Press Play > Dedicated to All Things Reel-to-Reel
38 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingDedicated to all things tape and tape-recorders, Press Play > is the podcast from Reel Resilience - The Open-Reel Experience Specialists. Each episode features an interview with a collector, professional-user or industry influencer, plus news and tips on the theory of tape recording or machine ownership.
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Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 26: In Conversation With Dan Labrie of Myriad Magnetic - Part 2
February 16, 2024 20:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBIn part 2 of this two-part podcast we talk to Dan Labrie owner of Myriad Magnetic. Dan has been involved in professional analogue recording technology since 2010. He began his career replacing switches and capacitors on an Amek console at a recording studio in Detroit. As a result of working for analogue tape pioneer Mike Spitz, who owned ATR Services and the tape manufacturer ATR Magnetics, he has gained valuable experience in, not just the machines, but also in the tape they record and...
Iain Is Interviewed on Local Radio
January 07, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBI have been meaning to do this for a long time, a bit more about me and my experience, so you get an idea of the person behind all of this. I did an outline of my background in Episode 1 but there is nothing like being interviewed and answering those, sometimes tricky questions, that get you searching the depths of your memory to answer them. I was asked to appear on Darren Harte’s radio show on Harborough FM, to talk about the resurgence of tape. Darren is a client of Reel Resilience , I ...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 25: Iain Is Interviewed on Local Radio
January 07, 2024 19:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBI have been meaning to do this for a long time, a bit more about me and my experience, so you get an idea of the person behind all of this. I did an outline of my background in Episode 1 but there is nothing like being interviewed and answering those, sometimes tricky questions, that get you searching the depths of your memory to answer them. I was asked to appear on Darren Harte’s radio show on Harborough FM, to talk about the resurgence of tape. Darren is a client of Reel Resilience , I ...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 24: In Conversation With Dan Labrie of Myriad Magnetic - Part 1
April 29, 2023 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.6 MBIn part 1 of this two-part podcast we talk to Dan Labrie owner of Myriad Magnetic. Dan has been involved in professional analogue recording technology since 2010. He began his career replacing switches and capacitors on an Amek console at a recording studio in Detroit. As a result of working for analogue tape pioneer Mike Spitz, who owned ATR Services and the tape manufacturer ATR Magnetics, he has gained valuable experience in, not just the machines, but also in the tape they record and...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 23: Who's Going To Fix These Machines? - Part 2
March 07, 2023 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThe resurgence of reel-to-reel, whilst great, has brought with it a few myths and misnomers and, shall we say, less than best practice in using them. In part 2 of this 3 part mini-series on supporting reel-to-reel, Iain Betson of Reel Resilience discusses with his guests, Rob Brinkworth and Gary Hedge, about looking after the audio format we love. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 22: Who's Going To Fix These Machines? - Part 1
January 31, 2023 10:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBIn the 1960s to 1980s, when tape recorders were in regular use, there were many people to fix them. Half a century down the line, the number who now do this has reduced for many reasons. So who's going to keep these recorders running for the next generation to enjoy? In part 1, of this two-part podcast, Iain Betson of Reel Resilience is in conversation with Rob Brinkworth and Gary Hedge, two UK based people who do just that. We talk "Guinea pigs", Fostex reliability and why a hit making stu...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 21: Talking About the PR99, A700 & The B67
March 20, 2022 20:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBPart 2 of my conversion with Rob Brinkworth. In Episode 20 we talked about Rob's collection of Revox A77 and B77 machines and we carried on talking about the other recorders in his collection too, so I thought it would be a shame not to hear it. One of the models we spoke about was the successor to the B77, Studers attempt to bridge the gap between their consumer, Revox badge products and the professional Studer line-up, the Revox PR99. Then we got onto the "fun" of owning a Revox A700 ...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 20: The Revox A77 (and a bit about the B77 too)
January 12, 2022 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIt’s rare you can use the term game-changer in the world of reel-to-reel, In the genesis of the format developments came organically, with perhaps only the discovery of AC bias, to radically improve the recorded audio quality, being worthy of that title. But in terms of actual machines that title must go to a product introduced in 1968 by Studer under it's Revox brand name: The A77. 3 heads, 3 motors and tape handing that could match some professional machines. In this episode of Press P...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 19: Why MCI? Part 2
