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Oliver | 21:42 Sat 01st Feb 2003 | Technology
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Is cassette tape classed as 2-track tape, because it is stereo, or am I totally confused. I often hear about 2-track, 4-track tape etc. What are they? Is it that the heads have 2 tracks on or whatever? Help!!!
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I'm not sure in connection you are asking this. Multi tracked tape was used for professional recording - 8, 16 etc so each track could record a different instrument, singer etc.

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Domestic cassette tapes actually use four tracks, one for left speaker, one for right on each side of the cassette. IE the machine has two read/write heads, turn the tape over in the other direction and the head are now in different positions on the tape.

As Pinotage says the term 'tracks' refers to the number of data channels on the tape - there are 4 on cassette tapes, two played in either direction. There are 4 track cassette recorders which use all 4 at once to allow home recording.

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