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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to
be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) Abbedd |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
"ansermetniac" wrote ...
I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:54:05 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? Abbedd |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
"ansermetniac" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. If side two was playing backwards, then it is 1/2 track MONO. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? It played on a 1/4 track deck because the left channel of the 1/4 track head is contained entirely within track 1 of the 1/2 track tape (i.e. at the "top edge" of the tape). Typically the right channel of a 1/4 track head catches the inner margin of track 2 of the 1/2 track format, and partly the center guard-band. Which is why it is unsuitable for playing 1/2 track STEREO (which fortuately you don't have here) Whether it played "well" is a different matter. You would likely hear better SNR if you played it on a proper 1/2 track head. |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:26:21 -0800, "Richard Crowley"
wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... "Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. If side two was playing backwards, then it is 1/2 track MONO. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? It played on a 1/4 track deck because the left channel of the 1/4 track head is contained entirely within track 1 of the 1/2 track tape (i.e. at the "top edge" of the tape). Typically the right channel of a 1/4 track head catches the inner margin of track 2 of the 1/2 track format, and partly the center guard-band. Which is why it is unsuitable for playing 1/2 track STEREO (which fortuately you don't have here) Whether it played "well" is a different matter. You would likely hear better SNR if you played it on a proper 1/2 track head. It is stereo Abbedd |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
"ansermetniac" wrote ...
"Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... "Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. If side two was playing backwards, then it is 1/2 track MONO. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? It played on a 1/4 track deck because the left channel of the 1/4 track head is contained entirely within track 1 of the 1/2 track tape (i.e. at the "top edge" of the tape). Typically the right channel of a 1/4 track head catches the inner margin of track 2 of the 1/2 track format, and partly the center guard-band. Which is why it is unsuitable for playing 1/2 track STEREO (which fortuately you don't have here) Whether it played "well" is a different matter. You would likely hear better SNR if you played it on a proper 1/2 track head. It is stereo If it is really 1/2 track (as YOU claimed) and if you are hearing the "other side" backwards (as YOU claimed) then it is impossible for the tape to be "stereo". If there are ONLY TWO TRACKS, then there is only ONE track *in each direction*. One track = mono. It has been this way since before you were born. But if you think you know more about your tape than you told us here, then you don't need our advice. |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
ansermetniac wrote: "Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? Because the 1/4 track heads lie where the 2 1/2 track recordings are on the tape. They just get half the flux. Graham |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:34:32 +0000, Eeyore
wrote: ansermetniac wrote: "Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? Because the 1/4 track heads lie where the 2 1/2 track recordings are on the tape. They just get half the flux. Graham And how much of the music Abbedd |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
"ansermetniac" wrote ...
Eeyore wrote: Because the 1/4 track heads lie where the 2 1/2 track recordings are on the tape. They just get half the flux. And how much of the music What does that mean? |
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1/2 track tape played on a 1/4 track deck-What am I really getting?
"ansermetniac" wrote in message
On Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:34:32 +0000, Eeyore wrote: ansermetniac wrote: "Richard Crowley" wrote: "ansermetniac" wrote ... I just played a tape that I assumed was 1/4 track but it turned out to be half track. It sounded well. But I have seen the pictures of the specs for 1/4 track and 1/2 track What did I really get? Nice Latin Big Band Jazz by Wilie Rodriguez and the Gang on Cook. But side two was avant garde Jazz:-) If it has a "side two" then it must be 1/2 track MONO? If you take only the left channel, that will be a nominal representation of what the 1/2 track width actually sounds like. As you may have already discovered, the right channel will likely track part of the "other side" and should be ignored. Note that if you have some sort of serious project in mind, then you should really play it on a proper head. Side two was a joke. It was playing backwards.It is half track stereo. Why did it play well on a 1/4 track deck? Because the 1/4 track heads lie where the 2 1/2 track recordings are on the tape. They just get half the flux. And how much of the music All of the frequencies, but there is a slight and usually inconsequential loss of dynamic range. |
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