Re: [ARSCLIST] Cassette speeds, was Can 78s sound better than LPs?

[Steven Smolian <smolians@xxxxxxxxx>]

Years ago, Jay McKnight made a 400 hz tone cassette for me.  It's come in 
handy many times.

Steve Smolian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Cox" <doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 4:33 AM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Can 78s sound better than LPs?


> On 25/08/06, Dnjchi@xxxxxxx wrote:
> > In a message dated 8/25/2006 5:37:31 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> > mshoshani@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > Michael Shoshani
> > Chicago
> > Who inherently distrusts cassettes at all since working in a studio
> > with three
> > different cassette decks, NONE of which ran at the exact same speed as
> > the other two...
> >
> >
> >
> > Years ago, on a new cassette recorder, I recorded the time signals
> > from WWV (short wave). Since then I have used that cassette to test
> > the speed of other machines. If close, you hear beat frequencies.
> > Usually, however, they are WAY off!
>
> There can be a difference of 5% between speeds of cassette decks.
>
> I made up a cassette with a measured length of tape to set the speed on
> my recorder (now long since dead).
>
> Regards
> --
> Don Cox
> doncox@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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