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OK, but can you address then individually? ie. insert edit A1 while listening to A2, A3, A4? Or can you put different audio on each track, such as: Music stereo on tracks 1 and 2. Sound effects on track 3 and a voice over on track 4? Then edit the video pictures for a video follows audio style. as an insert video without disrupting any of the audio? I don't think this IS possible. Educate me as to what the new Hi8 format has developed! Of course none of the formats is capable of this. Thats why the industry resorts to ADAT systems with RS-422 control and time code. I have done a similar 4 track control here by using two betacams with addressable linear tracks to lay down an audio 4 channel independent edit. I lock both betacam, players to the same inpoint on the controller and now I have a 4 channel audio player. I have to edit these tapes separately but this is no problem as I do the sound effects and VO on one tape and the music stereo on the other tape. Once edited separately I roll both and mix the output to 2 channels for stereo on the recorded master. Thanks, Don