OK, now that we've moved on from disc based playback for the most part. And everyone else has just about converted everything good that there is to do. I figured I'd try my hand at doing a few tracks in quad 8-track tape anyway
Here is my issue, I don't have a quad playback deck that sounds as great as my stereo 8-Track player. I just did a Pink Floyd transfer of the Pigs on the Wing 8-track version with Snowy White guitar solo. I was struck by how smooth and low hiss my transfer came out. It blows away the other transfers out there on youtube no doubt. I just got perfect speed and very low wow / flutter which surprised me.
So.., this is what I am going to try. Since the deck seems to be exceptionally stable speed wise, I am going to capture to 24/96kHz the front channels in one sweep, and then another pass grab rear channels for a sync-up after capture. The speed should stay stable and I should be able to get them in-sync I would think, as least for a single song or two, no? decks don't play one set of channels at one speed and then another set at a different speed, it's either all wrong or all right or all something in-between..
Has anyone here ever done this method before? I'm going to do the syncing up in Sony Vegas. I want to do the BTO II album tracks "Takin' Care of Business" and "Let it Ride" for starters.
I like this deck, and think it has the nicest sound I've ever heard from 8-track carts. It's a Craig 3302 player / recorder. Heavy as a ton of bricks, and that might be a reason speed is rock solid on it.
https://www.ebay.com/p/2136252317
Here is my issue, I don't have a quad playback deck that sounds as great as my stereo 8-Track player. I just did a Pink Floyd transfer of the Pigs on the Wing 8-track version with Snowy White guitar solo. I was struck by how smooth and low hiss my transfer came out. It blows away the other transfers out there on youtube no doubt. I just got perfect speed and very low wow / flutter which surprised me.
So.., this is what I am going to try. Since the deck seems to be exceptionally stable speed wise, I am going to capture to 24/96kHz the front channels in one sweep, and then another pass grab rear channels for a sync-up after capture. The speed should stay stable and I should be able to get them in-sync I would think, as least for a single song or two, no? decks don't play one set of channels at one speed and then another set at a different speed, it's either all wrong or all right or all something in-between..
Has anyone here ever done this method before? I'm going to do the syncing up in Sony Vegas. I want to do the BTO II album tracks "Takin' Care of Business" and "Let it Ride" for starters.
I like this deck, and think it has the nicest sound I've ever heard from 8-track carts. It's a Craig 3302 player / recorder. Heavy as a ton of bricks, and that might be a reason speed is rock solid on it.
https://www.ebay.com/p/2136252317
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