Master Tapes: Why Azimuth Alignment Tones Are important

In this video I compare 10 K Azimuth Alignment tones from 6 different sources. Two are well-known Manufacturers of Master Tapes and four are different trading partners that i work with. The main takeaway is that with alignment tones, you have a chance of matching your machine as closely as possible to the machine that made the tape. Without, theres no way to really know if you're right.