Re: [AV Media Matters] Re-Evaluating Tape Mastering Stock

[smolians@erols.com]

As I understand it, a specific high level of magnetic dosage (what a
wonderful technical term) which will not affect the signal on an adjacent
strand with  a 1.5 mil base may well leave its echo on the same
formula on a
.05 base.

Which is why I always recorded thinner tapes at a slightly lower
level (when
I remembered).  Actually, I haven't used less than l.5 mil on reel-to-reel
in years.  But during the old days...

Steve Smolian
----- Original Message -----
From: "umashankar mantravadi" <umashanks@yahoo.com>
To: <AV-Media-Matters@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2000 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [AV Media Matters] Re-Evaluating Tape Mastering Stock

>only one comment, and on theoretical grounds.
>
>print through is directly related to thickness of
>tape, regardless of type of base material, all other
>things being equal. the real (hollywood) reason for
>the thicker tape was controlling stretch. that may
>well be possible with thinner tapes nowadas.
>
>umashankar