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Originally Posted by 24-96 Mastering  Do you think the variation you get is mainly due to the nature of analog tape or slight variations in how the tape is hit? |
Assuming that there aren't dropouts on the tape (which can be caused by the clock ticking, really), In my experience, you do get slight variations of course with how hard they hit the tape (more tape compression should be obvious). Most of my personal experience in handling tape is dropouts, and there's not much you can do but try to balance the parts where the tape drops out (and this is where I'm thankful for automation).