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I work at a studio in Atlanta and we use both Digital & Analog(tape). The only big company left that made 2 inch tape closed down but in its wake a bigger company is going to keep making them last I heard(a couple months ago). A band like Wilco could record analog for forever for just the reason there are so many recording artists going digital that the few who still want to record analog will be able to. Supply and demand is the long and short of it I guess.

Good thing Wilco has a strong creative preference because lots of labels demand digital for it's speed of use and much cheaper equipment. Anyways it wouldn't be uncommon at all for bands to send off analog tapes to get mixed or mastered. I think it would suprise people to find out some places and labels prefer to do it without the band or it is just a non issue for the band to be there for the more technical phases of making an album. You usually use those people because of what they do and how they do it not how you want them to do it.

Bands such as The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys etc etc would send tapes to artists, mastering houses or whatever for them to have other people sing, play, mix or master at the studio they are most comfortable with.

Sometimes on duets or guests artists esp. in hip hop and r&b the people usually never meet the person they are dueting with or have a guest spot on the record. For the simple reason it is much cheaper to send an analog tape via UPS them fly someone and their entourage to wherever you're at.

Since things are so digital with the large labels it isn't uncommon to recieve digital files over the internet for songs for your to be on them send them back over the internet. Anyway enough tech talk! Can't wait for the new Wilco record.till after the fact.