Success with a 4 tracker!

[cjacek]

I gotcha.

Except that 1 mil tape is thinner, therefore there is more tape on the spool, therefore more recording time. With 1 mil tape like 407, a 10-inch reel at 15 ips gives you 48 minutes. (half that on 7-inch reels of 407)

4-track decks like the A-3340S tend to perform more reliable with 1 mil tape, as opposed to 1.5 mil tape. I remember having speed issues with that deck when I used 456 on it. After a few hours, it recorded a bit too slowly. It was probably just due to age, but I was in no mood to refurbish the thing -- just use 1mil tape and make the deck happy, and live w/ it.

That was my logic behind the 7 inch reels. (plus, value.............cmon now)

Plus don't forget easier (and nicer) tape saturation effect with the 1 mil 407 then say a 456.

~Daniel

 

[jpmorris]

Sometimes, one must make judgements based on functionality and budget, as opposed to looks.

Pay my phone bill.................or have 10" spools?

Let those MP3's do the arguing.

I'm a little cautious about the thinner tape from a print-through perspective.
Lately I've been saving on 1/4" by not using any until I want to do a permanent mixdown and just using Audacity or Goldwave for test/listening versions. The 1/2" stuff is a far greater expense.

 

[Muckelroy]

Plus don't forget easier (and nicer) tape saturation effect with the 1 mil 407 then say a 456.

~Daniel

I would wager that the drum track would never have sounded that nice if it weren't for the 407 tape.

Aside from the signal-to-noise ratio, and the slightly increased printthrough, 407 is PERFECT for this type of music.

-callie-

 

[cjacek]

I would wager that the drum track would never have sounded that nice if it weren't for the 407 tape.

Aside from the signal-to-noise ratio, and the slightly increased printthrough, 407 is PERFECT for this type of music.

-callie-

Yeah, that's what I'm saying too.

~Daniel