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Posted by Scott Dorsey on 04/21/06 13:50
Charles Tomaras <tomaras@tomaras.com> wrote:
>brilliant idea of going with a VHS HiFi deck and recording both the digital
>PCM bitstream and Hi Fi tracks on the same tape thinking I could use the hi
>fi tracks if need be without the processor. It seems to me now when I last
>tried to play some of these tapes that the heads on my VCR got very dirty
>very quickly so I am thinking there is some shedding going on.
Yes, this is very common. It's not due to sticky shed, and is often the
result of keeping them in too dry conditions. There are a bunch of different
solutions for the problem but I'd first try to humidify the things and
see if you can get the coating to absorb some moisture and swell up a bit.
--scott
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"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
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