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Like
the two track
version, the
four track machine
possesses
two
channels.
Here, however
the tape is divided
into four
tracks.
The
already
mentioned
interchanging of the
reels
permits
double
uti-
lization of
the tape
in
aII
operating
modes.
As usual stereo is recorded on
reels, the other two
tracks may
two tracks. After
interchanging
the
also
be used for stereo
recording.
Corresponding
to
the international
standards, monaural
recordings
on
four track
recorders
are
done
flrst on track I using channel
I.
Then
the reels are
reversed
and
track
2
is recorded,
stili
using
channel I.
Interchange
the reels agaln
and
record
track
3 and
4
using
channel II.
As
in the two track
recorder, monaural
recordings may
also
be
made by alternately using
both
channels
in the same tape
traveJ.
direction.
Thefourtrackrecorderspossesstheadvantage,as'againstthetwotrackrecorders,ofamoreeconomj.caluseoftapes.
More-
over,
prerecorded
tapes
may be
played,
On the
other
hand, some
reduction in the tonal
quality
must be accepted, due
to the narrower
track widths of the four
tracks
as opposed to the
two
track
models, This applies, of
course, to all
makes of taperecorders,
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