Xref: utzoo rec.music.makers:9505 rec.music.synth:14762 comp.music:1633 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!snorkelwacker!usc!ucsd!nosc!logicon.com!trantor.harris-atd.com!trantor!apolivka From: apolivka@x102a.harris-atd.com (polivka al 60047) Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,comp.music Subject: Sync'ing a Sequencer to a Tape Recorder Message-ID: Date: 20 Jul 90 16:17:42 GMT Sender: news@trantor.harris-atd.com Organization: Harris Gov't Aerospace Systems Division Lines: 41 I would like to hear from anyone who has synchronized their sequencer with a tape recorder i.e. by recording a sync signal on one of the recorder tracks and (analog) music on the other channel(s). This allows playback of the sequenced music directly out of the synthesizers in synchronization with the recorded part(s). In particular I'd like to know: 1. did you have any problems (e.g. crosstalk of the sync signal into another channel, loss of sync, etc.)? 2. what type of recorder did you use? 3. what type of sync signal did you use? 4. did you have any noise reduction (Dolby, dbx) enabled on the sync channel of the tape recorder? The reason I am asking is that I am considering getting one of the small multitrack cassette recorders and would like to use one of its channels to record a sync signal from my sequencer (which unfortunately does not have SMPTE but does have some other non-chasing sync capabilities). I tried using it with my VHS Hi-Fi VCR last night and found that some of the sync signal (recorded on the right channel) crosstalked into the other (left) channel of my recorder. As mentioned above, I am thinking about getting a 4-track cassette, but would hate to find similar problems with it. I would appreciate feedback from anyone having experience with this. Thanks, Al -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Al Polivka arpa: apolivka@x102a.ess.harris.com Mail Stop 102-4858 usenet: uunet!x102a!apolivka Harris Corporation phone: 407-729-2983 Government Aerospace Systems Div. Bldg: 102 Room: 3433 P.O. Box 94000 Melbourne, FL 32902 ------------------------------------------------------------------------