Xref: utzoo rec.music.makers:9510 rec.music.synth:14776 comp.music:1636 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!unmvax!bbx!bbxsda!scott From: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker) Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,comp.music Subject: Re: Sync'ing a Sequencer to a Tape Recorder Message-ID: <896@bbxsda.UUCP> Date: 20 Jul 90 18:31:03 GMT References: Reply-To: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker) Organization: Basis International, Albuquerque, NM Lines: 43 In article apolivka@x102a.harris-atd.com (polivka al 60047) writes: >[syncing a sequencer to tape] >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.)? No problems with crosstalk. The sync can become unstable if used with noise reduction (it's hit and miss). After the various projects I've done using sync sucessfully, I just expect to work. > 2. what type of recorder did you use? Tascam 244 (4-track) and Tascam 688 (8-track). > 3. what type of sync signal did you use? SMPTE > 4. did you have any noise reduction (Dolby, dbx) enabled on the sync > channel of the tape recorder? You can do sync with noise reduction but I wouldn't bank a major recording project on it. If you plan on syncing I strongly recommend you get a deck with defeatable noise reduction on one track. >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. I have found that the crosstalk on regular stereo decks is much higher than on multi-track recorders. The type of application used with regular stereo decks does not suffer from a little crosstalk. On the other hand, multi-track decks are designed for applications where program material on one track must be isolated from an adjacent track. Tascam is very good about this and I suspect you'll find this to be true for many other brands as well. -- Scott Amspoker Basis International, Albuquerque, NM (505) 345-5232 unmvax.cs.unm.edu!bbx!bbxsda!scott