Mixing down with a a two deck tape recorder

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Could anyone tell me if it's possible to mix down using a two deck tape deck??
I was thinkin i could record normally on the recording deck, then mix down by going from the output of the tape deck to the mixer, then back into the input of the same tape deck.
It'd really help me out.
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Your question is not very clear and why would you want to do that anyway?
 
Yo Timmy of temerity:

I have a TWO DECK TAPE DECK, a Sony ES model.

Very good box.

It will record on both decks. If that is what you what to do, you could make two tapes at once.

Some dual tape decks DO NOT RECORD ON BOTH DECKS. They record only on the "A" or "B" deck, depending on who wrote the instructions.

Also, you might try to make your question a bit more succinct.

Green Hornet
 
Timmy,

I would invest in a decent 4,8,16, track analouge recorder or purchase a computer and have a DAW. Tape decks are not made for mixdowns!!!!!


Carter
 
If you are referring to a multi trak recording,then combining particular tracks to a group bus,then do a 2-track mixdown to a tape deck,yes it can be done
However there are certain draw-backs. Not knowing or understanding your question,or the kind of recording gear you are recording with (pc,adat,daw,stand-alone multitracker) there will be a high signal to noise ratio if you are going from digital to analog cassette especially
annoying "hiss"(unless you are using some kind of hi-pass filter;even Dolby B&C does not fully remedy this problem). What kind of recording gear are you using or
what format are your recorded tracks produced on?
 
As I understand it, the question is if you can record something in stereo on tape of a dual tape deck, and then play that back through a mixer, and mix in somethineg else, and record that to the second tape in the dual tape deck.

If you have seprate ins and outs for each tape in the tape deck, then yes, you can. In that case it is kinda like using two separate tape decks (although you would get lett flutter, actually). I have never seen such a product, though. Most dual tape decks I have seen are as a part of integrated systems and you can only play one tape and record the other when copying tapes.
 
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