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Could somebody lead me in the right direction to finding out more about reel to reel players and tapes? I am looking for information that will help me understand the differences between 1/4 track, 1/2 track, and full track, full-track mono, 2-track mono and stereo, 2 track-mono, full track head and two track head. If a reel to reel player is described as 1/4" broadcast 2-track, what does 2-track mean, as well as 1-track, 3 track, and 4-track? In a 4-channel, 1/4" machine, to what does the 4-channel refer? How about 2 and 3 channel? I have seen many reference to setting the correct azimuth. What is this and how do you set it correctly? As you can see I am very much a novice trying to learn. References to website or publications that would help answer the questions above would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jay Jay Gaidmore Archivist The Library of Virginia