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From: feit@cs.odu.edu (Mark A. Feit)
Newsgroups: rec.music.makers,rec.music.synth,comp.music
Subject: Re: 6-track Cassette Recorders
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Date: 27 Jul 90 00:36:19 GMT
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In-reply-to: apolivka@x102a.harris-atd.com's message of 26 Jul 90 00:16:35 GMT

In article <APOLIVKA.90Jul25201635@x102a.harris-atd.com> apolivka@x102a.harris-atd.com (polivka al 60047) writes:
    - reliability, problems, etc (e.g. how trouble-free is its Dolby C
      given its 6 [narrow] tracks)?

I can't say I've had any experience with six-track machines, but I did
work with a Tascam 238 (8 tracks) for awhhile and found myself having
to realign the beast once every week and a half of moderate to heavy
use.  You have to be careful when aligning machines with high-density
offset heads (like the 238) because selecting the wrong two tracks to
use during alignment can cause problems.

As for your Dolby C question, I don't think it'll be too much of a
problem...  The compression will probably be a boon to your tapes
since the headroom drops drastically beyond four tracks.

						- Mark