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how exactly do they work? i know it may seem like a silly question, but i've never used one and i'm curious how exactly they work? i mean, say i get hold of a 4 track tape recorder....and i record drums on track one, can i record a synth line on track two but still be able to hear my drums on track one? i'm contemplating doing all recording onto tape, but i dunno if it will be as flexible as i mean above. can anyone help? |
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oh i don't know anything anymorre. i'm a fossil. |
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fossils hold the secrets of the past if i crack your skull open will i learn what i'm hoping to learn about multitrack recorders? |
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you might learrn about eggs. |
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If it's a four track cassette recorder, the record head records mono on the left of Side A, two right of Side A, three right of Side B and four left os Side B so it uses all the tape and it all isolated but you can get some 'bleed' from other tracks as it's all magnetic and that. |
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but it'll be nothing useful |
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ohhh i see, i thought it'd do some trickery like that...so i would be able to listen back to track one while i recorded track two? :) |
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i don't really eat eggs :-s i eat chocolate. can you reveal anything useful about chocolate? |
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ofcourse silly! |
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i've just seen some 8 track tape recorders....hown do those work my knowledgable friend? |
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The same way but the tape is wider. I used an 8 track ages ago and it was great! Limiting in a good way but still loads of scope. Pick up an 8 track up from e-bay, it's a much more musical way of doing things than staring at a screen. The results will be apparent. |
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i really would like to spend the time and effort of actually using the machines i have to their full potential, rather than slaving them all to my computer. triggering my 909 via MIDI is very easy. point and click. but its boring. i've been doing point and click programming for years. i admit, computers have brought a lot to the table in terms of sequencing and what you can do. but you can get along with just the little (or big) boxes themselves, and that's what i wanna do :) |
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Honestly, in my opinion I wouldn't bother with any midi to cv things. It's counter productive for me. It's more fun and I actually get things done if I play with the machines as they are and record them, at least you capture some sort of 'performance'. One of the main pro points for hardware is tactility, otherwise it's wings are clipped. You can fanny around after in the computer etc. after but it's much better to have some 'oxygen' or 'life' into it at the beginning. |
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my plan is to have temp critical things like drum machines and my 303 and 202 sync'd to my Machinedrum for MIDI clock, just so everything is in time. my nord and my girlfriend's microKORG can be played by their respective keyboards as long as i can get everything slaved to the machinedrum i think i'll be sorted :D |
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*tempo critical |
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i also recommend the eight-track reel recorder. i would buy one in a second if i could afford one. tape rules. |
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The machine drum is really tight but the drift of the 909 which changes every bar also adds something but I'll shut up now. I'm going to advise you to wear a lab coat and triple the strength on your glasses perscription in a moment. |
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yeah, just make sure you have all the digitally-timed things recorded at the same time, because you really can't overdub that stuff. |
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JivverDicker i've purchased a v4 EEPROM for my 909 which fixes the MIDI sync drift issue, so i'm gonna be getting that installed soon hehe but the glasses cut my throat as i eat them r40f i would LOVE to get hold of a reel-to-reel machine, but i think that would be very very costly for me. and anyways the whole cheap-and-dirty character of standard casette tape appeals to me :) |
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i don't think there are any cassette tapes that give you eight real tracks, though. i think four is the most. i have a four track and it's quite great. it should be a prerequisite for anyone who wants to learn recording. anyway, jivverdicker knows what he's talking about here and i totally agree |
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Hey! I wear glasses when I'm in the Lab, it wasn't a dig. |
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i know, i was trying to be humorous :) i am a self confessed geek of all things :) |
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i record 98% of my music on a cassette 4 track. i love it, don't want anything else. don't like the idea of recording to a harddrive. get yourself a good one and have fun. had a since 1999. i just bought (which is out of production) on ebay for $100 practically new a few weeks ago. i love it. i highly recommend either one for starting out. ebay search: |
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