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Last Manufacturer of Pro Analog Audio Tape Closes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the reel-too-real dept.

goosman writes "Quantegy, the last manufacturer of professional reel-to-reel analog audio tape in the world has closed their plant in Opelika, AL leaving a reported 250 workers without jobs, according to the Opelika-Auburn News. Emtec (the former BASF, which used to be AGFA) was the last European manufacturer and ceased manufacuring in 2002. An audio account of the closing can be heard at NPR."

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  1. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp

    1. Re:fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      cngrtz 2 u

  2. Re:First "I failed it" post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuck, looks like it will be a little longer.

  3. 8 tracks? by Digital-A · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Did they stop producing 8 tracks? I really hope so, those thinks were quite monstrous.

    1. Re:8 tracks? by Raijin+Z · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Oh come on, with an 8-track player in your dashboard, nobody by the most hard-up audiophile would steal your stereo. Bring them back!

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  4. Does this even qualify as news? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    you are gay.

  5. Hope I Like Her by jsindell · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I can't seem to conjure up my hilarious Opelika joke...

  6. So What DO We Make Here? by ToAllPointsWest · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    So that means we manufacture what in this country? TV's - Nope Jeans - Nope Cars - Only because the Japs are nice to us Furniture - Yeap Other clothes - China Good code - India Wind - Washington D.C. Yeah... I'm going to go Amish and start builing chairs

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  7. Yeah, offtopic, mod me down by nysus · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    NPR's logo is almost identical to Sun Microsystem's logo for java.

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  8. Re:Yikes by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You ever record a high volume electric guitar signal into analog tape vs. digital? Digital will clip and the recording will be useless, the analog tape will have a nice compression effect caused by the recording process.