don't forget, 30ips half inch was the original standard on Ampex machines back in the early 1950s, 15 and 7.5 came later.
And yes, 30 ips is very nice. I have a few masters of 1/2 inch at 30 ips, and they do sound wonderful...The big drawback is 10.5 inch reels are not large enough to record more than a few tracks. Its about the same as running 7 inch reels at 15 ips. The tape goes quickly.
You really need 14 inch reels, which will hold 5000 feet of tape...or twice what a 10.5 reel holds. Only a few decks out there can handle 14 inch reels though.
and with 30 at 1/2 inch you also pick up quite a few db of signal to noise improvement.
And yes, 30 ips is very nice. I have a few masters of 1/2 inch at 30 ips, and they do sound wonderful...The big drawback is 10.5 inch reels are not large enough to record more than a few tracks. Its about the same as running 7 inch reels at 15 ips. The tape goes quickly.
You really need 14 inch reels, which will hold 5000 feet of tape...or twice what a 10.5 reel holds. Only a few decks out there can handle 14 inch reels though.
and with 30 at 1/2 inch you also pick up quite a few db of signal to noise improvement.