The record head in a studio machine will have the ability to replay as well - this is called the sync output. A simple explanation is attached in the link
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/ho...ultitrack/3484
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The record head in a studio machine will have the ability to replay as well - this is called the sync output. A simple explanation is attached in the link
http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/ho...ultitrack/3484
R2R: Studer A820 1/2 inch 2 track; Otari MTR-12 1/4 inch 2 track; Sony APR 5003; Sony APR 5002; Studer A807/II. Vinyl: Platine Verdier Allaerts MC1B/Schroeder Reference & Model 2 Decca C4E/Hadcock 228 TRON Seven Reference phono. Keith Monks MkII RCM Other analogue source: Nakamichi Dragon with ANT4066 mods. Amplification: TRON Meteor preamp TRON Voyager 20B SET power. Speakers: Avantgarde Duo. Digital: computing at last with Prism Sound Lyra 2 A2D converter
Say you flicked the switch and heard nothing. or heard horrible distortion? Then you could stop the recording, fix the problem and start again. Without monitoring you would not know there was an issue until you had finished the recording and decided to play it back. Time wasted.
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
You can check the tape is not saturating and distorting, the heads are not magnetised and the tape is running smoothly.
Yes you're right - if you are recording a live performance and there are problems there is nothing you can do about it, apart from correcting the fault and re-recording, which being live is not possible. But for making back-up copies of say LPs, CDs or other tapes, you can re-record if the first attempt throws up problems.
Barry
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I'm Allen.
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I'm Allen.
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I'm Allen.
Let me elaborate
Yes I understand 2 track / 4 track / 8 track recording etc
And I understand that you can hear whats about to be recorded in the monitor position but a nano second later its on the record head
You can't listen to a band play a track all the way through then say " Yes OK men that was good , Can we record it now as I was listening while monitoring " If they then did that track again and did a straight recording a bum note or bad vocal could occur
rendering that take useless
Or have I missed something
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The faults you hear when monitoring will be in the recording, not necessarily in what is being recorded. So any faults in the performance by the players, such as bum notes, instruments out of tune etc. would still be recorded, even if the recording process was perfect.
Monitoring is there just to assess the quality of the recording process.
Barry