Recording Handbook - Hol.gr

two guitars each get a track of their own.
(2) Does the 4-track machine run at double speed?
This is probably almost mandatory in a quality 4-track these days.
However, if you want to play normal cassettes in it, or record for
replay in a normal deck, then you need the ability to run at normal
speed. Note: it is *not* normal procedure to record a tape on a 4-track
for replaying in a normal cassette deck, since the 3rd and 4th tracks will
come out backwards. You must mix down to an external machine instead.
(3) Does the 4-track machine have appropriate noise reduction?
If at any time you want to record onto a cassette to be played back on
a normal deck, you need to consider that normal decks will not have
DBX, only Dolby, so you either use no noise reduction, or Dolby.
See also Q1.1.3.
(4) Is noise reduction controllable per track while recording?
If you are using MIDI and tape sync you need to ensure that you can
record sync with no noise reduction on one track (usually 4) and get
it back out without hearing it in the mix. Usually track 4 can have
the noise reduction switched on or off separately.
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