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Fifteen Inches Per Second
By Simon James | December 31, 2007
The ever informative Speechification guys bought this excellent radio feature to my attention last week. Fifteen Inches Per Second tells the story of 1/4 inch tape and how it revolutionised the world of recorded sound. From its use by Hitler to broadcast multiple ‘live’ speeches, its huge impact on music through the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and its abuse at the hands of experimental composers, this feature is a well produced bite size history. Listen here.
My Noisy Matchbox have a (ex BBC) Studer 1/4 inch tape machine which we use to add warmth to the sometimes cold digital world of computer based recording.
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