I'd much rather have 8 good tracks than 16 noisy tracks. I'm very tempted to sell it for a 38, or maybe a 48 or a 58. THey're evenly worn, but it's a bit flat. Is Dolby C Noise Reduction supposed to WORK, or not? On top of the noisy electronics, there's TONS of tape hiss. It's not bad, but multiply it by 16, it's pretty annoying.Īlso, my tracks sound like raw tape (maybe worse). I'm 150% positive that the tape out circuits are all noisy. When listening to the tape-outs on my mixer, at modest, unity levels, and turning the tape machine on, an incriminating hiss protrudes through my monitors. What's bugging the crap outta me is that the electronics are noisy. I really don't care about the above limitations. For those of you curious bout its features, here's the jist:ĭolby C NR (whether you like it or not, can't be turned off)Ģ head design (making calibration of rec levels and bias nearly impossible) It's a Fostex B-16D, 16 track 1/2" tape machine. Ok, maybe I got what I paid for this time.
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