I'm gonna have to get me one eventually....

[Ivor]

A question, though: what were all those old analogue recordings made on? Were such tapes similar to this?

I'm open to correction here but... "master tapes" were much larger and seemed to be almost metallic. The reel to reel tapes I've seen (not that many) have been 1/4 inch or 1/2 inch. The master tapes that studios ultimately record to look to be about 2" wide.

[Diapason]

So size matters. Interesting.