Re: tech questions for those (who know alot more Than I)& me

[SoundFNR@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/10/99 17:33:24 GMT Daylight Time, 
magicicada@mindspring.com writes:

> i am recording to marantz 4 track cassette Pmd 740 tape machine and well
>  when I do playback after i have recorded i get kinda a crunchy noise 
>ridden
>  nasty nasty sound when the *music* gets  loud. Now i am not red lining 
>it 
to

hard to tell from a short description but
i) Demagnetise tape heads 
ii)Use a tape with the correct bias setting for the machine (have you 
   changed brands lately?
iii)check heads for wear, replace if necessary.

>  hard so I am not sure what this is could it be that i need to compress 
>it
>  more when i record to 4 track? also on track 2 when i tweak my mid eq it
>  begins to make this analog synth sound like "WHOOO wee Whooaa ooommmm"
feedback?  under what circumstances? Were you recording on CH1 or 3 while
playing back CH2?

Well that's the best I can do at this distance, 

Andy Butler