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Old 19th March 2009   #7
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Originally Posted by mpdonahue View Post
More than likely the tape was played back on a machine with the wrong head for the tape in question. My suspicion is that the tape is actually a 1/4 track tape being played back on a 1/2 track head. This will give the exact symptoms you describe.

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Actually quite the opposite! 1/4 track stereo played on NAB 2 track head will have the left at full level and the right down a few dB, between -4 and -10.

Been there, done that, many times.

Have the tape transferred by Richard L. Hess's Tape Restoration Resources

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