[peel] Re: More "In concerts"

[rockerq@...]

These old cassettes often shed a lot of their oxide onto the heads and capstans and wheels - good idea to use isopropyl alcohol and cotton bud to clean the heads - and also if you can get far enough into the machine do the capstan and roller wheels as well - you'll be surprised how much brown gunk comes off. If you can't get to any of the rollers then a head cleaning cassette is the other option - although in my experience they don't clean as well.

Worth cleaning after every cassette, too.

The other think that may affect the sound is azimuth error - the angle of the tape against the playback heads needs to be as close as possible to when it was recorded - most cassette decks have a way of adjusting the azimuth angle by tilting the heads slightly - worth googing for info on this - although as Bill said both of these problems would normally make the tapes sound duller not brighter.

 
Cheers!

Rocker

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: viynljohn <viynljohn@yahoo.com>
To: peel <peel@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 9:27 pm
Subject: [peel] Re: More "In concerts"



  
    
                  
Or am I better using cotton buds and isopropl alcohol?

--- In peel@...m, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@...> wrote:
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> Have always used AUDACITY with an external tape recorder
> --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@> wrote:
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> > oops VinylJohn I meant...
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> > What's going on with the tapes? They don't ususally deteriorate that way (lots of other ways..)
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> > >Have you tried different capture equipment or do you want one of the group to try and get a better rip?
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> > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "billfromnorthwales" <billfromnorthwales@> wrote:
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> > > David,
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> > > What's going on with the tapes? They don't ususally deteriorate that way (lots of other ways..)
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> > > Have you tried different capture equipment or do you want one of the group to try and get a better rip?
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> > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
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> > > > David
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> > > > Unfortunately the 1987 tape is a total 'car crash' (very treb-ly and distorted) so going to try the 1988 tape... wouldn't mind but I used a decent casette. 
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> > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, David Quantick <davidquantick@> wrote:
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> > > > > Please.
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> > > > > On 8 May 2013, at 20:03, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
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> > > > > > EEEK.... not looking good for the 1987 one!
> > > > > > --- In peel@yahoogroups.com, "viynljohn" <viynljohn@> wrote:
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> > > > > > > Anyone for Erasure 1987/88?
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