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Dan and Tom,
Thanks for mentioning the info from Nortronics.
Please look at this
http://www.richardhess.com/tape/cass_trk_lrg.gif
which shows a less=pretty picture by a small amount.
Overall, it should not make a major difference. Machine-to-machine
differences probably outweigh the slight difference between the
"Philips" stereo track and the TASCAM 4-track.
Cheers,
Richard
On 2012-10-05 2:30 PM, Dan Nelson wrote:
> According to the Nortronics tape head guide c1970, cassette head specs were; 2trk mono .056 track width, 2 track dual channel .056 track width / .088 c/c spacing.
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> 2 track stereo .020 track width .035 c/c spacing
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> 4 track stereo; .037 track width - .071 c/c spacing. Standard for all mfgrs.
> I hope this helps
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> dnelson
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> Beautiful Music you will never forget, at; http://www.americanbeautiful.podbean.com/
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> ________________________________
> From: Tom Fine <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Friday, October 5, 2012 6:08 AM
> Subject: [ARSCLIST] 4-track cassette format
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> Harken back to those wonderful days of the 80s ...
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> Does anyone know for a fact if the 4-track cassette format was standardized between the various manufacturers of PortaStudios and similar recorder/mixers (Tascam/Teac, Akai, Yamaha and perhaps others)? Should the dbx II track correctly between different machines? I have some tapes made on a PortaStudio, which I still have, and some made on either a Yamaha or Akai (long-gone, not findable, likely long ago trashed, I can't even remember what brand it was). I'd like to transfer all of the tapes to a DAW in the best quality possible.
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> At 3.75IPS with dbxII, I remember those recorders being surprisingly good with rock and roll music. I'm sure if you attempted a string quartet with that recorder, you'd hear all the flaws, but we were a heavy metal army back then.
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> -- Tom Fine
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http://www.richardhess.com/tape/contact.htm
Quality tape transfers -- even from hard-to-play tapes.
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