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From: mark@apple.UUCP (Mark Lentczner)
Newsgroups: net.music.synth
Subject: Re: 8-track decks and lying salesmen
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Date: Wed, 4-Sep-85 14:33:12 EDT
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I have only used Fostex equipment in a heavy use studio enviornment
that also had Teac 3440's and Sony 4-tracks.  The Fostex was one
of their 4-track units.  Basically it was in the shop about six times
in the first six months, not a good track record.  Granted it was
being used about 20 hours a day, seven days a week.  However, the Teac
and Sony never needed more than a once or twice a year look-see that
we did ourselves and an occasional re-alignment (every two years?)
under the same conditions (we've had them for six or more years each.)


Oh, and yes, often four-tracks are enough, sometimes too much (I loved
our old one-track recorder that we had...)

-mark

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