🪄 The MAGICAL SOUNDS of ANALOG TAPE 🪄

There's nothing quite like the sounds of an Analog Tape Machine - both with the machine and sound recordings!!
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[@notmanatee2445]

It sounds like a fan when you hit rewind.

[@GrimaldiSound]

It totally does!! You can feel the air as well!

[@yanacleofas5712]

​@@GrimaldiSoundwow

[@JerryKoopa]

Lol...

[@m30ss]

@@GrimaldiSoundI felt the air through the video before I read this lol

[@GrimaldiSound]

@@m30ss 😂😂😂

[@pimas11]

One of the highest quality formats but so so so expensive it’s wild

[@fikstheruler1762]

Quality cost

[@bycozzy.]

How much are they?

[@pimas11]

@@bycozzy. $500 a tape for a collection of classical songs, not even for something modern

[@pimas11]

@@bycozzy. probably about $1000 per Beatles tape

[@bycozzy.]

@@pimas11 I actually meant the tape recorders themselves cause I saw a few starting from £250 to £500. But wow I did not know the tapes were that expensive. Always wanted to have one to record in my instruments

[@OneRoomShed]

I love these sounds. The hum of the motors, relays, solenoids and just the internal sounds of mechanisms moving. This is good ASMR right here.

[@GrimaldiSound]

It's the bestttttt!!! The smell of it too is one of my favorites!

[@user-zx1ir7jt4c]

@@GrimaldiSound lol what does it smell like?

[@janath9118]

@OneRoomShed I do not own any open reel tape deck but i wish i have. I have seen many in those days and agree with your view.

[@DavidMander-rs4uk]

ASMR is pointless rubbish!!

[@badblenderanimations1449]

Truly magical

[@janath9118]

Yes, indeed!

[@Coblasteus]

Ahh yes, my favorite song "..."

[@RobertShakur424]

Bro I don’t know why my brain just tricked me into thinking like I was deadass feeling a cool breeze all cuz they sound(ed)like fans.

[@GrimaldiSound]

Haha with the heat we're having in Atlanta right now I feel it too! hahaha

[@jermainewells764]

Same here

[@claudemir6801]

Maravilhoso equipamento, obrigado por compartilhar.

[@johnmccree8941]

magical sounds of reels spinning. Sounds great 👍

[@InitialStates]

I've owned 3 of those over the decades. I miss them so much.

[@magikjoe3789]

I have a 3340S, its a beaut of a machine. I'd take it over an Akai 747 anyday

[@kendom33]

The world is analogue. People forget that

[@WindsOfHeaven.SoakingMusic]

Those are some good bearings!

[@Obsidian-Hearts]

Reminds of that scene on LA Bamba when they keep redoing the intro to Come on Let's go.lol.its so cool to see these working

[@gunnarMyTube]

I agre the rewind operation is among the last to stop functioning. I have four such A-3340S and only one of them has full functionality. But all can wind/rewind. Those made for the U.S market are fixed 120V/60Hz so if you live elsewhere best to hunt for the international version which can do all voltages and 50/60 Hz. Tape speed is governed by the mains frequency so for the U.S ones not simply a matter of getting an external 220/120V trafo. But those multi-size belt wheels is a key to conversion. They 3340S can be converted looking up spares on Ebay; but only a plan if you are the patient electronics repair guy.

[@S.TJohnsun-to3vc]

Yes 2 studio & production Co

What is the model of this tape recorder?

[@GrimaldiSound]

This is a Teac 3340s!

