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7-inch reel of 1 ⁄ 4-inch-wide (6.4 mm) recording tape, typical of non-professional use in the 1950s–70s. Studios generally used 10 1 ⁄ 2 inch reels on PET film backings. Inexpensive reel-to-reel tape recorders were widely used for voice recording in the home and in schools, along with dedicated models expressly made for business dictation.
Real to Reel is the sixth studio album by hard rock band Tesla. Released on June 5, 2007, it includes covers of classic rock songs from the late 1960s and early 1970s recorded by Tesla in their own style using analog tape and vintage equipment. [1]
Real to Reel may refer to: Real to Reel (Marillion album), 1984; Real to Reel (Starcastle album), 1978; Real to Reel (Tesla album), 2007; Real to Reel, a 1979 album by Climax Blues Band; Sound City: Real to Reel, the soundtrack to the 2013 documentary film Sound City; Real to Reel International Film Festival, an American film festival
Real to Reel, Vol. 2 is the seventh studio album by hard rock band Tesla, and the second part of the band's covers album Real to Reel, released in retail outlets on September 25, 2007. The album was initially only available to people attending the band's 2007 concert tour during August 2007, when the first volume was released, but then became ...
Reel-to-reel audio tape recording is a type of audio tape recording using an open reel magnetic tape. Reel to reel may also refer to: Open-reel video recording; Reel to Reel, an album by Grand Puba; Reel-to-reel processing, a manufacturing process involving a roll of a flexible material; The Reel to Reel Picture Show, an America game show
Real to Reel marked a drastic change of direction from their previous progressive rock efforts to a more album-oriented rock sound. It was a commercial failure, generally panned by critics and fans alike [3] and ultimately led to Starcastle disbanding.
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The first commonly available increase in tape length resulted from a reduction in backing thickness from 1.5 to 1.0 mil (38 to 25 μm) resulting in a total thickness reduction from 42 to 35 μm (1.7 to 1.4 mils), which allowed 3,600 ft (1,100 m), 1,800 ft (550 m), and 900 ft (270 m) tapes to fit on ten-and-a-half-, seven-, and five-inch reels respectively.