Tape Trail

Posted by tesla (A) on January 12, 2009 at 02:00:32

In Reply to: RE: Nice article posted by alias@hollowearth.org on January 12, 2009 at 01:47:26

of the "spokes"? (Do you mean hubs)? are not constant, because it changes constantly, depending up on the amount of tape on the reel (hub) at the time of measurement. Remember, the speed of the tape must be constant past the heads, (1 7/8 IPS for Cassette), the more tape wound on the hub, the slower the hub rotates, the less the tape on the hub, it rotates faster.

Next time you play a tape, watch the speed of the hubs. the takeup hub will be faster than the "feed" hub, but at about the mid-point of the cassette, they will both be rotating at the same speed. As the tape nears it's end, the "feeder" hub will be rotating faster.

Gene


I don't really have a signiture line

• RE: The speed - alias@hollowearth.org 02:06:25 01/12/09 (6)
  In Reply to: RE: The speed posted by tesla on January 12, 2009 at 02:00:32

  yes it's the hubs i'm referring to. as i understood it a tape length of (say) 120 would cause the feeder hub to be rotating uncomfortably fast for the mechanism, causing it to wear out.
  
  

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  • According to - tesla 05:25:40 01/12/09 (5)
    In Reply to: RE: The speed posted by alias@hollowearth.org on January 12, 2009 at 02:06:25

    that reasoning, the simple act of rewinding, (or fast forwarding) would wear out the hub in the shell.
    
    Regards,
    
    Gene
    I don't really have a signiture line
    
    

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    • RE: According to TapeHeads.Net - X-2000R 06:51:17 01/13/09 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: According to posted by tesla on January 12, 2009 at 05:25:40

      ....THE pre-eminent place to talk about, gawk at, and learn about tape, nothing is "rubbish". Tape has so many advantages....both aesthetic and practical...over most of todays "convenient" digital mediums. For one to say that tape is useless is to miss its essence. And in all likelihood is more sold on convenince at the cost of fidelity. And therefore it would stand to reason that when viewed through that prism, music probably isn't high on the list of hobbies and interest anyway.

      And above all else, many of us simply PREFER tape.
      
      

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      Edits: 01/13/09

      • Where - tesla 22:02:55 01/13/09 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: According to TapeHeads.Net posted by X-2000R on January 13, 2009 at 06:51:17

        Did I say "tape is rubbish"?
        I don't really have a signiture line
        
        

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    • RE: According to - alias@hollowearth.org 05:40:35 01/12/09 (2)
      In Reply to: RE: According to posted by tesla on January 12, 2009 at 05:25:40

      you're quite right- and it does sound quite crazy. only passing on what i picked up online from forums such as this though.
      
      :-/
      
      

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      • RE: According to - ??? 07:48:10 01/12/09 (1)
        In Reply to: RE: According to posted by alias@hollowearth.org on January 12, 2009 at 05:40:35

        "only passing on what i picked up online from forums such as this though."
        
        Bad idea. There's a lot of gibberish that gets posted on audio forums.
        
        

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        • RE: According to - alias@hollowearth.org 08:15:42 01/12/09 (0)
          In Reply to: RE: According to posted by ??? on January 12, 2009 at 07:48:10

          er, ok.
          
          

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