Multitrack Recording: c.1969 - 1995

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Music Tech || MT CA1 - Introduction to Music Technology and the Music Business

Last updated 11:20 AM on 4/19/25
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When did tape machines have 16-24 tracks available?

During the end of the 1960s.

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What does obsolete mean?

No longer produced or used; out of date.

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overdubbing v.s live recording

Now commonplace rather than live recording at once.

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What were the difference in the tape used in 16-24 track machines compared to 4-8 track machines?

They used 2 inch tape rather than ¼ inch tape, which dramatically improved the quality of the recording.

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multiple microphones

Every instrument could have a close mic, including each part of a drum kit.

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What did the increase in tracks mean?

No need for reduction mixing.

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stereo recording

  • Modern conventional panning of instruments.

  • LEFT - cymbals, guitars, backing vocals.

  • RIGHT - cymbals, guitars, backing vocals.

  • CENTER - bass, kick drum, lead vocals.

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What happened to the artefacts caused by tape machines now?

Unwanted sounds caused by the tape machine are only intentional now. Much better quality tape.

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What did 16-24 track machines introduce for musicians?

More experimentation - could write new music whilst recording.