On the other hand, I could mix without even syncing the machine, right? Just record some beat at the beginning of the take, mike the headphones for 5 secs and then manually adjust the tracks on the computer. Would it be complicated?
I've decided to go with one of the suggestions from here http://www.gearslutz.com/board/high-end/58910-2-track-analog-tracking-into-pt.html
Recording both tracks (2 mikes, for example) on tape as well as on the computer, then dumping the tape tracks on the computer after a few days, matching them all up and deleting the computer recorded tracks.
My goal is analog recording on a machine with good electronics and tracks wider than on an 8-track. I can't afford a 1" 4 track, so I went with 1/4" half track.
The idea is to get the "sound" of tape onto the inital tracks / takes, not to add the tape sound to a project originally recorded digitally.
Would you actually be able to tell the difference between digital tracks mixed down to analog and analog tracks mixed down to digital?
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The Beatles did Sergeant Pepper on these, so they certainly did. I don't think it was ever used much outside of EMI.Wouldn't the equivalent of 1/4" half track be 1" 8-track? Does 1" 4-track even exist?
Wouldn't the equivalent of 1/4" half track be 1" 8-track? Does 1" 4-track even exist?
Would you actually be able to tell the difference between digital tracks mixed down to analog and analog tracks mixed down to digital?
Hey, it's none of my business, but all this sounds like a lot of extra effort for not much in return. If I was determined to track on an analog recorder, I would get a second job for a few months and save up enough to buy a 1" 8-track. That's what multitrack recorders were made for!
The Beatles did Sergeant Pepper on these, so they certainly did. I don't think it was ever used much outside of EMI.