Press Play > Dedicated to All Things Reel-to-Reel

About Press Play > Dedicated to All Things Reel-to-Reel

Dedicated to all things tape and tape-recorders, Press Play > is the podcast from Reel Resilience - The Open-Reel Experience Specialists. Each episode features an interview with a collector, professional-user or industry influencer, plus news and tips on the theory of tape recording or machine ownership.

Publisher

Iain Betson

Category

business · leisure · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

20 Jun 2019

Latest episode

20 Dec 2024

Latest episodes

3 of 28 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   20 Dec 2024

   Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 28: Buying A Reel-to-Reel

   Industry expert hosts discuss buying a reel-to-reel tape machine, covering application, reel sizes, track layout, and support options for audiophiles seeking to upgrade their setup.

2. 

   31 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 27: Why Gen X Are Loving Tape

   Reece Beard is a final-year student at Salford University in the UK. I thought he would make a great interview as to why GenX, Millenials and Gen Zeds are going back to the analogue tape format.You can also hear why it's good that a machine doesn't record sometimes and how I trashed an MRL alignment tape. Support the Show.

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   16 Feb 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 26: In Conversation With Dan Labrie of Myriad Magnetic - Part 2

   In part 2 of this two-part podcast we talk to Dan Labrie owner of  Myriad Magnetic. Dan has been involved in professional analogue recording technology since 2010. He began his career replacing switches and capacitors on an Amek console at a recording studio in Detroit. As a result of  working for analogue tape pioneer Mike Spitz, who owned ATR Services and the tape manufacturer ATR Magnetics, he has gained valuable experience in, not just the machines, but also  in the tape they record and play. Support the show (https://www.reelresilience.co.uk/newsletter)

Inside a recent episode

Press Play - The Podcast from Reel Resilience - Ep 27: Why Gen X Are Loving Tape

Published 31 Aug 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I was like, why don't I make a feature on reel to reel tape? I've never made a podcast before. I've never used tape. Why don't I combine both of them things together and learn both of the crafts in one go? Analog recording itself, just you feel it's better quality or more tactile than digital formats that you might get on your phone or something like that. I like to think that I've kind of got a more alternative perspective to the people who kind of my generation see things as retro. I like to learn things because I like to understand how things came to be. Certainly with nowadays with my editing and using like Adobe Audition, Real to Real has definitely been a big help in me understanding all of the technical terms of things. […]

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

14,282

Score snapshot 3 Jul 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 18 / 100

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Quality

1

Social presence

0

YouTube

63

Engagement

27

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