July 03, 2021 13:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBThis episode is part 2 of our two-part look at (Sony) MCI tape machines - I am told, by those with minds immeasurably superior to mine, that there is no difference between those machines badged with the Sony or MCI logo. We talk to Graham Nystrom of Rope Room Studio based in Astoria, Oregon (www.roomstudio.com). He has an MCI JH-24, or nearly one, because as you will hear, it’s a both a work in progress and a labour of love to get his machine up back up and running. Our next webianr on...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 18: Why MCI? Part 1
April 28, 2021 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.4 MBThis episode, and the next one, of the Press Play > podcast is all about MCI tape recorders. I put the word out on the Facebook groups that I wanted to talk MCI tape machines and studio owners Thomas Yearsley and Graham Nystrom replied they would be happy to hook up. Both Graham and Thomas are great speakers and passionate about their MCIs so, with so much material, only two episodes could do the subject justice. This episode sees me in conversation with Thomas, owner of Thunderbird An...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 17: A New Reel-to-Reel from Thorens
January 09, 2021 14:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBIn this episode we introduce the fourth new reel-to-reel machine to arrive on the market. Thorens show their confidence in the resurgence of reel-to-reel by the launch of the TM1600 player. Gunter Kürten, CEO of Thorens, talks about why he wanted the Thorens name on a reel-to-reel , who the machine is aimed at, why it costs what it does and, the question most asked, why a player only. https://www.thorens.com/en/thorens-news-infos/231-high-end-2019-thorens-tm-1600-%E2%80%93-high-end-tape-ma...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 16: The Beatles on Tape
December 22, 2020 20:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBAndrew Morton runs the website Parlogram Auctions. A site specialising in the sale of rare and collectable Beatles memorabilia. An Englishman living in Austria, Andrew has an encyclopaedic knowledge of anything Beatles and has made a personal collection of all the studio albums of The Beatles that were released on open-reel tape. In this episode we discuss not only those tape-based albums, but also the band's use of tape in the studio as a creative tool. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 15: Getting Into Reel-to-Reel
December 12, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBIn conversation with Stuart Blacklock on buying an entry-level reel-to-reel machine. Stuart has been a guest on Press Play before, and it's with good reason we welcome him back. He is a man with a wealth of reel-to-reel experience and, as you’ll hear, a tape machine collection to match. We discuss machines to consider buying when first getting into the reel-to-reel format: What's affordable. What to look out for. Pros and cons. What it will cost. Also in this podcast is exciting news of a we...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 14: The Kostas Metaxas Interview - Part 2
September 14, 2020 19:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBKostas Metaxas of Metaxas & Sins: This episode is part 2 of our two-part chat with Kostas Metaxas of Metaxas & Sins. We’ll hear about the TRX recorder, move onto discuss the new limited-edition product Papillon 15 and then about his beautiful pens. We will also hear, straight from the designers mouth, the answer to the question so many ask when they see the these new recorders: How much are they? Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 13: The Kostas Metaxas Interview - Part 1
September 02, 2020 16:00 - 23 minutes - 16.2 MBKostas Metaxas of Metaxas & Sins: Despite the resurgence of the tape format, few people, or companies, have created a new tape-recorder. Kostas has not just done this once, but twice. First with the TRX recorder, positioned as a replacement for Nagra and Stellavox field recorders, and later with the Papillion 15, a studio based, or high-end audiophile, product. In part 1 of this two-part podcast Kostas takes us through his early years in hi-end hi-fi and music recording, to the story of how ...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 12: Talking Heads - Part 2
August 11, 2020 17:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBTape heads: It all stops with a head when the audio is recorded on to the tape and starts with it on replay. Fortunately magnetic heads for audio recording are still manufactured by at least three companies across the World. Press Play > talks to two of them. In part 2, of this two-part podcast, we talk to Federica Galantino and Andrea Babuto, of Photovox Technology of Italy https://www.photovoxtech.it/. We talk head re-lapping, toll machines on subways and why cassette deck owners should be...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 11: Talking Heads - Part 1
July 31, 2020 01:00 - 33 minutes - 23.4 MBTape heads: It all stops with a head when the audio is recorded on to the tape and starts with it on replay. Fortunately magnetic heads for audio recording are still manufactured by at least three companies across the World. Press Play > talks to two of them. In part 1, of this two-part podcast, to Peter Van Rompay, of AM Beligium http://www.ambelgium.be/en and in part 2, to Federica Galantino and Andrea Babuto, of Photovox Technology of Italy https://www.photovoxtech.it/. We talk head re-la...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 10: Righteous Reels
June 05, 2020 14:00 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MBThis episode of Press Play> very much deals with the visual, which may seems strange considering open-reel is a sound format, but pretty much since the visual media started, tape machines have made an appearance. Asthetically they have just got it – those big reels turning, the meters moving, the lights flashing. The guest interview this episode is a person who addresses the visual image of the tape recorder: John Farrar runs Righteous Reels based in Dalton, Pennsylvania https://www.righteo...
