I see a lot of Ampex and Quantegy 499. To date, I have not needed to bake
a single 499 tape. Maybe it is yet to come, but so far so good. As for
GP9, isnšt this also Quantegy? Or are you referring to Scotch 996? These
tapes I generally donšt see, so have no insight on it.
Toby Seay
Associate Professor Music Industry Program
Archivist - Drexel University Audio Archives
The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
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On 10/23/14, 7:07 PM, "Richard L. Hess" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hi, All,
>
>I have not seen much 499 or GP9 of late (most of the tapes I get are
>older or 226 / 456). I was wondering if anyone has hands-on current
>experience with
>
>Ampex 499
>
>Quantegy 499
>
>Scotch GP9
>
>as to sticky shed and whether or not it is "classic" SSS (i.e. responds
>to the normal baking protocols like 456).
>
>There is a LOT of conflicting information on the Interwebs and I do not
>trust anything there as reliable. I like to keep my page reliable, and I
>noticed that was a big hole in it.
>
>http://richardhess.com/notes/formats/magnetic-media/magnetic-tapes/analog-
>audio/degrading-tapes/
>
>Thanks!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Richard
>
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>Aurora, Ontario, Canada 647 479 2800
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