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"EricK" <eric@Raw-Tracks.com> wrote in message
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> John Washburn wrote:
> > Putting it on the tail is probably better. I learned this the hard way
when
> > I let the intern do the alignment on the multitrack for a mix session.
For
> > some reason he decided to do record alignment as well, and apparently
didn't
> > notice the 15 or 20 seconds of leader between the pad and the first song
> > while recording the bias tone.
>
> Another good reason for putting it at the tail is you don't need to
> rewind all the way to the beginning of the reel to do the alignment. If
> it's at the tail, you just need to thread the tape and rewind into the
> tape about 3-5 minutes, rather than the full 16. Seems trivial, but if
> you have a dozen other things you need to get done before a session
> starts, the last thing you want to do is sit and wait for tape to rewind.
Also, if there happens to be a genius take towards the end of the reel that
goes long, it's not the end of the world if it records over the tones--it's
lot better than running out of tape would be, anyway.
-jw
"EricK" <eric@Raw-Tracks.com> wrote in message
news:31jvpsF3d6jc7U1@individual.net...
> John Washburn wrote:
> > Putting it on the tail is probably better. I learned this the hard way
when
> > I let the intern do the alignment on the multitrack for a mix session.
For
> > some reason he decided to do record alignment as well, and apparently
didn't
> > notice the 15 or 20 seconds of leader between the pad and the first song
> > while recording the bias tone.
>
> Another good reason for putting it at the tail is you don't need to
> rewind all the way to the beginning of the reel to do the alignment. If
> it's at the tail, you just need to thread the tape and rewind into the
> tape about 3-5 minutes, rather than the full 16. Seems trivial, but if
> you have a dozen other things you need to get done before a session
> starts, the last thing you want to do is sit and wait for tape to rewind.
Also, if there happens to be a genius take towards the end of the reel that
goes long, it's not the end of the world if it records over the tones--it's
lot better than running out of tape would be, anyway.
-jw