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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
Total number of notes:33157

1832.0. "Tape Duplication Services" by SUBSYS::LYNCH () Thu Dec 29 1988 16:05

    Does anyone know of a decent tape duplication service??  
    
    What I'd like is someone who can turn out quantities of *decent*
    quality* cassettes.  It would be nice if these cassettes were of
    the exact time as the material (about 15 minutes), as opposed to
    just getting 46- or 60- minute cassettes with mostly blank tape.
    
    When I've gone to do this in the past, using exact-time tapes, the
    tape quality was horrible, and the results really weren't satisfactory
    at all.  What I prefer to get is Maxell or some other quality tape,
    but with the length matched to the material.  This shouldn't be
    a problem with larger services that use bulk loaders; it's the outfits
    that use those cheezy white-plastic cheep-tapes that I want to avoid.
    
    Thanks in advance for any help you folks can give me.
    
    Mike Lynch
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1832.2I like Tape ComplexMIZZOU::SHERMANLove is a decision ...Fri Dec 30 1988 12:0410
    I was pretty happy with the service I got at The Tape Complex on
    Mass Avenue in Boston (437-9449).  They only do real-time recording
    using banks of high-quality decks.  The tape I did (30-minute) was
    done on high-bias tape and cost about $2.30 per tape (75 tapes).
    The quality of duplication was better than my home deck can do.
    Part of that is because my home deck does lousy copying, but does
    good masters.  They'll ship it to you if you pay 'em for UPS.  Cash
    only, but they guarantee their work.
    
    Steve