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Re: [ARSCLIST] cassette crackle
What about the old high speed duplication machines? In the 80s I
worked at a duplication plant that had Ampex 300-size decks to record
onto cassette tape that was then loaded into shells. I'd be surprised
if nobody has ever modified one to play back cassette tape...
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Lou Judson • Intuitive Audio
415-883-2689
On Sep 18, 2008, at 2:54 PM, Michael Biel wrote:
A last note about cassettes. The narrow tape does not give some of
the problems that wider open reel tape has, but controlling the
head location is also a problem. The cassette shell adds a whole-
nuther set of variables. Nobody has ever made an open reel player
for .150 tape, have they? Oh, that little Nagra. What was its
tape width? .125 or .150? But that thing would probably cost as
much as a luxury car now if you could find it. Maybe some of you
who have worked more with cassettes than I have (I HATE them) can
recommend machines that have more sturdy and accessable adjustments
than the usual crap, and some that retract the pressure pad.