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Any Reel guys interested in a tape swap?

safebet said:
I'd like to be a hero and step right up but work is pushing a lot of projects for completion. I value follow through for this group effort but also my paycheck. :rolleyes:

For what it's worth I see the following have expressed interest:

mkuhl2000
LAB3
Skylab
AlexanderEli
phantomrebel
Catcher10
rs732
stoutblock
Jim Santoro
safebet
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Right now I can only do 2 track. My 4 track recorder is out of rotation right now.
 
I've got an Akai 630D-SS that I've been planning to do some 4-channel tapes! I plan to mix-down a few DTS 5.1 cds to 4-channel Quad sound. Moody Blues-Days Of Future Passed, Steve Miller-Fly Like An Eagle, Steely Dan-Aja, Steely Dan's Two Against Nature DVD live, Police-Greatest Hits. Also some DVD-Audio discs to 4-channel sound, Eagles-Hotel California, Fleetwood Mac-Rumours, Metallica-Black album. Then I have a nice collection of quad 8-tracks including Edgar Winter Group-They Only Come Out At Night, Judy Collins-Best Of, Gordon Lightfoot-Sundown, Jeffferson Airplane-Worst Of, Bachman-Turner II and others. Also just picked up Best Of The Guess Who by Mobile Fidelity on cd with the original quad sound remastered!
 
I can do quad too, 1/4 inch 7.5 or 15, but was still hoping to get this current 7.5 ips 4 track stereo swap off the ground. There's close to a dozen or so with interest and I've begun making selections based on that format.

Might be wrong, but my guess is there would be fewer takers for a quad swap but that may be to advantage; to get a smaller group rolling more quickly.
 
Do you guys realize this swap thread has been going on for the better part of 12 years? I've been in & out a couple of times. It is a lot of fun. I'd like to get back in if it ever morph's into recording unique & rare albums in their entirety, vs mix tapes. Just a thought.
 
Hey Meggy IIRC I was on a tape swap with you and several others a few years ago. We need someone to to start another round but out of the three I was in, two of them went great but one round went for a year it seemed,several dropped out and tapes were lost. I am retired so I would like to join another round, maybe some of the others that was in with us like Catcher 10 etc will see this and post up.
Louis
 
^ Yeah, remember there was also a 10" round? I lost one there but no big deal. You're right there was one that went for a good year. The snail mail really stretches things out. I think we finally committed to UPS or PO Priority or something.
 
Well I got my 4 track back into rotation. It looks like the interest is in 7”, 7.5 ips 4 track? Maybe after the summer?
 
I would participate in another, but I’m not going to organize another. I ran several of these here, and it’s not like it’s a lot of work if things go smoothly. But we had the one where one of the participants went rogue and just kept a few of the tapes, didn’t send them on and wasn’t replying to messages. I did finally get him to forward all the tapes, but it was a train wreck.

Most of the swap rotations have gone on without a hitch though. The key is to never send out a tape you’d be heartbroken not to get back, and then it’s all fine.
 
Skylab said:
I would participate in another, but I’m not going to organize another. I ran several of these here, and it’s not like it’s a lot of work if things go smoothly.
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From your experience, what might be an ideal range for number of participants?
 
Skylab said:
I would participate in another, but I’m not going to organize another. I ran several of these here, and it’s not like it’s a lot of work if things go smoothly. But we had the one where one of the participants went rogue and just kept a few of the tapes, didn’t send them on and wasn’t replying to messages. I did finally get him to forward all the tapes, but it was a train wreck.

Most of the swap rotations have gone on without a hitch though. The key is to never send out a tape you’d be heartbroken not to get back, and then it’s all fine.
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I would say you have done more than your fair share to the cause! I would be open to coordinating a swap but I would rather participate in one first before stretching expectations.
 
You also have to be prepared to have your tape damaged in transit, and be able to live with it, so no sending irreplaceable tapes. :)

I remember that one swap where a tape became mysteriously "half demagnetized" while in transition from my place to whomever I mailed to in that swap. I don't think we ever figured out how that happened. Good thing I kept a copy of everything that went through here and was able to make a copy.

But, swaps are a lot of fun!

Dave :music:
 
I'd rather wait till after summer, I may be in a job transition after Sept so might have some free time in fall time frame, I can only do the 7", 7.5ips 4-track. I can't do 2-track 10" swap...... As far as mailing we were doing postal service, several yrs ago I think we did media mail which is too long. I would send priority and would run about $7 to mail, I think.

The biggest problem we had, for me, in that yr long swap was people were sending tapes out of rotation.....I know Rob struggled getting it back on track with one or two participants, I don't remember. But I got my tape back before the rotation was to be over......It was weird.

Pencil me in
 
Also interested in 7.5 or 15 ips 2 or 4 track. Lemme know what you need. Just got about 15 commercially recorded 7.5 ips 7" tapes and can list the inventory if anyone's interested.

Have two 10" 15ips 1/4" studio 1/2 track 'masters' as well from an unknown artist for those who like honky tonk or never got to experience the top settings on your deck or 2 track recordings. That's the reason I got them, lol.

Really wishing the tape project and others would get enough volume/interest to reel prices down to $100 or under. (Figure $50 for the tape stock and the remainder for labor royalties, mailing etc. would be a more than fair price, given that albums are $10-20 these days from itunes, etc.)

Maybe a really big group buy might work, but there's not so many of us RTR guys these days.
 
I have done this several times in the past some went by great one other took months longer then it expected and several of us never received our tapes back.

I will try it again but it has to be 7" reels and 7.5 I.P.S. mixed music. Not risking a 10.5" reel going missing. Life happens people move, divorce etc. Most of us stayed away from Rap but your choice.

Some one will have to manage the list. Meaning log everyone's home address, phone number and rotation list by where you live. Everyone HAS to mail EVERY two weeks or it will be a mess.


If your life is so busy that mailing a tape every two weeks is not doable please don't sign up. I'm retired so mailing a tape to next and same person every two wees is not a bother for me.

Louis
 
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