Generic White Boy said:
8 Tracks would be dope for sampling because of the fact that, since many people thought it would be "the future of music" they recorded albums straight to 8 track and never put it on vinyl. And as for your theory of "digatally remastered", they do all they can to make a record as clean as possible, which I hate clean records.
Actually 8 track tape was not intended to be a primary media for future recordings. The 8 track was originally produced and marketed in conjunction with automakers at that time to increase car sales. Therefore most 8 track recordings were mainly pop records of that time and are readily availible in other types of media.
You should also be aware that YOU CAN NOT FAST FORWARD OR REWIND A 8 TRACK TAPE. You must let it play trough in a loop at regular speed if you want to get BACK to a certain point in a song. This can pose an obvious problem when auditioning parts for loops and chops to sample.
Sure and 8 track might be nice to have on the side, but for someone in your situation you should be concerned with builing as large as a sample library as possible.
As for clean recordings, digitally remastering a track does much more than "take the dirt out". It opens up the sound and dymaics of the recordins enabling your to hear parts and insturments that you couldn't before. This will give you an advantage in your sampling optijons as well as train your ear.
You can alwalys dirty down your sound in the post recording stages.
Not trying to imply one way is better than the next, just wanted to propose both sides of the coin so you won't be limiting yourself.
Peace,
Brav'
