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General Discussion / Price and sales concept of TP

« on: August 20, 2010, 07:26:16 AM »

Hello guys from TP!
Thank you for your hard work!

You many times said at this forum that analog recordings is very expensive hobby.
I completely agree with you.

However I would suggest to change your price and sales concept.

Expensive price:

RMGI SM900 (911/468/ATR) 1/2?2 track 30 (15) ips
RMGI SM468 1/4?2 track 15 ips
2 - 3 reels for 1 album
Beautiful original packing
Original metal reels

Low price

RMGI LPR35 1/4" 2 track 15 ips
Standard packing with stickers
1 plastic reel

More:

1. Sell 1 copy! I know only 1 or 2 friends who can buy your subscription for 1800 usd. And I know 5 - 10 people who can buy 1 tape for 300 usd, and i know a lot a people who can buy 1 tape for 100 usd.
2. Make 1 release very cheap and many people can know a quality of your tapes.
3. Add the information on a site:
a. type of originals for your releases
b. tracklist and playing time
c. purchase through a basket on a site cheap items

Good luck!

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Tape Project Albums - general / Originals for TP Albums

« on: August 20, 2010, 06:34:55 AM »

In this topic i have found info about Originals for TP Albums
http://www.tapeproject.com/smf/index.php/topic,224.0.html

Technological chain for TP tape release:
Source (original or final mix master or album master) >> TP production copy 1" 2 track stereo 30 ips >> TP copy 1/4" 2 track stereo 15 ips

TP releases

TP-001, Jacqui Naylor's The Number White
album master 1" 2 track stereo 30 (?) ips >> clone

TP-002, Dave Alvin's Blackjack David
album master 1/2" 2 track stereo 30 (?) ips >> clone

TP-004, Robert Cray's False Accusations
album master 1/4" 2 track stereo 30 ips >> clone

TP-009, Mose Allison's Creek Bank
original 1/4" 2 track stereo 15 ips >> clone (or mastering?)

TP-010, Sonny Rollins' Saxophone Colossus 
original 1/4" 2 track stereo 15 ips >> clone (or mastering?)


Concept of "master tape" and "copy"

Standard technological chain from original to public copy

(0) Single piece multitrack original (1 piece, 30 ips, 2?/24 track) >> mix of piece
(1) Single piece final mix master (1 piece, 30 ips, ??/2 track stereo) >> album mastering
(2) Album master (album side or set of pieces, 30 ips, ??/2 track stereo) >> EQ for copy type
(3) Production copy (album or side, 15 ips, ??/2 track stereo)
(4) Copy (or matrix of copy)

What is about originals for other releases?
I think that this info very interesting for lot of potencial buyers of TP tapes.

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Tape Project Albums - general / Re: What is a Tape Project tape?

« on: August 20, 2010, 04:16:06 AM »

The Tape Project uses RMGI 468.

Thanks

But why RMGI and why SM468?

SM468 vs SM911

RMGI vs ATR vs Zonal (ATR make tapes in the USA!)

Quality, Price, Long time life, etc...

IMHO: SM911 is better but maybe SM468 is cheaper?

And 1 more question:
TP 1" master is SM468 too?

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Tape Project Albums - general / Re: What is a Tape Project tape?

« on: August 20, 2010, 02:25:54 AM »

Here you go:

http://www.tapeproject.com/

It's cool. But i can't find too which tape use TP for releases.
It's RMGI or ATR or other?
It's SM911 or SM468?

And why TP don't use long play tape like LPR35?