[Vintage-Audio] Tascam Porta Ministudio 07?

[Sheldon Daitch]

Chuck,

I didn't see your post when I wrote mine.

Sheldon

Chuck Ochs wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roy Morgan" <goodguy3@amdiac.net>
>
> >
> >
> > ... a 4 channel high speed (3.75 IPS) DBX cassette recorder.  I'm
> > >particularly interested in the "Sync" function as I'm not sure how that
> was
> > >implemented in a cassette unit.
>
> Roy-
> The function that you refer to is called "Symul-Sync".
> This is not the same thing as the camera / sound "sync" so elloquently
> described by another poster.
> This function applies to all "Multi-Track" recorders. Regardless of tape
> format, or number of tracks,  they all work the same way.
> In a four channel type unit, such as the porta-studio and it's many clones,
> the tape "real estate" is divided into four separate highways, or "tracks".
> Each track is written by a head segment. The segments are stacked
> vertically, one directly above the other.
> The switching circuitry in the electronics allows for assignment of each
> head segment to be either a record, or playback head, at the whim of the
> operator.
> If you record your Autohart on channel one and decide to play your bass over
> it the next day, you merely assign challel one to play back, and channel 3
> to record.
> You are now "simultaniously" in recording and playback mode at the same
> time.
> The fact that the two tracks in question are physically at the same point in
> time, as far as the moving tape is concerned, insures that the two resultant
> tracks are "synched"  and sound as if they were originally recorded
> together.
> Hope this helps.
> Chuck O
>
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