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Old 6th May 2010   #25
Adam Dempsey
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Originally Posted by GANGI View Post
need to re-align the heads soon though as it seems to speed up a tiny, tiny bit over time now when aligning it with my daw tracks.
That's not the heads, it's overall speed determined by the capstan. Or, more to the point, that's just analog(ue) tape!
(fwiw, I'd never heard of a 1/2" MX5050 either. 1/4" 2-trk, 1/4" 4-trk or 1/4" 1/4 trk - yes).
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