>Can you tell me whether there is any degrading of the sound by
>squeezing in the other two tracks? IE. Frequency response/ signal to
>noise. etc.
I'm thinking that since they have track gap issue resolved, then, no,
this won't be too bad. I'd equate it to mixing 2 tracks on a 3-track
tape with recent tapes.
>Also, sorry for being Mr Stupid, but what's the point of the 6th
>track if you're only utilising 5?
With six you get five? :-)
With normal three tracks you get A, A+B, B, B+C, C---5 positions---so
you can say you get 5 different sounds, two being mixes/blends.
With six tracks you still have 5 positions, but you have more mixing
possibilities because each position has two separate sounds
underneath it, including positions A, B, and C. Let's say you did
this for your 6 tracks:
3 Violins / Flute / Boys / Mens / Angry Strings / Piano
These are now 1/16" tracks instead of 1/8". The tape head covers any
two of these at any time; you cannot play only a single sound (unless
you had 1/16" tape heads put in).
A = 3 Violins + Flute mix
A+B = Flute + Boys mix
B = Boys + Mens mix
B+C = Mens + Angry Strings mix (the mix for angry men everywhere)
C = Angry Strings + Piano mix
The idea is you're not limited in your mixing by 3 tracks - you can
now do five different mixes. Clever idea, actually, if you can come
up with 5 pairs of mixes that you like.
Gee, I wonder if you can get three tracks mixed...Heh, very doubtful. :-)
Hmmm...I wonder if you can more or less isolate one track (with some
crosstalk) from the adjacent two. Dunno, six-track tape owners would
have to let us know if you can more or less isolate the inner four
sounds or if the crosstalk from the adjacent tracks would be too much.
...kl...
M400 #805 - has trouble talking sometimes, cross or otherwise
M400 #1037 - has mixed parts