I think you are right! That was meant to read "5 to 7 Ips". There was originally a hyphen between the numbers that I suspect was stripped by the Listserv because it is still there in the Word document I used to compose the message. But hey, 57 Ips ain't so bad. You just have to carefully calculate the EQ time constants. ;-) Cheers! Corey At 01:17 AM 12/18/2009, you wrote: > I THINK YOU ERRORED IN YOUR SPEED SETTING HERE. >PAUL > > > > > > >Paul Turney >CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message (including any attachments) >is for the sole use of the intended recipient and may contain >confidential and privileged information > >Sirensound Digital UK >Somerford House >22 Somerford Road >Cirencester > ++44 (0) 1285 642289 >Sirensound Digital UK > >-----Original Message----- >From: Corey Bailey [mailto:[log in to unmask]] >Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 07:42 AM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: [ARSCLIST] Application method for LAST Tape Preservative > >Quoting "Richard L. Hess" : > As to The Last >Factory tape products, I found I > had to use >much more than recommended and with > cassettes >and reels that were not back coated but > >squealed, I got minimal results. Hi Richard,I >also found that I have to use much more than >recommended in the white paperprovided by >LAST.Basically, I soak a Texwipe with the >lubricant and apply it to the oxide >whilerewinding or forwarding the tape VERY >SLOWLY. By slowly I mean roughly 57 Ips.While >applying the lubricant, I use an eye dropper to >keep the Texwipe wet. Iwill stop as often as >necessary to re-fold the Texwipe and wet it >again. Thelubricant does evaporate from the >oxide, however I have encountered no >adverseeffects from the layers winding onto the >reel before the lubricant hasevaporated >completely. While I don’t drench the tape, I do >make sure that thecoverage is such that the >oxide gets wet. Because I’m coming in direct >contactwith the fluid, I wear rubber gloves for >the application process.I’ve also had excellent >results using this procedure on 16mm & 35mm >magneticfilm. The studio where I work does agree >that the process is viable but isreluctant to >adopt it as standard due the cost of the >lubricant so it isreserved for the most >problematic of media.The Engineering Dept at >this same studio, noting my results, has tried >it onsome sticky Hi-8 video tape with mixed >results.LAST Factory claims that treating >magnetic media with their lubricant willincrease >shelf life. I have no evidence to support that >claim.Until Richard’s post, I was unaware of >Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane and somehowmissed >it in all of his writings but I will look into >it and compare notes ifI'm able to try >it.Cheers!Corey BaileyCorey Bailey Audio Engineering