Foo Fighters record on 2-inch tape

[shp]

I am on a teleconference with one of the producers of Sonic Highways, Jim Rota. I asked about hi-rez audio in rock and roll.

 

He said the Foo Fighters actually record on 2-inch tape - they're not on hi-rez digital at all. My sense is he's a vinyl guy so there wouldn't be a push for digital, at least with that band, in the near future.

[maelob]

hi rez versions can be created from master analog tapes ie. all those great albums of the past that audiophiles rave about.

[Booster MPS]

I am on a teleconference with one of the producers of Sonic Highways, Jim Rota. I asked about hi-rez audio in rock and roll.

 

He said the Foo Fighters actually record on 2-inch tape - they're not on hi-rez digital at all. My sense is he's a vinyl guy so there wouldn't be a push for digital, at least with that band, in the near future.

 

This is true. It was either the 2007 or the 2011 release where they cut up the master into slices and included them with each CD. You buy the CD, you own a little bit of history. I still have mine in the case.

[shp]

Thanks Maelob

[kurb1980]

Sure they recorded in analog but it was butchered in digital and the mastering didn't yield a sonic highway? Maybe someday we will get a true audiophile version.

[firedog]

If you record to tape and then heavily volume compress the master, it still sounds like S*** in the final result. Not directing the comment specifically at Foo Fighters, just a general observation.