Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 6:55 pm
Tapes suck. Sell em'.
Tape is rust on a low tack glue on mylar. It comes off the older it gets, the longer it sits, and the more it is played. Basically the mini magnets or rust particles, change everytime they scrape across the play head and transport, or when they are just sitting there. Eventually the tapes have increased noise, less signal (called low signal-to-noise).
If you DO want a crummy tape, make sure that they are not stored tightly wound, because the "print through" effect happens. This is where you hear a low level, ghostly, song start before it actually does. Or you hear music after the song ends.
They should be stored in a climate controled environment. High humidity kills tapes and high temperature kills tape and the enclosures.
Make sure that you de-guass your heads and transports. They will eventually magnetize and cause your tapes to erase when you play them.
Tape is rust on a low tack glue on mylar. It comes off the older it gets, the longer it sits, and the more it is played. Basically the mini magnets or rust particles, change everytime they scrape across the play head and transport, or when they are just sitting there. Eventually the tapes have increased noise, less signal (called low signal-to-noise).
If you DO want a crummy tape, make sure that they are not stored tightly wound, because the "print through" effect happens. This is where you hear a low level, ghostly, song start before it actually does. Or you hear music after the song ends.
They should be stored in a climate controled environment. High humidity kills tapes and high temperature kills tape and the enclosures.
Make sure that you de-guass your heads and transports. They will eventually magnetize and cause your tapes to erase when you play them.
