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From: michaelk@tekmdp.UUCP (Michael Kersenbrock)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: Beatles
Message-ID: <2170@tekmdp.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 3-Sep-83 02:40:52 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep  3 02:40:52 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 28-Aug-83 22:26:22 EDT
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If you build something from four tracks, you get 9 DB LESS noise that
if you do it with 32 tracks.  Each of the 32 contributes as much noise as
each of the four.  Of course, it takes more skill to "get it right" with
only four tracks for repairs.  You sell it with only two tracks.
Somehow it is assumed that everybody
twenty years ago used their 4-track equipment to emulate the ideal
of 32 tracks.  Is this the case?  If you use only a few tracks
(Like folks at Telarc, and some others) you have these strange effects
that occur that may be undesired (you get "imaging", OH NO!).  
Thirty-two track production is one of the "problems" with music
recording, although it is perhaps a blessing for commercial low-risk
music manufacturing (see back issues of net.audio).  
I am waiting to purchase a complete set of Beatle albums in 
CD format (any CD manufacturers listening?).