Re: Repetitive Miniatures

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

Cool, glad that's working out. I'll let you know how the project 
progresses, thanks for the interest.

Using DBX for noise reduction helps a lot with tape hiss, and when I 
started tracking through a direct box/pre (the inexpensive Studio 
Projects VTB-1 discussed recently) that improved the signal/noise ratio 
an awful lot. Also keeping the heads clean, grounding the machine, and 
using good short cables all help with general noise getting onto tape as 
well.

There's all kinds of crap that creeps in when I track at the lowest 
speed (15/16" ips) or when I crank the Dictaphone output for distortion, 
but I like having a basic clean sound as a baseline.

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com
> Thanks Daryl. I just downloaded Winamp, and it is looping seamlessly. 
>Please
> keep me updated on your project. 
>
> By the way, how do you keep your 4-track recordings so quiet? I'm 
>listening
> on my Sony mdr-7506 headphones and there is no discernable tape hiss
> whatsoever on your more recent ones.