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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Brian C. on October 03, 2009, 12:00:56 PM

Title: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: Brian C. on October 03, 2009, 12:00:56 PM

Rumour has it that they can benefit from a little ferric oxide ;o)

I have several favourite CDs of music which is unlikely to be re-released on vinyl and there is something soothing about spinning spools.
Maybe they boost alpha waves in the brain....

Brian.

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: jcmusic on October 03, 2009, 12:51:32 PM

Quote from: Brian C. on October 03, 2009, 12:00:56 PM

Rumour has it that they can benefit from a little ferric oxide ;o)

I have several favourite CDs of music which is unlikely to be re-released on vinyl and there is something soothing about spinning spools.
Maybe they boost alpha waves in the brain....

Brian.

Hi Brian,
That is the research I am doing now, I want to record some of my CD's to tape. Question is do I use NAB or IEC for 7.5 ips? I say 7.5 because I don't know if there are going to be any advantages at 15 ips being it is coming from a silent background. If there is some reason to use 15 ips someone please tell me what it is???

Jay

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: Brian C. on October 04, 2009, 04:08:29 AM

Actually Jay "15 ips" was a play on that earlier thread regarding recording LPs to tape. In practice I too will be having the transfers done at 7 1/2 since most CDs will nicely fill a single 10 1/2" reel at that speed. These transfers will be using IEC.

Brian.

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: jcmusic on October 04, 2009, 09:19:30 AM

Brian,
What is your reason for using IEC over NAB?

Jay

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: Brian C. on October 04, 2009, 10:12:52 AM

I'm in the UK so pretty much all available machines record to the IEC curve.

Brian.

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: jcmusic on October 04, 2009, 12:33:22 PM

Quote from: Brian C. on October 04, 2009, 10:12:52 AM

I'm in the UK so pretty much all available machines record to the IEC curve.

Brian.

That would make alot of sense!!!

Jay

Title: Re: Anyone making 15 ips 2-track copies of CDs?
Post by: Bruce B on October 05, 2009, 10:11:53 PM

I make tape copies of 32/352.8kHz digital on a Studer rig since no one can play the digital source files natively.

Sounds pretty damn good to me...


Regards,