multitrack 4 track, 8 track cassette

what we offer

We can transfer 4 track and 8 track multitrack cassette to high resolution audio files so you can open and remix your old recordings in modern Digital Audio Workstations, (DAW’s) such as Ardour, Cubase, Logic or Pro-Tools, etc.

4 Track Cassette Tape

Many, many happy hours have been spent using 4 track cassette machines such as the Tascam 244 to record music over the years. These machines were robust but are now over 20 years old. Cassette tape can still sound good after a long time if stored correctly and transferred with serviced and calibrated tape machines. We use the Tascam 234 rack version of their multitrack for transfers with dbx noise reduction if necessary. This is robust and much easier to work on than the smaller cassette multitrack machines with their built in mixers.

8 Track Cassette Tape

The Tascam 238 was a multitrack track machine that managed to squeeze 8 tracks from the 3.81mm (0.15 inch) compact cassette tape width. Quality was pretty good due to the fast recording speed of 3.75 inches pre second (ips) or 9.5 cm/s which is twice the normal cassette deck speed. The 238 had DBX and the 238S had Dolby S noise reduction that helped to improve the signal to noise ratio. In addition to the mechanical problems of wear that affect the tape transport the direct drive capstan motor circuit board can start to fail causing the tape speed to increase wildly. While these can sometimes be repaired by replacing the capacitors we replaced the whole board and motor, apparently the last one available from Teac UK!