Studer A820 master recorder editing capabilities - 1/2" tape

[@koozmusic]

God... I've probably watched this video like 5-6 times over the last 10 years. What an absolutely amazing machine. I can't even imagine how good this must sound. 1/2 inch, 2 track, 15 or even 30 IPS... This must truly be the holy grail of analog audio reproduction. I'm not sure what I lust after more; the sound quality or the unbelievably powerful, smooth, and precise transport. You could jog that tape back and forth all day long and it would still be good as new. 🤤

[@MalteWilsen]

When technology and craftmanship become art. You don't trust your eyes when you see how gracefully she takes any kind of editing.

[@fuzzybobbles]

They really built things to last. I recently got my hands on a Teac 80-8 reel to reel 8 track recorder. Half in tape and 8 tracks. 15ips speed. I was amazed at how good it was for something that was made in 1978 and still works today. Unlike anything you can buy today that by pure good luck lasts 5 years. I binned my 2 year oold chinese built system and have now gone 70's retro and loving it all. I do still have a 1995 minidisc recorder though. :o)

[@Treviscoe]

Great!

[@DJSHaKa]

I cannot emphasize how cool this machine is. We have lost touch with the digital age, also how warm and good the music must sound when recorded directly to tape, wow

[@TheFRiNgEguitars]

So easy on the tape, one hand cue/edit.. wow! What a gorgeous machine!

[@rustamf9061]

Офигенный аппарат!! Немыслимая механика и звук.

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Yes the video was shot at 15 ips, by the way the machine can do anything between 3 3/4 and 30 ips. thank you!

[@sashav.s.9122]

Классный аппарат ! К сожалению на радио сейчас используют цифровую запись. Кто слушал аналог тот не сможет слушать цифровую кашу !

[@МихаилКа-о3ш]

Ах ах ах! Снобизмом попахивает . Или дилетантством. Вложите в цифру столько же, сколько стоит сей дивный аппарат. Купите хороший СD, SACD и послушайте. Цифровая запись Mp3 не ограничивается!

[@TheVideoguy67]

this is awesome!!! I love the sound of tape. It's so much better than this digital crap

[@cristiantoma1500]

Yeah... the tape sounds great when you listen from the PC... nice logic.

[@Tonyjones175]

It’s sounds great thru KZbins compression.right? 😂

[@mkm0901003]

@@Tonyjones175 Tape and good analog gears make sound alive. Even it compressed to 128kbps mp3 file, It remains it's texture. That's why some top engineers like Manny or Chris Lord-Alge, and more, render everything out from analog gear, even though final result will be compressed small digital file.

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Thanks, If you refer to the era it was the machine of choice of many studios and record labels through the 1980s and 1990s.

[@robfriedrich2822]

When came the use of 1/2" tape for mastering? CD age or before?

[@robertbright-jc3sd]

That is one beautiful and amazing piece of recording equipment that I hope one day to own I remember using this machine in recording studio's up until the the early 90's.

[@rickybeann]

that´s olders "home recording reel to reel tape tubes like gruding TK-47 and others like that" will work well for recording voice (singing), old style (elvis styles) with all the saturation of the tube time? all warm weight and harmonics that recordings used to had? to play, i can see the video of this, is excellent, but to record i don´t know if will had the same sound quality, or near that´s olders profissional studios recordings using a condenser and preamp

[@shlemaXXX]

where i can find the track you played in this video? thanks)

[@jonvincentmusic]

Fantastic engineering, fantastic build, great features and no doubt the sound to match. But in 2013, who exactly is buying these old analog tape decks? I can see there is a demand because I've seen them fetch a lot of money, I just can't think who's buying them, other than perhaps studios keeping them as spares.

[@thebroham5239]

nostalgia…. i remembered my brother having a reel2reel in the basement we would mess with and i vividly remember this cool diode/oil smell it emitted. i miss raw physical media.

[@anilkumarbandyopadhyay5235]

Is it available in India, may be old & used?

