Ask Video – Audio Concepts 107 – Analog Tape Recording (TUTORIAL)

By | July 8, 2023

 

Release year: 2019
Manufacturer website: ask video, macprovideo, nonlinear educating
Author: Joe Albano
Duration: 1 hour 22 minutes
Handout type: Video tutorial
English language
Sample files: none
Video Format: MP4
Video: MPEG4 Video (H264) 1920×1080 30fps 1574kbps
Audio: AAC 44100Hz stereo 96kbps


Description : Analog tape was once the most important medium for recording and mixing sound, and now it is once again gaining popularity with many engineers and artists. In this course, from audio expert Joe Albano, you’ll learn about the history and science of magnetic tape, as well as learn how to work with this medium.
For most of the heyday of analog recording, magnetic tape dominated. Eventually, this recording medium was largely replaced by digital recording technologies, but recently analog tape has been gaining popularity again in both home and professional studios. The tape does have that warm sound that digital recordings lack, and… the tape is great! This course covers everything you need to know about the history and know-how of analog tape. Description: Analog tape was once the most important medium for audio recording and mixing, and it’s now regaining popularity with many engineers and artists. Learn about the history and science of magnetic tape and learn how to work with this medium in this course, by audio expert Joe Albano.
For most of the heyday of analog recording, magnetic tape prevailed. Eventually, this recording medium was largely replaced by digital recording technologies, but more recently, analog tape has been growing back in popularity in both home and professional studios. Tape really has that warm sound that digital recordings lack and well… tape is cool! This course covers everything you need to know about the history and know-how of analog tape.

Content :
Section 1: Introduction
1 Introduction (3:02)
2. A Brief History of Tape (3:44)
Section 2: Physics of Tape
3. Physics of Tape (05:21)
4. Tape Heads (4:39)
5. Tape Recorder Mechanics (04:30)
6. Tape Formats (06:19)
7 Tape Brands | Formulations (2:38)
8. Noise Reduction (4:47)
Section 3: Tape Maintenance
9. Tape Alignment Basics (05:18)
10. Tape Alignment Procedure (06:04)
Section 4: Working with Tape
11. Recording & Punching (02:43)
12.Editing (03:45)
13. Techniques (05:10)
14. Tape-based Effects (04:00)
15. Caveats (03:20)
16. Storage (04:33)
Section 5: Tape in the Digital World
17. Digital Tape (3:33)
18. Integrating Tape & DAW (2:36)
19. Virtual Tape (3:38)
Section 6: Wrap Up
20. Wrap-up (1:58)


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