The recording capability of the studio 8 is not limited to 8 tracks. "ping- ponging"/"collapsing"/"bouncing" allows you to combine up to 7 tracks onto the remaining blank track. You may even record additional new material while bouncing tracks. (for example, material recorded on tracks 1 through 4 c...
The above pages were scanned from the 388 studio-8's operation/maintenance manual. My 388 still works fine (as far as i can tell). I have an alexis "quadraverb" as my effects generator and use a compressor in line with microphones. I also use 2 "aural exciters" to make any input tape material more "...