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| Thread ID: 53319 | 2005-01-14 04:34:00 | audio recording | moldboy (4870) | PC World Chat |
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| 313835 | 2005-01-14 04:34:00 | Okay there are three main heads in a recording device like a tape deck. I know there is a fourth one that deals with time code, does anybody know where I could find information about this fourth device head? |
moldboy (4870) | ||
| 313836 | 2005-01-14 10:23:00 | The three heads in a standard analogue audio recorder are record, playback/monitoring and erase. There is no fourth head because normal audio recorders don't need time coding. If you were using a digital audio recorder in the DAT format it might have four recording heads because the physical recording technology is similar to the video recorder, with four heads on a rotating drum. There would probably be a fifth (control) head for synchronising, indexing, time stamping etc as in video recorders. It would be helpful if you explained the background to your query a little better, for example whether you are talking about analogue or digital recording and why you have an interest in a fourth head. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 313837 | 2005-01-14 14:32:00 | I had an intrest, because I had heard something. I had takes apart a audio recorder/stereo and was just wondering how the various devices varied | moldboy (4870) | ||
| 313838 | 2005-01-14 20:31:00 | OK, I understand the picture now. You are very unlikely to find a fourth head in any analogue audio recorder. You might find one in very specialised professional equipment, but I doubt that too because DAT superseded analogue recording many years ago. If you found one, the equipment would be quite old. You could take a look in Google, but I don't rate your chances. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
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