[ProAudio] Removing Crosstalk Was: stereo perception through headphones

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering proaudio at baileyzone.net
Sun Feb 2 12:59:07 EST 2020


Hi Scott,

I used to refer to the MCI multi-tracks as "The works in a drawer." 
(Obviously, I "borrowed" that phrase). Since JW's facilities had MCI 
machines, perhaps that's where he got the idea.

Corey

Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
www.baileyzone.net

On 2/2/2020 10:38 AM, Scott Phillips wrote:
> MCI had this system in its 24 track machines also to reduce cross talk 
> between adjacent channels of the heads. I can't say how effective it 
> was, I never tried defeating it, it was pretty much hard wired in. It 
> did allow for bouncing between adjacent tracks if you didn't get too 
> carried away with record levels, or at least least they claimed it did.
>
> Scott
>
> On Sun, Feb 2, 2020, 12:06 PM Corey Bailey Audio Engineering via 
> ProAudio <proaudio at bach.pgm.com <mailto:proaudio at bach.pgm.com>> wrote:
>
>     Somewhat off topic but:
>
>     Some years ago, a colleague of mine (John Windt of Windt Audio)
>     came up with a method of reducing the crosstalk on a 24 track
>     recorder. It involved injecting a small amount of signal from the
>     adjacent channels into the signal & phase cancelling some of the
>     crosstalk. It actually helped somewhat but it made aligning a
>     multitrack machine a real PITA so, the idea was abandoned. I
>     remember trying to think of another use for those daughter boards.
>
>     Cheers,
>
>     Corey
>
>     Corey Bailey Audio Engineering
>     www.baileyzone.net  <http://www.baileyzone.net>
>
>     On 1/30/2020 6:44 PM, Edward Gosfield III via ProAudio wrote:
>>     But he also designed a stereo processing system which he intends
>>     to "remove crosstalk" through a set of methods including a
>>     'universal filter', but culminating in individualized
>>     in-ear-canal measurements and a software package.
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