Otari MTR-90

Stewart Copeland had an Otari MTR-90 24-track tape machine at his home studio, later known as "The Worried Rabbit".

He bought the Otari along with the Allen & Heath Syncon A desk in around June 1980, as part of an upgrade of Stewart's home studio - in time for the writing of Zenyatta Mondatta. And he used it for many of his projects during the early-mid 1980s, such as Rumblefish and The Rhythmatist. As well as recording demos for The Police.

Quotes on the Otari MTR-90
"'The nice man at ITA talked me into an Otari 24 track recorder and it turned out to be the right machine, except I got pissed off with it recently because they brought out the Otari Mark 2 which is even better! It really is a good machine, really dependable and user friendly. It really works well, it's got the shuttle autolocator and everything, and it's a good shuttle too.' (Home Studio Recording, December 1983)"