Press Play - The Podcast From Reel Resilience - Ep 9: Talking MPU boards with Steve Fensome
May 05, 2020 21:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBIt may seem crazy, but Steve Fensome took a working, and hard to find, Studer A810 MPU board and dismantled it. But it was all in the name of tape machine progress, because, as a result, he is now producing new MPU boards for the A810 and A812 models. https://studer-mpu-boards.com/ Listen to our conversation as he tells us why, and how, he did it and about an Aladdins cave of tape machines he found in Manchester, England. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast From Reel Resilience - Ep 8: Rock, Blues, Classical & Polish Jazz on Tape
April 24, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBWe welcome back past contributor Oleg Netchaev, of Open Reel-to-Reel (facebook.com/openreel2reel), to talk about the large range, and wide genre, of pre-recorded tapes he now distributes, and to the owner of one of those companies producing them: Polish jazz musician Adam Czerwinski of AC Records. (www.acrecords.pl) Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 7: In Search of Tape at The Bristol Hi-Fi Show
February 26, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Bristol Hi-Fi show is one of the three big hi-fi shows in the UK each year. In spite of 30 years in the professional audio sector, this is Iain Betson's first visit to a consumer audio show. He went there in search of tape, be it open-reel or cassette. Although he found little in evidence, what he did find was a great deal of enthusiasm for the format and optimism that it's use is about to lift off greatly very soon. He also found that lacing and playing a tape is like making a cup of te...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 7 - In Search of Tape at The Bristol Hi-Fi Show
February 26, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Bristol Hi-Fi show is one of the three big hi-fi shows in the UK each year. In spite of 30 years in the professional audio sector, this is Iain Betson's first visit to a consumer audio show. He went there in search of tape, be it open-reel or cassette. Although he found little in evidence, what he did find was a great deal of enthusiasm for the format and optimism that it's use is about to lift off greatly very soon. He also found that lacing and playing a tape is like making a cup of te...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 7: In Search of Tape at The Bristol Hi-Fi Show
February 26, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Bristol Hi-Fi show is one of the three big hi-fi shows in the UK each year. In spite of 30 years in the professional audio sector, this is Iain Betson's first visit to a consumer audio show. He went there in search of tape, be it open-reel or cassette. Although he found little in evidence, what he did find was a great deal of enthusiasm for the format and optimism that it's use is about to lift off greatly very soon. He also found that lacing and playing a tape is like making a cup of te...
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 6: A Visit To Sound Mastering - Part 2
January 13, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBA Visit to Sound Mastering - Part 2. In this podcast I continue my chat with Nick Robbins, Senior Mastering Engineer at Sound Mastering and his colleague Graham Sharpe. We talk special Studers, Ampex, recording formats prior to tape and Bing Crosby. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 6 - A Visit To Sound Mastering - Part 2
January 13, 2020 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBA Visit to Sound Mastering - Part 2. In this podcast I continue my chat with Nick Robbins, Senior Mastering Engineer at Sound Mastering and his colleague Graham Sharpe. We talk special Studers, Ampex, recording formats prior to tape and Bing Crosby. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 5: A Visit To Sound Mastering - Part 1
December 01, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBA visit to Sound Mastering - Part 1: In this two-part podcast we are in conversation with Nick Robbins, senior mastering engineer at Sound Mastering, London. We discuss tape baking, when it needs doing and when not, mastering software and the transfer process. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 5 - A Visit To Sound Mastering - Part 1
December 01, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBA visit to Sound Mastering - Part 1: In this two-part podcast we are in conversation with Nick Robbins, senior mastering engineer at Sound Mastering, London. We discuss tape baking, when it needs doing and when not, mastering software and the transfer process. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 4: This One Is About Tape
October 04, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBOpen-reel or cassette, a tape recorder needs tape to work. Currently there are only two companies making new tape: ATR Magnetics in the US (www.atrtape.com) and Recording The Masters, or RTM, based in France (www.recordingthemasters.com). In this podcast we talk to Bette Spitz, owner of ATR and Theo Gardin, Sales Manager of RTM about their respective company ethos, the products they produce and why they love analogue audio. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 4 - This One Is About Tape
