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kleinbl00  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What was the original format war?

At one point?

Wire recorders were an industry standard. They're hella more durable than magnetic tape. I've played back wire recordings that were 50 years old.





tacocat  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They seemed to have a problem snapping from what I saw

kleinbl00  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

don't get me started on tape

tacocat  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I know tape snaps too. I just wanted to share a collection of obscure formats

kleinbl00  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

'sall good yo. I just wanted to point out that for certain crusty audio people, wire recorders aren't some crazy thing.

I mean shit. I had a synth with fuckin' bubble memory.

tacocat  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

But have you heard the White Album on wax cylinder?

kleinbl00  ·  2503 days ago  ·  link  ·  

No but I guess we just missed out on Once Upon a time in Shaolin.

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