And then there were all the tapes I recorded on my lovely Teac, using bulk
erased tape, and took to play at the CBC where their Studers had butterfly
playback heads.
Wump.
Wump.
Wump.
Wu-wu-wu-WUMP.
And not Gossamer.
Michael Biel wrote:
>
> I know that this is controversal because of the effect on the bass when
> playing a tape back with a head that has a narrower track than the tape
> had been recorded with. But using a head with a narrower track can
> overcome a lot of problems on old tapes.
> Some of you other old-times might remember the "Head Track Selector"
> that Revere/Wollensak had on their early quarter-track stereo
> playback/mono record machines.
I remember it well. I probably have one of those machines here..no idea if it
will even power up, since it probably hasn't been used since the early 60s.
dl
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