"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote in message
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The last generation of analogue 1/4" pro tape machines I saw had Dolby SR.
I was very impressed with that. In practice, not far short of digital
noise wise.

And still in demand. The wide-frame version of the Studer A80/24track
has a compartment under the transport into which an SR rack fitted nicely.

Many producers like to have their project recorded on analogue multitrack
and then transferred to a DAW for editing, post and mixing - the best of
both worlds. Once transferred to and backed-up, the analogue tapes are
bulk-erased and used again. Usually there is only a nominal charge for
the use of the tape.

Iain