that 1/2 inch thing

["anti:clockwise" <anticlockwise@tensionheadache.org>]

damn monk - you have a 102??? my palms get all sweaty just THINKING about 
it. i've seen them going for anywhere from $3+k to 8!

anyway, what i'd say in general would be for anyone who can - mix to half 
inch.
go ahead, hammer that atr - it LIKES you to (unlike SOME mediums i could 
think of.)

burn your mix at will then store this tape somewhere sensible - away from 
pizza ovens, mass transit substations etc...

at such time as you make the leap from 48 to 96k (or beyond)- pull out 
that 
master and burn another dig copy if you like. that open reel mix is always 
gonna sound better than anything else as yet, but you'll save the wear and 
tear on the o.r. and enjoy all the convenience of random access.

my pal just rented an atr 102 to do his mixes and after he finished them 
we 
were both looking at it thinking the same thing.... "hmmmm... how can we 
manage to NOT return this bad boy!"