Frusciante_Fan
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Hi folks , nice to see a recording forum that has an analog only section.
I am looking to buy a reel to reel to record my solo music I write at home.
Right now I am using a TASCAM porta-one cassette 4 track. It sounds really low-fi, But even with the hiss and all the flutter, it still sounds much more realistic than my old Echo gina card.
first question is "Is it tape width or track width that makes quality difference?"
I have been reading and it seems that the 1/4 inch machines are much lower in sound quality than the 1/2 inch machines. Is it that the heads have more room to write on the tape when it is wider? Most 1/2 inch machines I see have 8 tracks on them? isnt that just like having 2 1/4 inch machines in one??
I understand that 15 ips or higher is the "pro" standerd, but im just confused on the whole tape width thing.
Another question . .. I have been watching ebay and I have seen the TASCAM TSR 8 and the TASCAM 38 .. . . Is there a big quality differance between the two machines??? there both 1/2 inch and 15 ips , but the price differance is pretty large.
Thanks ,,, sorry for being such a newbie
I am looking to buy a reel to reel to record my solo music I write at home.
Right now I am using a TASCAM porta-one cassette 4 track. It sounds really low-fi, But even with the hiss and all the flutter, it still sounds much more realistic than my old Echo gina card.
first question is "Is it tape width or track width that makes quality difference?"
I have been reading and it seems that the 1/4 inch machines are much lower in sound quality than the 1/2 inch machines. Is it that the heads have more room to write on the tape when it is wider? Most 1/2 inch machines I see have 8 tracks on them? isnt that just like having 2 1/4 inch machines in one??
I understand that 15 ips or higher is the "pro" standerd, but im just confused on the whole tape width thing.
Another question . .. I have been watching ebay and I have seen the TASCAM TSR 8 and the TASCAM 38 .. . . Is there a big quality differance between the two machines??? there both 1/2 inch and 15 ips , but the price differance is pretty large.
Thanks ,,, sorry for being such a newbie