This is type I tape, of which there is already ample supply in pancake form
presently on the market. A number of suppliers still bulk load it in
custom lengths. Happy to see this, but would really like to see type II
cassette stock being manufactured again, as that supply is now completely
dried up.
Best,
Tim
On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:19 AM Martin Fisher <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> I should probably add that I am TRULY HAPPY about the continuing
> production of ALL tape formats and supplies. If we could only convince
> cartridge and stylus manufacturer to follow suit!! That said my original
> (below) stands as written.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Martin Fisher
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2018 1:14 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: RecordingTheMasters’ New Compact Music
> Cassette Available Now, Offers Superior Analog Sound Quality
>
> Ugh?? Only as good as the machine it's used with and the later ones
> really suuukkked.
>
> No flaming please. Just my humble opinion. You're entitled to yours.
>
> Martin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Association for Recorded Sound Discussion List <
> [log in to unmask]> On Behalf Of Steve Ramm
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2018 8:34 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] Fwd: RecordingTheMasters’ New Compact Music Cassette
> Available Now, Offers Superior Analog Sound Quality
>
> I just got this press list and thought worth sharing.
>
> Steve Ramm
>
> RecordingTheMasters’
> New Analog Compact Music Cassette
> Available NowWorldwide Leader In Reel-to-Reel Tape Manufacturing
> Introduces New Music Cassette With Superior Audio Quality To The
> U.S.Cassette Tapes Outpacing All Other Audio Formats—Including Vinyl—In
> Sales Growth“[The FOX C-60 cassette] really rocks!”
> —Grammy-winning Tejano artist Carlos GuzmanRecordingTheMasters, the
> worldwide leader in reel-to-reel tape manufacturing, is launching its new
> analog compact music cassette with best-in-class sound quality. Initially
> introduced at the Munich High End show this past May, the new FOX C-60
> ferro-oxide cassette is now widely available in the U.S.As all analog
> music formats (vinyl, cassette, reel-to-reel, etc.) continue to rise in
> popularity, cassette tapes now outpace all other formats—including vinyl—in
> consumer-market growth, more than quadrupling since 2011. Artists including
> Jack White, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, Sufjan Stevens, Lana Del Rey, Muse and Ty
> Segall have all released recent albums on cassette—this year’s recent
> Cassette Store Day alone saw releases from Sleep, The Go! Team, Nick Lowe,
> Nada Surf, Frankie Cosmos, Sun Ra, J Dilla and many others—and a lengthy
> list of artists continues to use analog formats in the recording
> studio.“The FOX C-60 cassette tape shows good MOL values and very low bias
> noise for a standard ferric oxide Type I tape,” notes Terence O’Kelly,
> former Director of Professional Products at BASF, adding, “in terms of
> quality criteria, both measures indicate a good quality tape with strengths
> in the more difficult parameters for cassette tape production.”With the
> rise in demand for analog music cassettes, RecordingTheMasters’ new product
> is the first newly produced cassette on the market to offer high quality
> audio in analog format, ideal for listening, recording and archiving. The
> cassette tape is manufactured using legendary chemical formulas from AGFA
> and BASF at the Mulann facility in Normandy, France. It can be played on
> any standard compact cassette player, generally available at high-end audio
> stores and big-box stores nationwide.Jean-Luc Renou, CEO of
> RecordingTheMasters’ parent company Mulann SA, notes, “Mulann is uniquely
> positioned to continue leading in analog audio’s resurgence. Already the
> worldwide leader in manufacturing of reel-to-reel audio tape, we are proud
> to introduce our new compact cassette tapes under our brand
> RecordingTheMasters and bring a renewed musical experience to composers,
> artists and audiophiles.”RecordingTheMasters is a trademark of France-based
> Mulann SA, the worldwide leader in the manufacturing of both audio and
> magnetic tape. Additional info can be found at recordingthemasters.com
> and mulann.com.
>
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Timothy Wisniewski, M.L.I.S.
Visual Materials Archivist
Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 235
Baltimore, MD 21209
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