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Re: Re: OT Cassette 4-Track... Req!
Well, it's a non-reversing Aiwa deck with three heads and a closed loop
i.e. spindles and pinch rollers both before and after the head stack, so
pitch stability and repeatability is pretty good. And the pitch shift is a
simple x2, so artefacts are zero.
It worked for me.
Nik
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Subject: Re: OT Cassette 4-Track... Req!
Author: "Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:53:31 +0000
Experience with the pitch shift problem trying to record each side
separately proved to be a real pain in the neck, and awfully uncertain in
terms of results. I could clearly detect sync problems - and this was
with a tape using a marking tone. In addition, since there are close to
fifty cassettes to go through to remaster - yes, the world will be
subjected to some of it! - I need to do it with a four-track 1-2-3-4
layout, and want to have a better tape transport going for it than a
standard cassette deck can provide. I can't take the chance of any of
these fellas getting chewed up either. To my credit these tapes are
probably the best-stored items I own... :)
From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com>
> That's a brilliant solution, I have to say. I imagine almost any editor
>> could do the simple assembly after the import. Sounds like in Stephen's
> case the pitchshifting wouldn't even be needed.
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> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
>> I used a regular good-quality cassette deck to archive my old 4-track
>>> tapes.
>> Recorded them to computer in two passes - two tracks at a time. Then
>used >> Cooledit to reverse the two that come in backwards and pitch
>shift them >> all
>> up an octave. Then reassemble and mix in Cubase. That was soe years
>ago. >> I
>> think I've lost both the tapes and the Cubase files since then!
>>
>> Nik
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