Digital allows you to add tons of tracks and edit like a word processor. I always believed this was to be the ultimate recording solution. With the introduction of personal computers, home recording has moved into the digital age. When you are finished you can store the tape. I always find that when recording with a computer the volume levels are never high enough or at least way lower than I was used to. You see exactly how much tape you have left, there are no overhead files. You get an idea, can start recording in seconds, no no need wait for a machine to boot. Assuming we have simu-sync, there is NO latency. You just have to turn everything on, load the tape and we are ready to go. Let’s look at either a tape deck with a mixer or an integrated mixer recorder. Now before you go poo-poo using tape, look at the advantages. It was soon replaced by a model that could record all 8 tracks simultaneously.
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The Fostex A8 introduced 8 tracks on 1/4 tape but only 4 tracks could be recorded at one time. They released the Model 3 and Model 5 mixers. Next came all-in-one mixer-recorder units with 4 to 8 tracks on cassette and 12 tracks on VHS and so on.īefore long they released the 80-8, 8 tracks on 1/2 ” tape. Soon afterwards 8 track and later 16 track semi-pro recorders appeared on the market. Using the 15 IPS ( inches per second) tape speed, the quality was quite good with minimum tape noise. You had 4 separate synchronized tracks on inexpensive ¼ “reel to reel” tape. Teac changed all this around 1975 with the release of the A3340 and it accompanying mixer model 2. You could keep bouncing and build up many tracks but the noise build-up would be terrible. This was very tricky and results were hit and miss. If the machine had a separate record & playback head, the tracks were out of sync so you had to mix the prerecorded material with the new live material. You could tape bass, drums and rhythm guitar on one track, you then listened to the recording and added vocals & lead parts on the second track. Many had a feature named “sound on sound”. In the late ’50s and early sixties, home stereo reel to reel tape recorders hit the market. Unfortunately, it wasn’t available for everyone as the machines were expensive and custom-built. Les Paul, the guitar player, changed that forever. Way back when, if you wanted to record two or more instruments or vocal parts, you had to have two or more players.
Let’s begin with the history of the home studio and where it stands today. You can make an excellent recording at home all you need is the ears and the talent.
What do you need and where can you get it. We look at the history and where it is today. Home studio recording is now a respected tool. That all changed with the advent of home computers. In the beginning, an audio recording was limited to expensive studios using expensive equipment.
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