Owen Smith
1K Club - QQ Shooting Star
I have a few of the King Biscuit original 2 track stereo reels with matrix SQ encoding. I was always curious about the fact that they are 2 track stereo vs the more common 4 track stereo (not to be confused with 4 channel quad reels.) My assumption is that few folks out there have original 2 track stereo reel to reel decks. So, can a 2 track SQ matrix reel (or QS matrix reel for that matter) be played back properly on a 4 track stereo reel to reel?
2 channel across the entire 1/4 inch tape is a professional mastering format. It wouldn't surprise me if this were a 15 inches per second tape, I believe that was the preferred professional mastering speed.