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Hi! Well i usually check alignment every 6 months but it depend on how much wear you put on the machine heads basically. I never found it misaligned since i calibrated 2 years ago :)

[@Zaisini]

es ist unglaublich wie hoch die Qualität ist allein die Rauscharmut ist beeindruckend

[@retohofmann5878]

+Zaisini Die 820 ist die Krone der Studer-Schöpfung, mit digitalen Lösungen für die Bedienung, bei der Aufnahme aber strikte analog.

[@vladk669]

Вот это точила !!!!! Das is fantastish !!! Чудо !

[@guimbadriver]

hey man i still use the A 820 in my studio, for me this is the best machine ever made...

[@Tonyjones175]

and the name of track playing is. please....

[@engulfaudioable]

Het Doc, How often do you do a head adjustment?

[@BetamaxFlippy]

I want this machine so badly!

[@TheRudydog1]

Betamax Flippy: I've already been given firsties on this recorder even though I came 2 years after you did. Sorry!

[@nichtimmer9134]

Buy one! Other buy old cars, you a tape maschine ;) ...not a joke, if you do money on side, one day, a few month ago you can buy one! I myself love telefunken m15a! Thats also a nice one and cheaper but not bader that this one! Thats a maschine with many extra you not need realy, but if you have it its also good ;) love both, but this one is a bit to expensive, older a80 or a800 and tlf m15a are cheaper but have also the highest studio standart! Also "lidl studiomaschines" (in German "kleinstudiotonbandgerät") will work fine, like revox b77 or pr99 from revox, or some teac! Tascam sadly more expensive than teac maschines :(

[@prris28]

всего навсего 6000$

[@nichtimmer9134]

@@prris28 it give more expensive tapemaschines and also cheaper ones! Like studer A80 ...not bader than that one here! ...btw. Its a queston of the seller it can cost more or less than 6000$ ;)

[@yjwukt88]

I got my A820 last month. Just like all STUDER tape machines I owned, it came non-functioning. The problems were traced to a broken MP7524. Now it works as a charm! Fantastic looking, good control, and beautiful sound too!

[@bellab2510]

How much you paid for "nonfunctional" ?

[@liamshanley_21]

do you flip this over like you do with a 1/4 in model?

[@Jordannofun]

what's your setup for recording the playback signal?

[@ChameleonAudiohiendshop]

great Studer what generation is it

[@ГришкарасПутин-й7ъ]

Вот это я понимаю! При перемотке рабочий слой ленты нигде не трётся.

[@Drachenreiterklaus]

Wonderful machine! How much for such a Studer?

[@adrianredodo]

2:07 Amazing mechanism!

[@CPUTests]

Track name please? I like this song. I don't know if I like it because it is being played by a wonderful machine like the A820 from Studer but I wish to know the name of the song if anybody knows. Thank you all.

[@DrMiKROPs]

Скажите пожалуйста, а что это за трек? Шазам и гугл вроде не могут найти...

[@ArvindSharma-hj4qm]

Hello sir, do you have another piece of this tape recorder and will you sell it with attractive cost ?I'm ready to pay to you. I am waiting for your reply.

[@zyga399]

,Phenomenal sound from the tape recorder only advanced technology and wonderful design.

[@raphaelmsx]

What is the name of this awesome song too please??!!! Thanks!

[@marcelogonzalez1987]

Si existe la cancion quien me dice el nombre ??

[@hubertdarutydegrandpre7922]

excellent stuff, sound is coming out so clean and balanced. what amps and speakers are you using?

[@vinylcity1599]

Best sounding format EVER! Be nice if they cut more record's with this than a digital file, even if it is "hi res"! I noticed the tape is Black, and not Brown like ferric tapes! Did they make "chrome" and "metal" partial tape for open reel?

[@bulchit48]

Is that 15 IPS? love that machine!!!

