Re: [ARSCLIST] Ampex 631

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Head and tail leader, or within the reel as separators? If that's the purpose, 
it may not be visible in the pack, even with black oxide tape and definitely 
not with brown oxide (499 etc).

CBC Edmonton never had leader tape around the place so the news and current 
affairs department would just take 176 and splice it in BACKWARDS (oxide out). 
Worked fine as leader, then somebody'd re-use the tape and wonder why there 
were blank sections in the recording. And CBC Vancouver was using green leader, 
which also wasn't visible in the pack.

dl

Peoples, Curtis wrote:
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> I have a couple of cases of Ampex 631 pro audio tape that is not going
> to be used for recording purposes. Is there any reason why I cannot use
> it as leader tape? So far, I have not found 631 on any lists of tapes
> with problems, such as sticky shed.
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