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So they don't mean sprocketed magnetic film? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Kendall" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] EMI, opera and 35mm? > On 24/04/2012 13:27, Tom Fine wrote: >> I came across this blurb in May 1968 High Fidelity: >> http://www.yousendit.com/download/M3Brc2ZPK3g3bUJEZU1UQw?cid=tx-02002207340200000000&s=19102 >> >> (paste full link into browser if it's split by e-mail) >> >> The part from London, about Klemperer recording Wagner for EMI, starts >> at the bottom of the first page. >> >> At the top of the second page, the piece reports that "35-mm tape (is >> used) when separate systems were being used for voices and instruments." >> >> Are there any EMI veterans on this list who can tell me more about >> this technique? How long was it used? Aside from the Klemperer Wagner >> opera recording, what other records were made using this technique? >> Was it ever detailed or used as a marketing hook in EMI advertising or >> album-notes? >> >> Finally, do any EMI veterans have photos of the setup, showing the >> 35mm equipment? >> >> -- Tom Fine > I'm pretty certain this would be one inch tape on Studer J37s, of which > Abbey Road had several at the time, although there was a similar > Telefunken machine as well. Four tracks gave one pair for voices and one > for orchestra. >