Track Count of TEAC 1230
Track Count of TEAC 1230
I'm going to look at one of these this weekend. It's apparently a 2 channel 4-track machine, but looking at a photo (L/R RCA line ins are on the back), I can't envision how I would use it as a 4-track. Seems like a 2-track machine to me.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
The A-1230 is a consumer quality 2 channel quarter track machine. Channels 1 and 3 play a stereophonic program on the first pass of the tape, from supply reel to take-up reel. Turn the tape over and play it back from the take-up reel onto the supply reel, and tracks 4 and 2 play. You will not get four synchronous tracks out of this unit.
This genre of Teac machines were incredibly solidly built.
Best to you.
Byll
This genre of Teac machines were incredibly solidly built.
Best to you.
Byll
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The best use I've found for these kind of decks in a recording setup is for tape echo.
... outside of the studio, they are quite useful for recording demos, rehearsals, etc ... or buying lots of old tapes people recorded in the '60s-'70s at thrift store, eBay, etc. or making really long mix tapes from your vinyl (the original iPod)
you could mix to it but it won't likely improve upon what you're currently using.
you can't do multi-track recording with it (no sync)
that said, if you had two of 'em you could make some cool '70s outsider basement recordings bouncing from one machine to another.
there's a really good sounding '60s pysch record where these kids recorded the whole thing in a similar manner. made me really think about what you can do with the right attitude. These 3 guys would play 3 instruments together, record them on one track (through a shure mic mixer w/ built in reverb), then bounce that track to another while playing 3 more instruments live, then repeat one more time for the final 'mix'.
... outside of the studio, they are quite useful for recording demos, rehearsals, etc ... or buying lots of old tapes people recorded in the '60s-'70s at thrift store, eBay, etc. or making really long mix tapes from your vinyl (the original iPod)
you could mix to it but it won't likely improve upon what you're currently using.
you can't do multi-track recording with it (no sync)
that said, if you had two of 'em you could make some cool '70s outsider basement recordings bouncing from one machine to another.
there's a really good sounding '60s pysch record where these kids recorded the whole thing in a similar manner. made me really think about what you can do with the right attitude. These 3 guys would play 3 instruments together, record them on one track (through a shure mic mixer w/ built in reverb), then bounce that track to another while playing 3 more instruments live, then repeat one more time for the final 'mix'.
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