for best quality mix down to all 8 tracks?

[Dr ZEE]

the hiss comes ,,,from snakes.

Just sum 'em up.
More bite, less hiss:

 

[cjacek]

HEHE OK, guys, I know my cue, I'll shut up now....

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[j_u__s___t__i_n]

hey thanks for all the info guys, it's been a while since i've checked this thread.
i do have a 1/4 inch 2 track. i was just curious if there was an advantage to sending the same signal to multiple tracks like i had heard. i wasn't really thinking of using my 8 track for mastering, but more like if i was recording a song that only required four tracks, i might as well send each signal to two tracks. and from what you guys are saying it will reduce tape hiss each time the tracks are doubled, but could introduce more noise from my mixer, but over all it should be beneficial.

i guess i should stop thinking about it and just try it.
thanks again,

-justin

 

[Dr ZEE]

yeah,
and what was the two-faced-snake joke about?
Here's a nice yellow-headed one, and , Hey!, you can chain them up - up to the end of the capacity of your mixing console

Let's see,
I guess, this will be a better visual for a "mathematician" ,
here:
split'n'sum all summer long

 

[FALKEN]

The reason I asked was to determine whether or not hiss across all 8 tracks would indeed be "random" across the tracks or if there is a chance it would be somewhat uniform.

I suggest since the OP has both kinds of decks to try it and report back.

Although I already know the answer.

 

[Beck]

... i might as well send each signal to two tracks. and from what you guys are saying it will reduce tape hiss each time the tracks are doubled, but could introduce more noise from my mixer, but over all it should be beneficial.

NO! Only if the track width is doubled... not track count. Doubling track width is not possible with an 8-track machine unless you replace the heads with 4-track heads.

There is no benefit to sending one signal to more than one track.

 

[ofajen]

The reason I asked was to determine whether or not hiss across all 8 tracks would indeed be "random" across the tracks or if there is a chance it would be somewhat uniform.

If the hiss noise were not incoherent across the whole width of the tape, there would be no noise advantage to wider tracks.

Cheers,

Otto

 

[Tim Gillett]

If the hiss noise were not incoherent across the whole width of the tape, there would be no noise advantage to wider tracks.

Cheers,

Otto

Well said.

Tim

 

[Dr ZEE]

I suggest ... to try it and report back.
.

Trying and reporting is unprofessional.

I already know the answer.

lucky you


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...somewhat uniform.
.

do you mean something like: "orderly randomized" ?
or.., hm, "randomly ordered" ?

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I'm still very - , especially with "well said" things

/respects

/later