Tape saturation vs third party options

[dr4kan]

@Jarno

@dr4kan

No, relative distorsion is even smaller:

But you are talking about taking measurements of the same signal having independent errors. Does your math still work, if you’ll have 2 different signals and the same error? I don’t believe so, but please educate me, if I’m mistaken.

Yes it is also valid in that case (at least until you can assume the two signals uncorrelated, for example you did not just duplicate the track…).

@Jarno

But your math indeed shows, why having wider track on analog tape is better:

• 2x wider track equals 2 tracks of same signal.
• 2 tracks have independent tape hiss (error).
  => smaller error (less tape hiss)

Exactly.