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Originally Posted by citizenkeith
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.
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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.