Hi.

Have you tried to use the Vegas' built-in time-compression
function in one of the two pairs?

You can use the first and last Kick of the song, for
example, to help you as a guide.

Other simple way to go is just split the event containing
the faster pair of tracks say, every 10 seconds, and
manually adjust them.

Have luck.


Brett Crockett wrote:
>>James,
>>Unfortunately what you're experiencing is the fact that
the
>>2-track cassette will not play back each side at EXACTLY
>>the same speed which is causing your sync problems. I
>>think your only easy solution is to rent or buy a multi-
>>track tape machine.
>>Brett
>>
>>James Harrison wrote:
>>>>Okay, here is what I am attempting to do:
>>>>
>>>>transfer old 4track master tapes to digital using a
>>>>standard tape deck and vegas audio.
>>>>
>>>>Here is how I am doing it:
>>>>
>>>>since the 4track tapes where recorded using 2x tape
>>speed,
>>>>I armed my tape deck as if it were doing a high speed
>>copy
>>>>(2x) and recorded to vegas side one of the demo
>>>>
>>>>Then I flipped the tape over and recorded the other two
>>>>tracks to vegas, of course they were playing backwards.
>>>>
>>>>Then I opened up the last two tracks in sound forge and
>>>>reversed them so they would be playing forward again.
>>>>
>>>>Problem:
>>>>
>>>>When I sync up tracks 3-4 with tracks 1-2 of the
original
>>>>tape, tracks 3-4 eventually loose sync with tracks 1-
2.
>>>>(Note: tracks 1-2 were recorded to vegas as a stereo
pair
>>>>in one track. the same with 3-4)
>>>>
>>>>When I sync them they start out together but then loose
>>>>sync within about 15 seconds and continue to get
farther
>>>>and farther apart. I think this has something to do
with
>>>>the physical tape medium (i.e. the take up wheel on the
>>>>cassette being larger and getting larger and the tape
>>>>progresses)
>>>>
>>>>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!!!
>>>>
>>>>P.S. I would hate to have to purchase an old 4track
>>analog
>>>>unit just to restore these 4track masters!!! AHHHHHHH!
>>>>-James Harrison

James Harrison wrote:
>>Okay, here is what I am attempting to do:
>>
>>transfer old 4track master tapes to digital using a
>>standard tape deck and vegas audio.
>>
>>Here is how I am doing it:
>>
>>since the 4track tapes where recorded using 2x tape
speed,
>>I armed my tape deck as if it were doing a high speed
copy
>>(2x) and recorded to vegas side one of the demo
>>
>>Then I flipped the tape over and recorded the other two
>>tracks to vegas, of course they were playing backwards.
>>
>>Then I opened up the last two tracks in sound forge and
>>reversed them so they would be playing forward again.
>>
>>Problem:
>>
>>When I sync up tracks 3-4 with tracks 1-2 of the original
>>tape, tracks 3-4 eventually loose sync with tracks 1-2.
>>(Note: tracks 1-2 were recorded to vegas as a stereo pair
>>in one track. the same with 3-4)
>>
>>When I sync them they start out together but then loose
>>sync within about 15 seconds and continue to get farther
>>and farther apart. I think this has something to do with
>>the physical tape medium (i.e. the take up wheel on the
>>cassette being larger and getting larger and the tape
>>progresses)
>>
>>Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks!!!
>>
>>P.S. I would hate to have to purchase an old 4track
analog
>>unit just to restore these 4track masters!!! AHHHHHHH!
>>-James Harrison