Yamaha used to run these great ads in the 80s featuring their MT44 4-track and cheap lil CS01 synthesizer.
They called it the “Producer Series.” Since I had a CS01 and an MT44, I decided to see what was possible to do with just these two machines. The MT44 is a regular-speed-deck, so fidelity is not great, but here’s what I whipped up in an hour. I did not use the dolby cos,,,, i hate dolby! There are 6 tracks (snare, bass, and bell line were bounced) and the only other piece of kit is a $25 behringer “Analog delay” pedal that’s fkkn awful. Enjoy!
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7 replies on “The circa 1983 Yamaha MT44 4-track and CS01 synth: examining advertising claims”
Sounds like a really good filmstrip. I’m ready to learn about the highway system.
Sounds great I reckon, did you do much post production on that? Suprisingly little hiss…
Hi -No, I did not. this is a two-mix straight from the MT44’s mixer into two channels of P/T. I used the EQ on the MT44 judiciously while tracking and bouncing to shelve off unnecessary hi-end. IMHO this is actually a pretty noisy four-track machine. My 90s tascam is nearly dead quiet.
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Im looking for a Yamaha MT44 Deck
(found a ton of my old demos from the 80’s!)
If you have one, please contact me at http://www.indebasementrecords.com
Jan 23, 2017
Hello Jimmy,
unfortunately my mails to you will be rejected by your mailsystem. If you are still interested in a MT44, please let me know.
Best regards
Christoph