2 1/4 for 1/2?

[antispatula]

So I was talking to a audio electronics expert of 30+ years, and said the best way to record on a 1/2 unit is to stack 2 1/4 on top of each other. ???? Does this work?! Has anyone ever heard of this?

[A Reel Person]

When you got that quizical look on your face, and said, "umm,... yeah,... okay!"... then walked out,...

he probably almost shit himself laughing! That's what 30+ years in electronics does to your sense of humor!!

PS: I'm still trying to figure out if I bought (6) 4-track Portastudios, will I have a 24-track? Ask your friend that!

[Twinky]

this will only work if you suspend them from a skyhook...but the skyhook needs to be painted with 2 coats of tartan paint to be most effective.

[guido #2]

Hmmmmm......
Single machine flanging
That sounds like an evenings worth of drunken experiments

[Chris Shaeffer]

Horizontally splicing 2500 feet of tape together sounds like fun...

[Dr ZEE]

Originally Posted by Chris Shaeffer

Horizontally splicing 2500 feet of tape together sounds like fun...

heh heh ...funny stuff
Why not? It's like cut/save tracks of let's say "top"-eight tracks... "paste" them on the shelf.... replace with blank 1/4 tape - record new tracks. So this way you get 'unlimited' amount of virtual tracks... well, limited by amount of rolls you've got and size of the shelf

[Beck]

Originally Posted by antispatula

So I was talking to a audio electronics expert of 30+ years, and said the best way to record on a 1/2 unit is to stack 2 1/4 on top of each other. ???? Does this work?! Has anyone ever heard of this?

Two 1/4" heads stacked and staggered. Other than that I have no idea what he would be talking about. Did his breath have the odor of an alcoholic beverage, perhaps?