FourTrack
Trdck 3
Track 2
stereo Channel I -----------J 1I TauueqS oaletrs
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'Iräck J Channel II {-IlauuprlSzlcelJ
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Like the two track version, the four track machine possesses two
channels. Here, however the tape is divided into four tracks. The
already mentioned interchanging of the reels permits double uti-
lization of the tape in aII operating modes.
As usual stereo is recorded on
reels, the other two tracks maytwo tracks. After interchanging the
also be used for stereo recording.
Corresponding to the international standards, monaural recordings
on four track recorders are done flrst on track I using channel I.
Then the reels are reversed and track 2 is recorded, stili using
channel I. Interchange the reels agaln and record track 3 and 4
using channel II.
As in the two track recorder, monaural recordings may also be
made by alternately using both channels in the same tape traveJ.
direction.
Thefourtrackrecorderspossesstheadvantage,as'againstthetwotrackrecorders,ofamoreeconomj.caluseoftapes. More-
over, prerecorded tapes may be played,
On the other hand, some reduction in the tonal quality must be accepted, due to the narrower track widths of the four tracks
as opposed to the two track models, This applies, of course, to all makes of taperecorders,
