Re: OT Cassette 4-Track... Req!

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

Experience with the pitch shift problem trying to record each side 
separately proved to be a real pain in the neck, and awfully uncertain in 
terms of results.  I could clearly detect sync problems - and this was 
with 
a tape using a marking tone.  In addition, since there are close to fifty 
cassettes to go through to remaster - yes, the world will be subjected to 
some of it! - I need to do it with a four-track 1-2-3-4 layout, and want 
to 
have a better tape transport going for it than a standard cassette deck 
can 
provide.  I can't take the chance of any of these fellas getting chewed up 
either.  To my credit these tapes are probably the best-stored items I 
own... :)

From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com>
> That's a brilliant solution, I have to say. I imagine almost any editor 
> could do the simple assembly after the import. Sounds like in Stephen's 
> case the pitchshifting wouldn't even be needed.
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> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
>> I used a regular good-quality cassette deck to archive my old 4-track 
>> tapes.
>> Recorded them to computer in two passes - two tracks at a time. Then 
>used
>> Cooledit to reverse the two that come in backwards and pitch shift them 
>> all
>> up an octave. Then reassemble and mix in Cubase. That was soe years 
>ago. 
>> I
>> think I've lost both the tapes and the Cubase files since then!
>>
>> Nik
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