October 04, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBOpen-reel or cassette, a tape recorder needs tape to work. Currently there are only two companies making new tape: ATR Magnetics in the US (www.atrtape.com) and Recording The Masters, or RTM, based in France (www.recordingthemasters.com). In this podcast we talk to Bette Spitz, owner of ATR and Theo Gardin, Sales Manager of RTM about their respective company ethos, the products they produce and why they love analogue audio. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 3 - Pre-recorded Tapes
August 26, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode our conversation is with Olog Netchaev, of Open Reel-to-Reel and UK distributor of STS Analog's range of pre-recorded quarter-inch tapes, about how the market for such tapes has naturally grown alongside the increase in interest in reel-to-reel. Oleg also tell us of how he thinks new-comers to open-reel can be helped to increase their understanding, and thus enjoyment of the format. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 3: Pre-recorded Tapes
August 26, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode our conversation is with Olog Netchaev, of Open Reel-to-Reel and UK distributor of STS Analog's range of pre-recorded quarter-inch tapes, about how the market for such tapes has naturally grown alongside the increase in interest in reel-to-reel. Oleg also tell us of how he thinks new-comers to open-reel can be helped to increase their understanding, and thus enjoyment of the format. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 3 - Pre-recorded tapes
August 26, 2019 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode our conversation is with Olog Netchaev of Open Reel-to-Reel and UK distributor of STS Analog's range of pre-recorded quarter-inch tapes, about how the market for such tapes has naturally grown alongside the increase in interest in reel-to-reel. Oleg also tell us of how he thinks new-comers to open-reel can be helped to increase their understanding, and thus enjoyment of the format. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 2: A Conversation With a Tape-Machine-Collector
July 18, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe talk to Stuart Blacklock, well-known on the tape-recorder Facebook groups, about his staggering collection of tape-recorders. His passion for certain models and manufacturers and his desire to have a museum dedicated to tape. Plus we talk azimuth: What it is and why it's important to get right. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 2 - A Conversation With a Tape-Machine-Collector
July 18, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe talk to Stuart Blacklock, well-known on the tape-recorder Facebook groups, about his staggering collection of tape-recorders. His passion for certain models and manufacturers and his desire to have a museum dedicated to tape. Plus we talk azimuth: What it is and why it's important to get right. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 2 - All about azimuth & a conversation with a tape-machine-collector.
July 18, 2019 21:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWe talk to Stuart Blacklock, well-known on the tape-recorder Facebook groups, about his staggering collection of tape-recorders. His passion for certain models and manufacturers and his desire to have a museum dedicated to tape. Plus we talk azimuth: What it is and why it's important to get right. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 1 - A bit about me
June 20, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBPress Play from Reel Resilience is the podcast for all things tape and tape recorder. From cassette to open-reel and CrO2 to SM911. Each month well have an interview guest, tips on tape and tape machines plus what Reel Resilience is up to. This is Episode 0, an introduction Iain Betson, the face behind Reel Resilience: His professional background and his take on the resurgence of the analogue tape format. Support the show
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 1 - A Bit About Me
June 20, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBPress Play from Reel Resilience is the podcast dedicated to all things tape and tape recorder. From cassette to open-reel and CrO2 to SM911. Each month well have an interview guest, tips on tape and tape machines plus what Reel Resilience is up to. This is Episode 1, an introduction Iain Betson, the face behind Reel Resilience: His professional background and his take on the resurgence of the analogue tape format. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)
Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 1: A Bit About Me
June 20, 2019 06:00 - 19 minutes - 13.5 MBPress Play from Reel Resilience is the podcast dedicated to all things tape and tape recorder. From cassette to open-reel and CrO2 to SM911. Each month we'll have an interview guest, tips on tape and tape machines plus what Reel Resilience is up to. This is Episode 1, an introduction Iain Betson, the face behind Reel Resilience: His professional background and his take on the resurgence of the analogue tape format. Support the show