Slightly old technology
Thu, 12 Aug 2004, 01:53 pmWalter Plinge4 posts in thread
Slightly old technology
Thu, 12 Aug 2004, 01:53 pmI am in need of a 1/4 inch 4 track (1/4 inch 8 track would work also)tape recorder capable of taking 10" reels.
I have a cast recording of a musical I made last century and am wanting to download it to my PC to try a re-mix.
I recently listened to the master and thought I could have done it somewhat better - I had severe time constraints with regard to the hire of an echo/reverb unit when I did it back then and my "ear" has since become more discerning.
My budget is non-existent as it is purely for my own satisfaction.
Any ideas.
I have a cast recording of a musical I made last century and am wanting to download it to my PC to try a re-mix.
I recently listened to the master and thought I could have done it somewhat better - I had severe time constraints with regard to the hire of an echo/reverb unit when I did it back then and my "ear" has since become more discerning.
My budget is non-existent as it is purely for my own satisfaction.
Any ideas.
Re: Slightly old technology
Thu, 20 Oct 2005, 09:40 amI don't have an old R2R myself, but i could come and do some harddisk recording for you for a nominal fee. I have a cast recording to do at the end of next month as well. It's much more about the mics you're using and less about the medium on which you record it. However...
A funny thing with digi/analogue conversions. If the backing is played on digital (like cd) and the resulting recording is on magnetic tape, you will only have to bump it down in real time to digital anyway in order to do the final mix. A problem arises with analogue recordings that are over a certain time period. The playback of analogue tape is never the same twice. After recording and playback, you may find the recording drifts either too fast or too slow. The longer the recording the more it will drift over time.
I had this problem with film. The visuals were captured on digital tape (analogus), and the audio on harddisk (1's and 0's). For some of the longer scenes the audio started running slightly fast by the end so i had to make cuts in the audio and patch the holes with room noise to get all the dialogue in sync.
So, best to keep it all digital, or all anaolgue from the same source (as in the playback/backing and recording are on the same reel of tape). And generally R2R is outdated for a reason. Although some people swear by the "warmth" of analogue tape (Lenny Kravitz), 99% of sound-ies will prefer to work on digital anyday.
Call me if you'd like to discuss this further.
Steve (Perth) 0405009552
www.argsound.com/buthmanring
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A funny thing with digi/analogue conversions. If the backing is played on digital (like cd) and the resulting recording is on magnetic tape, you will only have to bump it down in real time to digital anyway in order to do the final mix. A problem arises with analogue recordings that are over a certain time period. The playback of analogue tape is never the same twice. After recording and playback, you may find the recording drifts either too fast or too slow. The longer the recording the more it will drift over time.
I had this problem with film. The visuals were captured on digital tape (analogus), and the audio on harddisk (1's and 0's). For some of the longer scenes the audio started running slightly fast by the end so i had to make cuts in the audio and patch the holes with room noise to get all the dialogue in sync.
So, best to keep it all digital, or all anaolgue from the same source (as in the playback/backing and recording are on the same reel of tape). And generally R2R is outdated for a reason. Although some people swear by the "warmth" of analogue tape (Lenny Kravitz), 99% of sound-ies will prefer to work on digital anyday.
Call me if you'd like to discuss this further.
Steve (Perth) 0405009552
www.argsound.com/buthmanring
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