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Hi Tom, You just knocked my socks off!!. I think I'll go out in the garden and eat worms, say it isn't so.:-) Does this mean that that ignorance is bliss? Ken On May 27, 2009, at 9:52 PM, Tom Fine wrote: > Hi Ken: > > I assume you and Steve know that TP-007, Eiji Oue/Minnesota > Orchestra: Exotic Dances from the Opera, is a digital recording > originally. It's available as a 24/96 download at Chesky's > HDTracks, and was originally issued as a HDCD Compact Disc. I think > Johnson's original recording was 192/24 PCM, but this might date > from before he used the super-high sampling rate. > > I think TP-003, Arnold/London Philharmonic Orchestra: Arnold > Overtures, is also an originally-digital recording. Arnold is also > available as a 96/24 download from HDTracks. > > -- Tom Fine > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken Fritz" > <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 9:05 PM > Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] One Inch, two track master tapes- 15 or 30 IPS > > > Hi Steve, "Ironbut," > > I'm working my way down on the replies to the 1 inch 2 track ATR > posting I sent a day or two ago. > > I met Mike , Bette and Bill two years ago when I signed up for a > class on ATR 101. It was a 5 hour trip from Richmond ,Va. so I drove > up the night before. Everything went wrong. My F350 had a low tire > when I left the hotel to drive to ATR Services. I went the wrong way > on the interstate and drove to ATR on an almost flat tire. I was over > dressed and ,due to the excitement, my Mitchum broke down. ---:-) > > I picked up my ATR 102 about a year ago and soon after one came up > on ebay. Legacy Studios in Manhattan. Pick up only , no shipping. I > was the only bidder at $2400. An ATR 104 with multiple head blocks, > power supplies and audio cards. It was purchased from Mike Spitz a > few years earlier and never used as the Legacy tech knew Studer > machines and not ATR's . > > The last ATR machine came available a month ago. An ATR 1-2 with > Aria electronics and an extra 1/4 inch head block with 20 hours of > use. The devil made me buy it-- > > The Precision Motor Works machine that mates the MR 70 electronics > to an ATR is a beauty, I hope to hear one some day. > > I spoke with Momma Doc today about the possibility of asking > Paul Stubblebine if he'd be willing to supply a transfer of a tape > project issue on 1 inch tape. I hope to hear from him soon . > > If I had a choice of a 1 inch transfer it would be TP 05, 07 or > any of the full scale classical titles they offer. Personally, I > don't see the value of spending $$ on a transfer with a limited > number of instruments. Spend the $$ and listen to a musical works > that tax a playback system with dynamics that can only be replicated > with a full symphony orchestra, my thoughts- I may be wrong. > > Steve, thanks for the reply from a TTP member, you put your money > where your mouth is. > > Ken Fritz > > On May 27, 2009, at 7:55 PM, carlstephen koto wrote: > >> Hey Ken, >> >> I recall that you live near and have visited Mike Spitz at ATR >> Services (I remember you took his alignment class a few years >> back). I would assume that you either purchased your 1" ATR from >> him or have had him service it. As a couple of folks have said, >> it could very well be the ultimate solid state mastering machine. >> I know that some studios such as Fantasy did do 1/2" 2 tracks (I >> have a Dexter Gordon from them) but I don't know of any golden >> age studios that used them. Aside from Mike, MTR Precision Motor >> Works also used to set up 1" 2 track mastering machines. You may >> want to contact them both and contact the studios that purchased >> these machines and perhaps you can strike a deal to at least hear >> these masters. >> http://www.precisionmotorworks.com/atr100.htm >> >> Regarding the Tape Project, I'm sure you know that Paul >> (Stubblebine) has two 1" 2 track machines that are used in the >> production of our tapes. One is an ATR with Tim de Paravicini's >> custom electronics while the other is an MM1200 with MR70 >> electronics ( I believe that Mike Spitz set this machine up when >> he was still located in San Mateo). I'm sure you could commission >> a couple of custom tapes to be produced for you . I would hurry >> though. They have purchased the rights to produce a limited >> number of releases and I would certainly try and get a 1" copy of >> "Waltz for Debby" and "Saxophone Colossus" if I were you (they'd >> be as close to exact duplicates of the master as you'd ever get). >> >> Steve Koto >> On May 26, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Ken Fritz wrote: >> >>> Hi Lou, >>> >>> I'm a subscriber to TTP and appreciate the quality that tape >>> delivers. >>> >>> I'm hoping to find a few listers that have studio tapes from >>> groups that never made the big time but cut great sounding >>> tapes. I've managed to purchase tapes from now defunct studios >>> in Memphis and LA but all are 1/4 or 1/2 inch two track at i5 or >>> 30 ips. I'm hoping to find a few 1 inch two track tapes if >>> they're out there. >>> >>> thanks for the reply, Ken Fritz >>> On May 26, 2009, at 9:04 PM, Lou Judson wrote: >>> >>>> No Beatles on on inch 2 track as far as I know. >>>> >>>> But you can probably pay these guys to make you some tapes to >>>> play on your new toy: >>>> >>>> <http://www.tapeproject.com/> >>>> >>>> Worth asking anyway! >>>> >>>> <L> >>>> Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio >>>> 415-883-2689 >>>> >>>> >>>> On May 26, 2009, at 5:43 PM, Ken Fritz wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Listers, >>>>> >>>>> I'm probably one of the few on the list that is an " >>>>> Audiophile." That translates to "Music is fun and not a >>>>> business." "Thank God" might be the next phrase but since my >>>>> business supplies tooling to those that manufacture solid >>>>> surface and cast marble to the construction industry I think >>>>> we're both in the same boat. To the point! >>>>> >>>>> Analog tape is where the great recordings started and I'm >>>>> keeping it going by filling my home with around 20 or so >>>>> analog RTR machines. I belong to an audio group in Richmond >>>>> Va. and they all marvel at the sound of tape. I just bought a >>>>> one inch two track ATR and have nothing to play on it. I feel >>>>> like I just bought a tuxedo and only have a pair of brown >>>>> shoes--- no place to go! >>>>> >>>>> If anyone out there has a one inch two track tape that >>>>> would show off what my machine can do and would CONSIDER >>>>> sending it to me I'd appreciate it. The Genre isn't as >>>>> important as the musical content. If a lister has a safety >>>>> copy of the Beatles, any recording, I can send an armed >>>>> carrier along with my first born for insurance-:), Any and >>>>> all costs and insurance would be covered, of course. >>>>> >>>>> any reply will be appreciated, Ken Fritz >>>>> >>>>>