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  • Jack White Jack White

    Part of White's home studio, as stated by recording and mixing engineer Joe Chiccarelli in this October 2007 *Sound on Sound* interview about the production of *Icky Thump*. > “Jack and Meg are big supporters of the analogue format, and he’s a big believer in the old-school approach: punch it in, no comping. If you don’t like a vocal take, just erase it and redo it. He has a Studer A80 eight-track recorder at home, and we used a Studer A827 with a 16-track head, and Emtec 900 2-inch tape, 30ips, no Dolby."

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  • Nils Frahm Nils Frahm

    "Yea, I'm old fashioned in that way. I have a soundcard and a computer, but I've also got an eight-track 1-inch Studer tape machine and two master tape recorders.

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  • Tom Waits Tom Waits

    Used to record *Bone Machine*, as stated by engineer Biff Dawes in this February 26, 2015 *Mix Online* interview. > The album was recorded on a Studer A80 24-track machine, with Dolby SR selectively used on certain tracks. The same A80 was used to record *Mule Variations*, as stated by producer Jacquire King in [this interview](https://www.audiotechnology.com/PDF/9/AT9_Recording_Tom_Waits.pdf) from issue 9 of *Audio Technology* Magazine. > As a result of using these various room mics, King sometimes ended up with a full 24-track, which meant that choices had to be made upon which room mics to use. The 24-track that was used was a late ‘70s Studer A80 MkIII, with BASF 900 tape, no Dolby, 30ips, recorded at +6, "hit very hard, which gives more tape compression". The album was mixed to analogue, an Ampex ATR102, on a half-inch tape running at 30ips, without Dolby.

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  • Robert Babicz Robert Babicz

    At 6:23 in this video, Robert Babicz's A80 can be seen. It can also be seen in [this](https://www.facebook.com/RBMastering/posts/961049757239211) Facebook post.

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  • Kate Bush Kate Bush

    Kate's studio was equipped with two A80 1/2' tape machines. It's what she used to record The Hounds of Love, The Sensual World, and The Red Shoes.

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  • Trevor Horn Trevor Horn

    It was in 1983, while producing at a small studio named the Producer's Workshop on London's Fulham Road, that Steve Lipson received a call asking him to spend a couple of days engineering for Trevor Horn. This would be at Sarm West, where an SSL E-Series console was supplemented by a couple of Studer A80 tape machines.

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  • Daniel Miller Daniel Miller

    Included in gear list

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  • Steve Mac Steve Mac

    In the video, where Steve Mac is taking Future Music Magazine on a tour of his studio a tape recorder is shown and then, at 0:50:03, he says "It's a Studer A-80".

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  • Paul Epworth Paul Epworth

    According to the "equipment list" found on Church Studios, owned by Epworth, one of the things listed is Studer A80 tape recorder.

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  • Tim Gane Tim Gane

    There's a full list of Stereolab's live and studio equipment, circa 2004, listed in this e-musician article.

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