: http://chordsoforion.bandcamp.com

Equipment used:
Teac A3440 Reel to Reel Tape Deck (15 IPS, no noise reduction)
Quantegy 406 Reel to Reel Tape
Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 audio interface
Apple Logic Pro X

chords of orion - ambient/post-rock guitar music for the mind and heart.

bill vencil - guitars, vocals, other instruments and sounds.

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