[@newellbate]

Breaks work good

[@VolumetricTerrain-hz7ci]

Allow me to introduce a new unit of measurement for sound volume, which I call vovol* (abbreviated: volume voltage). THIS IS HOW IT WORKS: You use two pre-stages, one with positive volume values, and the other negative. For example, so has the pre-step with positive values a measurement from +0 decibels up to +20, while the one with negative values, has from -0 decibels down to -20 decibels. The highest voltage occurs when the value is +20 and -20 decibels (or: 20 vovol), while there is low voltage, when the value is on +0 and -0 decibels (or: 0 vovol). You can possibly also combine two different values with each other, by adjusting the value to +10 -20 vovol, which gives a crisper effect. Have experimented with this myself at work and at home. The adjustment can of course be set to taste. More information about Vovol: When the sound has high volume voltage, the speaker membrane is stretched like a guitar string, so that the sound becomes more sharper, realistic and noise-free. This can be achieved by using an equalizer with a preamp. First, all frequencies are lowered, to, for example, -12 decibels. Then you raise it up to +12 decibels, with a preamp. This is how I usually experiment, with vovol, because currently there are no tools, or apps, to do this. If you, or other who reading this, have an equalizer with a preamp, I think you should try it too. And thank you all for reading! :-) Great video!

[@dai0laffin]

I still have my b&o the quality of sound is possibly only equalled by 5d surround. What the hell they were proving here tho?? Got me lost!

[@janath9118]

An open reel tape recoder deck! So nice to see it! I wish i have one of these machines. Btw, why are there four VU meters in this machine!? Were there Quadrophonic tape decks also!? Thanks for a reply.

[@GrimaldiSound]

Yeah! This is a 4 channel reel to reel with Simul-Sync! This specific one is from 1972 I believe! Either 72 or 74!

[@janath9118]

@GrimaldiSound My gosh! A four channel reel to reel tape deck! This is totally amazing!!! I wish I have one of these wonderful Quadraphonic machines. Yes, early 1970's was that period for magical sounds of analog tape! Thank you very much for replying me!

[@JoeJ-8282]

I was like "WHAT SOUND??" when I was expecting you to actually play some beautiful sounding music or something... THEN I realized what you were actually talking about here, LOL!... It's more of that "ASMR" stuff... NOT really of any concern of mine, but for some people I guess it's like "euphoric" or something... ? (To each their own, I guess...)

[@GrimaldiSound]

😂😂😂

[@chucklesannel]

I am DYING to add a reel to reel into my system, but they are upwards of $800 if they do the beautiful studio reel, and then studio reels from ATR magnetics are $70 without a takeup reel thrown in!

[@GrimaldiSound]

@@chucklesannel you should totally do it! It's such a vibe and awesome thing to use! And people love seeing it when they come to the studio!

[@mycreations4527]

Analog Tape is super interesting, I always wanted to try & experiment with it, but it’s quite expensive for my taste. Plus I would end up digitizing it anyways, as tape degrades over time.

[@trippmoore]

Tails out! Nice deck. I had a similar 2 channel model but sadly my asshole landlord wouldn’t let me get a lot of my stuff when he evicted me for being 1 month behind on rent.

[@nofacemonster]

Whirring sound? I thought you're gonna play some music bro kidding, 😂 amazing equipment

[@GrimaldiSound]

Haha! Here's one with music kzbin.infoJRIIDyVxCi0?si=D3Y4CHIKr17vjFWs

[@nofacemonster]

@@GrimaldiSound awesome 👍😎

[@gregor_man]

Why did you put up the reel in reverse direction? The recorders always play the tape from left to right. In the video you rewinded the tape.

[@GrimaldiSound]

Great question! You typically store tape tails out - meaning the end of the tape is on the right reel. When you take out of storage - to play or record onto the tape - you put it on and rewind it to the beginning of the tape!

[@gregor_man]

@@GrimaldiSound Interesting. This practice was completely unknown for me.

[@o-dreng8778]

"SPAH SAPPIN' ME SENTRY"

[@g3njiplayz563]

SENTRY DOWN

[@60_percenTT]

I had one, but don't remember what happened to it .

[@st4rsinurroom]

sounds familiar

[@blipblip88]

Kisses his CDs again.

[@CH_theplayer]

Red tape recorder from tf2

[@lucaspipolo3076]

What's the stand you have it on ? Do you know if the angle will effect the durability of the motors ??

