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Old 10-10-2019, 10:40 PM   #108
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Originally Posted by citizenkeith View Post
We have an old 3M 16-track 2" that can also run 8-track 1". That track width really does help... though the old 3M machines don't have counters and are a bit rickety by later analog standards, like classic 70s MCI decks.
The sound you get when printing those wide lines can be described as "chunky". Sort of like the difference between putting an SM57 on a floor tom vs putting an MD421 on one. Sound jumps out at you.

You could run the meters into the red pretty far on that deck too and get a creamy saturated compression effect. See how I brought it all back on topic?

BTW, one of the two guys who sang on the clip I posted of my old band has a 2" MCI in his studio but hasn't got it hooked up yet. I was at his place a few weeks ago and he also has an Ampex 2 track mastering machine and wants to have tape available along with Logic on his Mac.
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