Reel-To-Reel Tutorial

Something I should have said in this video: If you are buying your first reel-to-reel, sort of "dipping your toes into the water," look for a quarter-track machine that runs at 3.75 IPS and 7.5 IPS, and which supports 7-inch reels. This will be the most plentiful and least expensive variety of machine, and will allow you to play (relatively) inexpensive prerecorded tapes from the 60's-80's. You can find decent machines like this starting at about $150 on eBay, but as usual, caveat emptor!

Even though I know most of this I found this to be concise and informative. Well done.

Really enjoyed this video. Learnt a lot. You have a great concise way of presenting a lot of information in a way that is very understandable. Looking forward to Part Two (and Three?)

Wow, the guideband in the two track system is wide - quite a waste of tape, unless you want infinite channel separation.

Great video!

Great video very informative I have subscribed

Thank you! Great explanation!

Thanks for the great video! Where's part 2?

can you record modern music from your computer ?

Part 2?

Wow! This is a very informative video. Thank you.

I’m a Studio Musician and Im exited to use Analog Gear ,most Reel to Reel.I have Teac Cassette Deck and Yamaha Md4 for experimenting.Thanks for Share your Great Knowledge and simple Understanding facts for me and the World.Sorry my English is poor.🤗👍🙏

Hi what tape can I get for a reel to reel recorder 4000D BY AkAi thank you

You have a great way of presenting the infprmation.. I don't know if I will ever dip my toes into tape machines but enjoyed the video. Aso great channel!

Very nice tutorial
Bad analogy -If you hit a pothole at 70 you are dead

Super video! In Argentina we can not buy anything like this because 300 % inflation so we have your tutorial to enjoy. Cheers from Patagonia Argentina

Thanks a lot Scott... really good explanation!

Very useful video learned a lot I didn't know
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This is a very misleading video title. There was no tutorial about how to use a reel to reel machine, and the title made me expect to find that. “Tutorial” is a loaded word here. I would say “information” instead. Otherwise, good video with useful information

Great video! Thanks! I'm brand new to r2r and just ordered my first reel off ebay. It sounded awesome for the first song. Then all the sound stopped. I ffwd and it came back but it sounded like it was underwater for most of the rest of the album. The tape also looked different than the opening track. It was kind of spotty-looking. Mottled? Not sure how to describe it. Does that mean this tape is pretty much toast? Or is there something I can to do revive it? I wonder if the seller will take it back? Is there a way to avoid getting bad tape or is it rolling the dice?