


Some examples of open-reel tape recorders that can be found at reasonable prices include the Akai models and the Sony TC line.

And the earliest samples were created by building tape loops. Many effects heard on classic albums, such as those by The Beatles and Slowdive, were created by physically manipulating tape. The image of a reel to reel recorder has become synonymous with the studio: two large metal circles rotating near the top corners of a large rectangle.Īlthough never really popular with consumers, collectors and producers still value these devices for their warmth, flexibility, and nostalgia.

Engineers capture sound on analog tape using reel to reel recorders. Reel to Reel Recordersįor decades, tape was the standard medium for recording anything. Open reel tape has been produced at various sizes and speeds, as well as digital formats before solid state drives became more practical. Many musicians still record to analog tape, and even mainstream artists are again releasing music on cassettes. Afghanistan, Algeria, American Samoa, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Central America and Caribbean, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guernsey, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Cuba, Republic of the Congo, Reunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Tape Decks/Reel to Reel Players For Sale on ReverbĪlthough magnetic tape technology is decades old, it’s never gone away.
