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In this system, one track of each machine carried the timecode synchronization signal. Over the years, the industry transitioned from 16-track to 24-track recording on 2-inch tape to twin 24-tracks for 48-track recording (up to 46 audio tracks). An extreme example of this occurred in 1982, when the rock group Toto recorded parts of Toto IV on three synchronized 24-track machines. This setup allowed for 66 audio tracks, using track 24 of each machine for time code, and leaving

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