Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 1/4" 2 Track play on a 4 track machine

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

You are not making use of the better signal-to-noise ratio of the two-track.
Do you deliberately want to throw away quality for the sake of expediency?

IMHO, people with such an approach have no business is the preservation
field.

Steven Smolian

----- Original Message -----
From: "john loy" <jloy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 1/4" 2 Track play on a 4 track machine


> I do it all the time and he's right there is more hiss and one side is
louder but you can compensate with EQ,NR and a way to balance
> the channels.
>
> "Watsky, Lance" wrote:
>
> > Can anyone tell me if a 1/4" 2 track reel-to-reel can play on a 4 track
reel-to-reel tape deck? Will the tracks be able to line up?
> >
> > Lance Watsky
> > Media Specialist
> > The Georgia Archives
> > 5600 Jonesboro Road
> > Morrow, GA 30260
> > 678-364-3764 (phone)
> > 678-364-3860 (fax)
> > lwatsky@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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