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c) ATR Service is working on their own 2", 1" and 1/2" formulations. They're not 'close' to release but no matter what they'll have tape as soon as it's ready to be great quality. Maybe a year or less.

WTF! what does that guy not do!! holy cow, if mike actually starts making tape... hell, it will probably sound better than any tape we have ever heard before!!! ha! considering his track record it's probably not that far off base!!

What about Emtec by BASF? Is that still being manufactured? I have always used Quantegy, so I'm not at all familiar with the BASF, but if that's all there is....

marco wrote:What about Emtec by BASF? Is that still being manufactured? I have always used Quantegy, so I'm not at all familiar with the BASF, but if that's all there is....

Emtec (was BASF was AGFA) closed up shop a year or so ago (maybe it's been longer, I forget) and the machines to make the tape and slit it were sold for scrap recently.

Quantegy was the only game in town left.

is BASF tape any good? cause i found 1/2" reels brand new for 18 dollars!

Yes BASF tape is good. 900 is the equivalent of gp9. 911 is the equivalent of 456. does this place have 1/4"?

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i have a home recording studio and just found that quantegy died. Where do i get my tape now? I heard somewhere that tdk still makes tape. Is quantegy's closing marking the beginning of the end for reel to reel tape? Will i have to get pro tools and an imac to record?

This was taken from the Ampex mailing list today......

Subject: [AMPEX] News on the future of analog tape

Hi --

Just got off the phone with Mike Spitz of ATR Services and I have what
could be good news.

Apparently, long before this unexpected move by Quantegy, Mike had
already been quietly working on bringing a new analog tape product to
market to compete with them. He saw the need to develop a line of
analog
tape products made and marketed by people who understand and care about
the art of recording.

In speaking with him, I got a sense that he has a good handle on the
situation and is well up the learning curve.

So, the key is not to panic. We will have to wait a few months. Mike
has
not yet solved all of the problems of bringing up a tape manufacturing
line and he was counting on Quantegy to survive a bit longer. But, it
didn't.

Of course, this project is now priority #1 on Mike's business agenda.
If
his past record of quality, service and innovation is any indication, I
think the world may see some of it's best analog tape ever in the
coming
months.

Mike was not at the point of development where he was ready to make a
formal announcement. So, there are no details yet, but I'm sure they
will be forthcoming as we learn more about the future of Quantegy and
Mike has a chance to re-assess how quickly he can bring his analog tape
products to market. I would suggest you resist the temptation to call
him as we need him to focus his time on solving this problem for us.

So, for right now, plan to recycle and reuse what's out there and keep
your eye on the horizon.

it's going to be VERY hard to not call him and get the news from the man himself!! maybe this will come out ok in the end after all...

that makes me feel a lot better, thankyou. If any of you need to stock up on tape they still have some on www.musiciansfriend.com i just bought six reels on there which should hopefully be enough