sync problems WTF?!?

[Wavlingth]

I just dumped some old 8 track recordings from my tascam 488 through my firepod into my ibook.

I had to do it one track at a time since I don't have enough cables to do it otherwise.

I recorded a quick guitar note at the beginning of each track so that I could sync them up. After I got them onto the computer, I put the files into Peak and precicely cut them at the beginning of each "sync" tone.

Now when I put them into logic they start out in sync and slowly start to go out. What could be causing this?

I figured if I recorded the same tone on every track at the same time I could easily sync everything up. Is it possible that each time I dumped a track it somehow played at a slightly different speed?

Ahhh- the joys of cassettes.

Thanks

 

[Farview]

A cassette 4 track deck will not play at precisely the same speed every time (or even for any length of time) You need to dump it all at once, there is no other way.

 

[Wavlingth]

thanks man.

bummer.