AUDIO TAPE COMPARISON LIST
Underneath tables contain the tape numbers of obsolete brands, to help
you select the most appropriate current version of RTM tape.
Analogue open reel audiotape for professional music recording
| | RMGI
RTM | Ampex
Quantegy | 3M | Zonal | BASF
Emtec | Maxell | High output | SM900 | GP9 / 499 | 996 | ---- | SM900 | ---- | Standard output | SM911 | 456 | 906 / 966 | 700 | SM911 | ---- | General purpose | LPR35 | 406 | 806 | 820 | LPR35 | XLI 50 |
Analogue semi-professional music recording
| | RMGI
RTM | Ampex
Quantegy | Scotch
3M | Zonal | BASF
Emtec | Maxell | | Long play, standard output | LPR 35 | 457 | 967 / 227 | 840 | LPR35 | ---- | Long play, general purpose | ---- | 407 | 207 | 676 | ---- | XLI-35 | High coercivity, for recorders
with " EE" switch | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | XLII-35 |
Analogue audio tape without backcoating - (only 1/4")
| RMGI | Ampex
Quantegy | Scotch
3M | Zonal | BASF
Emtec | Maxell | Standard play | PM973 | 632 | 186 | 844 | PM973 | UD 50 | Long play | PM974 | 642 | ---- | 845 | PM974 | UD 35 | Double play | PM975 | 652 | ---- | 846 | PM975 | UD 25 | Triple play | ---- | 661 | ---- | 847 | ---- | UD 18 |
Analogue radio broadcasting (only 1/4")| | RMGI | Ampex Quantegy | Scotch
3M | Zonal | BASF
Emtec | Maxell | | BBC Type 200 specification | LGR50 PER528 |
478 | ---- | 675 | LGR50
PER528 | ---- | IRT German broadcast
specifaication | LGR50
PER528 | 478 | ---- | 830/840 | LGR50
PER528 | ---- | | Long play |
PER368 | ---- | ----- | ---- | PER368 | ---- |
Analogue low-print for Nagra recorders (only 1/4")| | RMGI RTM | Ampex Quantegy | Scotch 3M | Zonal | AGFA Emtec | Maxell | | Standard play | SM468 | 480 | 908 / 808 | ---- | SM468 | ---- | | Long play | ----- | ---- | 809 | ---- | PER368 | ---- |
Digital open - reel| | RMGI | Ampex
Quantegy | 3M | Zonal | Sony | Maxell | 1/2" & 1/4" voor DASH recorders | ---- | 467 | 275LE | ---- | "D" | ---- | | 1" voor ProDigi (PD) recorders | ---- | 467 | 275LE | ---- | ---- | ---- | | 1/4" voor Nagra "D" recorders | ---- | 467 | 275LE | ---- | ---- | ---- |
Voice logging
| RMGI | Ampex
Quantegy | Scotch
3M | Zonal | BASF
Emtec | Maxell | Non-backcoated, long play
| VM950 | 704 | 8614 | 841 | VM950 | ---- | | Backcoated, long play | VM952 | 705 | 8206 | 842 | VM952 | ---- | | Backcoated, double play | VM953 | 706 | 8207 | 849 | VM953 | ---- | Backcoated, long play,
for Dictaphone recorders
| VM952 | 8206 | 8206 | 842 | VM952 | ---- |
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