[@GrimaldiSound]

@@lucaspipolo3076 this was just a guitar cabinet stand! It doesn't affect the motors as far as I'm concerned! They make specific stands for these that will allow you to change the angle at which it stands! I did eventually put this on a little end table to be vertical though!

[@step_losev]

Where did you buy this recorder and tapes

[@GrimaldiSound]

Bought this off Reverb or Ebay and then I bought the ATR tape from Reverb

[@colourbasscolourbassweapon2135]

@@GrimaldiSound i'm thinking of buying one tbh i want to get into more analog no cap

[@silkroad1201]

Ahh yes. The magical sound of money being flushed down the toilet

[@GrimaldiSound]

😂😂😂 it's a great sound hahaha

[@justinjones6810]

Man you got a akai gx nice this is what you get if you can't afford a studer a poor man's studer

[@leeseet2336]

Does it cool the room

[@wang_.]

Yo pass me some of that money brah

[@AmiGuitar]

The most expensive fan ever

[@PeterRivera-ez7lk]

I would use that as a fan inside my car

[@theaaron2910]

What do you say to professionals in video or audio that say newer is always better, and they laugh at old stuff?

[@GrimaldiSound]

Man they both have their pros and cons for sure! What sucks about outboard gear or analog equipment is that it breaks. What's great is it sounds great just about all the time! Plugins suck in the sense that there's 9 zillion things out there and half the plugins that "emulate" analog gear don't even sound close to the analog gear and people who never used analog gear think it does. There are some things that do a solid emulation but most don't really do the job IMHO - like tape emulation plugins. Literally none of them sound like tape to me. They all add this harsh brightness that tape just doesn't do. Plugins are great though because you can take them with you anywhere and load up sessions super quickly without recalling! I like working in a hybrid setting myself with a bit of both worlds! . . How do you like working!?

[@expiredlunchables2645]

Woooosh

[@Spanishdog17]

Let’s make some noise!

[@JuanPerez_2023]

And where is the sound?

[@kaedeschulz5422]

What's magical about it?

[@UtkuGülle]

what is this called and what is this things name?

[@caretta7777]

Do you know when the pause icon was first used?

[@billybob_studios_i_do_RM_vids]

what is the model?

[@paedahe4975]

How fast is that? 90 inches per second?

[@GrimaldiSound]

haha probably more! I would be curious to see how fast that fast forward/rewind is actually!

[@FrankMarti-u1h]

How do you acquire this?

[@GrimaldiSound]

@@FrankMarti-u1h can buy em off reverb.com, Facebook marketplace or ebay!

[@Alirezarecord]

What is this ?fan!?

[@Likeaudio]

All that wow and flutter and hiss and distortion and over modulation.... Oh you meant the mechanical sounds!!!

[@richardwestfall7535]

What am I missing? Thats a magical sound? Why don't you put it in play? It's the sound from the speakers that matters.

[@GrimaldiSound]

We live in a digital world where you don't hear these types of mechanical sounds anymore, which is the entire point of the video.

[@dai0laffin]

Nope, there is no point to this!

[@Carl-Hancock]

propper white noise

[@AlfaRomeoFenomeno]

Analog arm watch would suite better.

[@GrimaldiSound]

@@AlfaRomeoFenomeno 😂😂😂 truth!

[@HaharuRecords]

Change the title please

[@fredricknilsson7]

Like live music, lite it was ment to be!

[@antsarizona29]

😍😍

[@10gaugesbelow]

Wtf

[@michaelrovner4165]

Master tapes kick ass

[@GrimaldiSound]

Heck yeah they do!

[@zvuk1969]

А где магический звук?!

[@Вадим-ъ7в6ш]

Религия.

[@cristiantoma1500]

Motor makes too much sound. And the brakes are completely dead.

[@scottyvalero3691]

🚁

[@jerryjohnson4625]

Magical sounds? Nice deck but I didn't hear anything magical.

[@trippmoore]

Tails out! Nice deck. I had a similar 2 channel model but sadly my asshole landlord wouldn’t let me get a lot of my stuff when he evicted me for being 1 month behind on rent.