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Originally Posted by Sigma  plug the deck into a VCO and that to the wall outlet
or wrap tape around the capstans until it plays at the correct speed |
Thanks for your thoughts! However, I'd rather not start doing that...I wouldn't want to damage the machine through some sort of mis-use!
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Originally Posted by Matt Syson Are there 2 different songs on the 2 tracks? Do you know what machine it was recorded on?
There were 2 track stereo heads where you turned the tape over and if you try to replay these you will get a bit of extra noise since the head will be 'listening' to half of the intended track and half that would be 'the other side' if you get my meaning.
Quarter inch 2 track has recording widths of just under one eighth of an inch (there is a guard band).
2 track stereo where you turn the tape over (domestic types) have rather less than one sixteenth track width (3 guard bands) . |
Sorry, I should've been clearer - I said its 2 tracks of mono as each track has a different song on it - either that, or this is some seriously avant-guard stuff! There does seem to be a lot of hiss on this, and the levels are quite quiet, but I'm starting to wonder whether the tape was recorded under less than ideal circumstance. Also, I have no idea what machine the tapes were recorded on. They've come out of someones archives and are dated in the early '70s.
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Originally Posted by MarvinDog What you're doing is fine. Any sonic limitations are already in the 3 3/4 ips source material. There's no concern with the 88.2 to 44.1 conversion as there's no dithering involved. |
Thanks for your thoughts marvin, it's good to know that any sonic limitations are more than likely to be dictated by the tape rather than my methods..