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Hello, this is my personal one and is not for sale sorry, actually is not easy to find an A820 but if you are lucky enough expect to pay about 6000-7000 Euro for a good one.

[@tripjet999]

Since I've started using digital, I have never missed analog editing.

[@AntiTrustNJ]

i am looking for a reel to reel machine too

[@cossmos-03ru12]

феноменально!!!

[@novakattila]

Beautiful in every sense

[@lveligura9434]

Track name pleeease)

[@tomkent4656]

An engineering masterpiece!

[@alm930]

I had two R to R machines but when I turned 75 I could not hear a difference between them and a good CD, so I sold the tape decks and a huge tape collection. Sad, but a fact of aging.

[@АндрейВоробей-з7ъ]

Этот магнитофон - произведение искусства!

[@tengo5965]

Уровень зашкаливает !!!

[@ribelo-infanoj]

Long time ago i worked with this superb machine

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Great!

[@bobsbits5357]

h have a otari mtr 12 i could not have a bigger deck would not get one in the front door i have a otari mx80 just got it in i love the transport on deck like this i have 1/2 inch as well up to 14 inch on a scully 280-14 i did a full re work my self

[@scootergreen3]

Wow! This sounds High Definition!

[@bobnog]

It's much more fun than a digital recorder ... and I think the sound better too.

[@OneRoomShed]

This is top notch equipment. I love it !!!

[@UOttawaScotty]

Now THIS is how recording should be done.

[@СамуилАроновичСухой]

Это просто швейцарские часы этим все сказано.

[@bigboss885]

Studer и этим все сказано

[@lucalone]

masterpiece of a tape machine

[@retep54321]

Wow very clean machine!!!! Like it left the factory last week :) Thumbs up, Studer Rulez!!!

[@МихаилКубочкин-ы8т]

Самый лучший звук катуш мага супер, все отдыхают

[@MikeGervasi]

Studer. NICE. Would have been great if they had a function where you found your edit spot, hit a button and it flipped the tape down on the block and cut. Guess something HAS to be manual ;)

[@gamingmusicandjokesandabit1240]

How fitting. When I hover over the thumbnail, I see a short excerpt. One where you press play.

[@Analogplanet_Video]

if you are lucky you can find a good 1/4" model for a price range between 6000 and 9000 Euro... a little expensive :)

[@СотирСотиров-у5ц]

song name?

[@freeecountryy]

I will own one of these. I WILL own one of these. I WILL...

[@JohnLeaf]

I WILL I WILL I WILL

[@andriealinsangao613]

WE WILL!!!

[@JohnDoe-bf1fw]

$14,000 OBO on eBay

[@andriealinsangao613]

Ah, shit...

[@Badassvidsz]

2 years now what happened do you own one ?? Plz give us an update :-) Share it with us :-)

[@Analogplanet_Video]

Its a 1/4" and I have the conversion kit heads + transport to 1/2" (check out my other video on how to make the change). 15.000 GBP is actually too much for a 16ch a820, a friend here have a 24ch for sale at about 8000 Euro, I think this is the right price for that.

[@stagesixx]

So much better than watching a .wav file.

[@djazzyable]

даже не верится что это на плёнке ))

[@OrionDenali]

Believe it. The Studer is the best of the best. Direct Drive and incredible flexibility. Record and Film companies all over the world used these wonderful machines as their mastering standard for audio recording.

[@Tonyjones175]

dam that track sounds like funk.what is the name

[@bellab2510]

Is it 2 track? I'm ready to sell my soul for these machines !

[@dj_bob]

***** oh, yeah! 2 track and 1/2" inch! :) My dream! :)

[@YPO6]

What kind of soul do you have?

[@bellab2510]

Are you interested in buying my soul ?

[@ГришкарасПутин-й7ъ]

Это лучшая протяжка (ЛПМ)!

[@dulon184]

Super maszyna a Gość bawi sie kręceniem szpulami, .

[@pcallas66]

That's a beautiful fantastic sounding machine.

