The ones I bought are the Analog Productions Ultra Tape 1/4 inch 15 ips.
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chauncey, I understand it is a 1/4" wide tape. the question is, how many tracks are recorded on the tape: 2 or 4? here's a listing:
says 1/4" tape, does not specify 2 track forward or 4 track auto reverse, like a standard 4 track stereo tape, i.e. the pre-recorded ones I buy at 7-1/2" ips. on 7" reels. no info, I presume 4 track stereo, auto reverse. |
IF discogs is correct, then you need a deck with 2 track heads. I would verify with Acoustic Sounds directly. That is the professional/better sound setup. I just cannot imagine not saying so in the tape’s description. ...................................................... There may be a deck with selectable heads, someone like Mike might know. That would be ideally flexible. perhaps a deck can be switched from using a 2 track head (wider tracks) and another separate 4 track head, presumable two forward, two backwards, which is why you want auto-reverse. That’s probably a pipe dream, perhaps make room now to fit two decks if you ever get into pre-recorded 4 track tapes. That machine would need a 7-1/2 IPS option.
.................................................. I had a 2 track deck, (play only) with selectable optional heads. Original 2 track stereo tapes 1956, came in two recording methods, requiring different heads. ’in-line’ tapes: the left and right signals were aligned horizontally/vertically, (’in-line’. quickly became the standard). left signal directly above the right signal, allowing a single 2 track stereo head, record/play one direction only. ’staggered’ tapes the l/r signals were recorded staggered 3/4" apart horizontally/vertically. i.e. they did not align vertically. ..................................... thus the l and r heads had to be either ’in-line’ (single head, two stripes) or ’staggered’ 3/4" apart.(two staggared heads, one l signal; other, 3/4" away r signal. My deck had an inline 2 track stereo head, and a separate single track head 3/4" further along. record staggared, play staggered. switch would select either both track’s of the stereo head for in-line; or switch to 1 track from the 2 track head, other track from the separate head 3/4" further along to play staggered heads.
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