Yes, I listened. And it sounds like a noise in the room. IMHO. Dave

On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Timothy Wisniewski <
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> Thanks for the suggestion, Dave. Have you listened to the sample? It's
> more of an electro-mechanical type of stretchy/creaky sound, doesn't sound
> like a rocking chair to me.
>
> On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Dave Radlauer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Rocking Chair?
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Timothy Wisniewski <
> > [log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Happy Friday, colleagues!
> > >
> > > I'm digitizing some oral history cassettes and I've come across a very
> > > interesting sound on one of the tapes. This is a continual stretchy
> > creaky
> > > sound that occurs for about a half-second every 3 seconds. At first, I
> > > suspected it to be a result of some variant of soft binder syndrome,
> but
> > > both baking and cold playback has had no effect at all on the sound.
> > Also,
> > > I am not hearing any "squeal" from within the cassette deck, only this
> > > strange sound coming through the amplified playback. The tape is not
> > > shedding oxide.
> > >
> > > After playing through the tape, I've discovered the sound occurs for
> only
> > > about 7 minutes in the recording, and begins immediately after a break
> in
> > > the recording. Also, the way the sound trails off when it stops seems
> to
> > > indicate to me something that was recorded inadvertently by the
> > microphone,
> > > perhaps a sound from the tape recorder itself. There is a subtle sort
> of
> > > "room presence" that the sound has at the very end occurring along
> with a
> > > sound like something being dropped. All of this has now has me thinking
> > the
> > > sound is something in the original recording rather than an artifact
> > being
> > > introduced during playback.
> > >
> > > The cassette is an off-brand, brown oxide variant. The original
> > recording
> > > is from 1975. Below is a link to a one minute sample, towards the end
> of
> > > the sound. Pay particular attention near the end of the sample when
> the
> > > sound trails off. If anyone has any ideas as to what this sound may
> be,
> > > I'd be most interested!
> > >
> > > https://jh.box.com/s/kvsaork509ckuo4h54v47cxappwve4aa
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tim
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Timothy Wisniewski, M.L.I.S.
> > >
> > > Visual Materials Archivist
> > > Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
> > > Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
> > > 5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 235
> > > Baltimore, MD 21209
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > cell and text# 510-717-5240
> > www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Timothy Wisniewski, M.L.I.S.
>
> Visual Materials Archivist
> Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives
> Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
> 5801 Smith Avenue, Suite 235
> Baltimore, MD 21209
>



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