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Corey -- Thanks, I am aware the media are not comparable technically. But put another way, a poor photographer with an excellent camera can screw up any photograph. A great photographer with a crappy camera can make a magnificent photo. That said, around 1990 a good tech and I once put one of Yamaha's best three-head decks brand new through a torture test with tones. That Yamaha could, at -10 db, stay flat or down barely a db in high frequency response way out beyond 16Khz. It didn't lose much at -0. I was talking about the result of what I hear coming off the occasionally well-recorded first generation tape, though in general I lack respect for the medium. Best, Dave R On Tue, Dec 15, 2020 at 10:48 AM Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Dave, > > Just to clarify: > > When I wrote that I was always amazed that cassette fidelity was as good > as it was, I was referring to the psychics involved. Most people aren't > aware that the specs for the compact cassette are referenced at -20dB as > opposed to 1/4" reel-to-reel at 15IPS (or greater) which is referenced > at 0 dB or +4, etc. (7.5 IPS, 1/4" reel-to-reel is referenced at -10dB). > > Happy Holidays, > CB > Corey Bailey Audio Engineering > www.baileyzone.net > > On 12/15/2020 7:53 AM, Dave Radlauer wrote: > > On cassettes. I always thought they were execrable as a commercial mass > > music distribution medium. > > > > But the technology did have some robustness in retrospect. I have been > > gifted/inherited a large number of live performance amatuer Jazz > recordings. > > > > Even halfway decent FIRST GENERATION tapes, stereo pickups on mediocre > gear > > and, not even from a board mix, can contain remarkable dynamics, > bandwidth > > and color. > > > > Dave R > > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 12:32 PM Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi Lou, > >> > >> Regarding your earlier comment about variations of cassettes and > >> reel-to-reel tapes: When I was working as a recording engineer in the > >> world of analog tape, I used to grumble about the lack of adherence to > >> professional standards. Then, the 'home studio' craze sprang up and > >> professional standards went out the window (No leaderded takes, no > >> line-up tones, multiple speeds on the same roll of tape, etc.). In the > >> last 20 years or so, I have been archiving material for people who have > >> found old recordings in 'Grandmas' attic' and have come across > >> everything, mostly the victim of very poor storage. Nowadays, I consider > >> that to be a challenge. > >> > >> IIRC, my first encounter with the 'Compact Cassette' was in the late > >> 1960's which, meant that the format was developed before that. Here is > >> information from Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassette_tape > >> I was always amazed that the fidelity was as good as it was and it > >> seemed to continually improve! Unlike the 4Tr. and 8Tr. formats which > >> sounded bad from the get-go (IMHO). > >> > >> Be safe and Happy Holidays, > >> > >> CB > >> > >> Corey Bailey Audio Engineering > >> www.baileyzone.net > >> > >> On 12/14/2020 11:22 AM, Lou Judson wrote: > >>> I just took a peek at that, and I see a very big problem: It shows the > >> image of the cassette as purchased, but users will take the label/cover > off > >> and what is needed is a picture of the cassette itself without the > wrapper! > >>> I only looked at one example. > >>> > >>> <L> > >>> Lou Judson > >>> Intuitive Audio > >>> 415-883-2689 > >>> > >>>> On Dec 14, 2020, at 9:22 AM, Ivayla Angelova Roleva - Peneva < > >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >>>> Hello, Kyle, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Maybe you can find this source helpful: Vintage Cassettes, > >> http://vintagecassettes.com/index.htm < > >> http://vintagecassettes.com/index.htm> > >>>> I hope that works for you. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Best, > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Iva Roleva-Peneva > >>>> > >>>> ______________ > > > -- cell and text# 510-717-5240 www.JAZZHOTBigstep.com