19th April 2006
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#1 | | Gear maniac
Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Pittsburgh,PA
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Thread Starter  | Tape to PT Transfer?
I have an unmixed project that was recorded on a 1/2"-16 track machine that I would like to mix in PTLE. Any suggestions?
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#2 | | Lives for gear
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are you sure it's a 1/4" 16 track?
I'd say take it to a studio with an HD rig, do the transfer, and open the session file on your LE rig.
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#3 | | Gear Guru
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Even in the days when formats ran wild, I never saw a 1/4" 16 track, or even an advertisment for one. I wouldn't be totally surprised to learn that some company somewhere actually made such a deck, but good luck finding one now.
still, l with 17,000 Slutz, you've got your best shot.
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#4 | | Gear maniac
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That is probably 1/2" 16track...  | |
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#5 | | Lives for gear
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got a ruler?
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#6 | | Gear maniac
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Thanks for pointing out my typo! 
1/2" should be easier.
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#7 | | Lives for gear
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Maybe he edited his post.... but it looks to me like it says 1/2" in the original post 
What's the budget/situation/end goal of project and what gear do you have? It doesn't sound like you have the machine to go with your 1/2" tape, so i'm assuming you'll need to take it somewhere anyway?
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#8 | | Gear maniac
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So I need a facility that has a 1/2"machine that can convert the tracks. Also, the tape might need "baked" so to speak. I'm not sure of the optimal levels for this task either.
I would like to find someone experienced and possibly local.
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#9 | | Gear maniac
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Originally Posted by nathanvacha Maybe he edited his post.... but it looks to me like it says 1/2" in the original post
What's the budget/situation/end goal of project and what gear do you have? It doesn't sound like you have the machine to go with your 1/2" tape, so i'm assuming you'll need to take it somewhere anyway? | It's a personal project that I played on. I basically want to edit, mix and take it from there. As far as a budget goes, it's all out of pocket. I'm running PTLE 6.4 on a mac.
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#10 | | Gear nut
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New here so bare with me....
I'm not local, but if it was recorded on a Tascam, I may be able to help.
Jack
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#11 | | Gear maniac
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Originally Posted by overbias New here so bare with me....
I'm not local, but if it was recorded on a Tascam, I may be able to help.
Jack | I'm not sure if it was a Tascam. I'll check the reel boxes for notes. I know I have track sheets in there, so maybe it will say.
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#12 | | Gear Guru
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Originally Posted by groove guru I'm not sure if it was a Tascam. I'll check the reel boxes for notes. I know I have track sheets in there, so maybe it will say. |
It has to be either a Tascam MSR 16 or a Fostex E16.
You can play the same tape on either machine.
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#13 | | Harmless Wacko
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Originally Posted by thethrillfactor It has to be either a Tascam MSR 16 or a Fostex E16.
You can play the same tape on either machine. | Or the newer Fostex G16S.
In which case yer screwed without the proper Noise reduction(Dolby S). As far as I can remember... it's been 15 years.
Best of luck with it,
SM.
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#14 | | Gear Guru
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Originally Posted by slipperman Or the newer Fostex G16S.
In which case yer screwed without the proper Noise reduction(Dolby S). As far as I can remember... it's been 15 years.
Best of luck with it,
SM. |
I don't know Slip it would just sound brighter. 
That means less EQ on the top end.
Now if it was with the Tascam and they used DBX than without it you will be even happier.  | |
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#15 | | Gear maniac
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Well I think it was a Fostex.
The box says 15ips, dbx in, tails out.
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#16 | | Gear Guru
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Originally Posted by groove guru Well I think it was a Fostex.
The box says 15ips, dbx in, tails out. |
The Tascams had DBX.
The Fostex machines had Dolby.
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#17 | | Gear maniac
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Oh, now I think it was a Tascam.
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#18 | | Lives for gear
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These are the cat's fanny for tape baking.
You have to mod it ( cut the bottom from the food basket) to accept bigger reels.
If you to a lot of tape archiving, this is the bomb.
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