I've got a Revox A77. I have not had it very long nor have I used it extensively. I was reading the manual which came with it and noticed a discussion on "Track Positions." Under this section there is a sub-section called "Stereo Half Track" which states the following: "When recording stereophonic signals two tracks are always used simultaneously. The left-hand channel is recorded on track 1 (upper) and the right-hand channel on track 2 (lower). In the case of half track recording, the entire tape is recorded in one go.
The section refers to half track machines and quarter track machines. Is this Revox either one or the other?
Or can it act as both?
I have a feeling that if there are four rectangles on the surface of the record and play-back heads, it's a quarter track machine, right?
I would like to record in "Stereo Half Track" mode, using the entire width of the tape in one direction. Can I do this on this machine?