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Dear Mr. Warren, Thank you for the helpful information. Regards, David Heetderks Quoting Richard Warren <[log in to unmask]>: > Dear David, > > Experience here suggests that the life of tape depends primarily on > the > stock used, secondarily on certain qualities of the recording and > recording > machine. The principal problem of recording more than one track on a > tape > is that multiple tracks are narrower than full tracks and thus more > susceptible to damage and tracking problems. However, with good stock > and > equipment, I've noticed little difference, except in print-through > (since > tape is best stored in "played" position, which is only possible of > course > for one of two tracks on a 2-track tape, unless one has recorded the > same > signal on two parallel half-track channels. > > Quarter-track tapes on 1/4-inch tape have such narrow tracks as to > be > little better than audiocassettes for longevity and are extremely > sensitive > to head alignment and differences between machines. So they are > certainly > less reliable than half or full track tapes. > > Sincerely, Richard > > At 11:57 AM 3/15/2005 -0500, you wrote: > >----- Forwarded message from [log in to unmask] ----- > > Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 11:47:15 -0500 > > From: [log in to unmask] > >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Longevity of half-track reel > > To: [log in to unmask] > > > >I am writing from Oral History American Music with another > question > >about analog reel. Many years ago, some of our recorded > interviews > >were duplicated onto half-track reel. To conserve space, the > staff > >recorded the first half of the recording in mono in the right > channel, > >then flipped the reel over and recorded the second half on the > other > >channel. > > > >Are these reels less stable than those recorded full track mono or > in > >stereo? Is there a danger of print-through? How about those > recorded > >quarter track? > > > >One person advised us that half-track recording is generaly not > >advised, but I would appreciate your opinion. Thanks in advance > for > >any information you can provide. > > > >David Heetderks > >Oral History, American Music > > > >----- End forwarded message ----- >