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On 23/09/05, Richard L. Hess wrote: > Hello, Mark, > > This is a track configuration issue of an earlier recording on the > tape and the one you're listening to. > > My first thought is the Cassady interview was recorded on a > quarter-track machine over a half-track recording going the other > direction, but there are many other options as to what happened. > > I had John French make me a 4-channel 8-track head assembly for my > "FrankenSony" pair of APR-5003V recorders that lets me play four > tracks simultaneously. The really neat thing about this head is that I > have infinite height adjustment without changing the head azimuth or > zenith, so I can tease out any track snippets as long as they are at > least 0.021 inches wide (or have adjacent silence totalling that > dimension). > > Try switching between 1/4 track and 2-track heads and see what > happens. > > If all else fails, there is a good chance that both programs can be > recovered without crosstalk. Not a guarantee, but a good chance. You can also record a reversed track into a computer and reverse it back with an audio program - most sample editors can do this. Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]