On 3/13/2014 2:59 PM, Andrew Dapuzzo wrote:
> Does anyone know if the same possibility exists for cassettes?
>
> machines that "could reproduce 4 tracks at once, which would speed up the
> digitization project. You'll need to reverse the two backwards channels" in
> the DAW?
>
> When we duplicated prerecorded music cassettes we recorded them this way
> but I am unaware of a playback machine that could playback all four at
> once. I assume they don't exist but .....
They do, or rather, they did; they were called "Tascam Portastudios",
and were intended for 4-track recordings with overdubs. The reason I'm
using the past tense is that a lot of these machines have reached the
end of their wear cycles.
Peace,
Paul
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