[@МихаилУльянов-ы9р]

космос!!!

[@renonkkk]

Organization of STUDER surprise. Wonderful.

[@andrewgiddings6240]

Want one.

[@sokolshok]

у нас был такой похожий магнитофон на работе в доме радиовещания и звукозаписи. я узнал его!

[@broda6661]

electronic artwork!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AMAZING!

[@Ksjskalkwvshwjwvqnam]

Аналоговый звук 😀 Только вот, с цифрой всё равно удобнее работать, и безо всяких артефактов (если не превышать уровень выше 0 дБ). А тем, кто превозносит аналоговый звук и опускает цифру, скажу вот что: всякий научно-технический прогресс сопровождается некоторыми уступками. Но производительность, удобство, а в данном случае и цена новых технологий побеждают. Это как переход с лошадиной тяги на автомобильную. Да, автомобили загрязняют окружающую среду, есть и другие нюансы - но, скорость и удобство в конечном счёте взяли своё. Так и в звукозаписи. Цифровой звук несколько отличается от аналогового, но, удобство, производительность и более низкая цена цифровой звукозаписи взяли своё. Тем более, сейчас 2020 год, а не 2000-й. Плагины сейчас обрабатывают звук не хуже железок

[@ГригорийБойко-с3о]

А все мастера на ленте. .

[@meowawmeow]

you're going to destroy the tape head of this legend machine, don't fast forward/backward too many times when the tape is attached on the head, it will result in wearing more faster ....

[@suspiciousbehaviour7824]

Professionals in the industry make it look so easy, I wouldn't last 10 when it comes handling basic instructions & information my memory goes blank from time to time meaning if I've put my wallet, phone keys ect down for roughly 15 minutes there's a 98% I'll forget where they are & the shit will hit the fan

Willi did a real good job, eh?

[@retohofmann5878]

+André Campana Merétika Of cause he did, he was Swiss;-)

[@paolosantoemma8072]

Monstrous! Superb appliance. I want it I want it!!!!

[@modelrogers.19]

oh, its beautiful!

[@ОтецФёдор-р2ж]

Превосходный ЛПМ!

[@shstrang98]

So fine.

[@Tonyjones175]

They keep you in suspense? No artist name or the name of the album or track

[@Tonyjones175]

Yet they will not give the name of that tune.or artist of that recording.

[@Tonyjones175]

Audio planet willnot tell you the name of the fantastic track they are using for the demo.

[@Morgooooo]

Holy Fuck !

[@fredvanderlinden8908]

Great machines but very expensive to service. New tape heads extremely expensive.

[@vladimirz.5534]

The best of best!

[@sarastro1825]

QUE BELLEZA POR DIOS !!!!!!!!!!

[@vinylcity1599]

sound amazing even though KZbin, and that says a hell of a lot, because KZbin is sucky lossy digital sound!

[@alsanti6851]

wow what a beautiful machine !!!!

[@bluegrassbarry]

awsome

[@ilianocd]

вот это я понимаю звук,не советская хуйня

[@drums122]

не надо! есть хорошие бобифоны и у наших (по звуку)

[@ilianocd]

SERG RUSS всмысле?

[@СергейРубцов-е5х]

Илья Т Всмысле все это видео монтаж и высокая обработка типо приторможения и ускорения видео.

[@ilianocd]

SERG RUSS зачем это. через линейный выход записали скорее всего

[@dj_bob]

SERG RUSS ты гонишь? это звук пропущенный через линейник. А такой магнитофон стоит порядка 300 тысяч рублей! Если-б разбирался в аналоговой студийной технике - глупостей не писал бы. Он еще и не то умеет. То что показали - это только малая часть его возможностей.

[@sakadabara]

So cool!

[@supdudecunt6404]

absolutely amazing

[@ВладимирЧеботарев-ь7б]

Отличный аппарат!!!

[@valdisvaldis1861]

Охуительная механика!