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In Reply to: RE: Recording noise. posted by DRam on January 21, 2014 at 13:54:35
What tape deck do you have? What tape do you use? Do you use noise suppression like Dolby or dbx?It could be a combination of your deck and the tape that you use is resulting in a rising upper-mid or high frequency frequency response curve.
Not all decks are flat, not all tapes are flat, and not all decks work well with all tapes.
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My tape deck is an Akai GX636. There is no Dolby or dbx on it. There is selector for low noise or wide range tapes. I've tried both and can't tell any difference.
The tapes I've been using are a mix of Scotch 150, RCA Professional Standard, and Audiotape, some used, some never used. They were used by my father in the 1960's to the 1990's to back up his vinyl.
Now that you mention the difference in tapes, the deck came with a 10" reel of tape that recorded much more quietly than what I'm using now. It looks like I'll be researching recording tape. I had thought tape was tape.
Thanks for the information and a direction to go.
Tape makes a big diff and as always clean and demag the heads. Good luck!
ET
That is a gorgeous looking deck!!
The tapes you mentioned are all older formulations and don't do your deck justice. Try to track down some Maxell UD, TDK GX, Agfa 469 or BASF. They would be excellent with your deck. In your research, try to find info on which of them might be subject to the "sticky shed syndrome" (I don't remember). There is a list out there somewhere - I've seen it.
Also, whatever the tape that came with the deck would be a good choice. Decks are set up and optimized for one tape or another, although a variety with similar characteristics will work just fine.
I would avoid the very high output tapes like Quantegy 499, since they are intended for pro machines with high output low noise electronics, and your machine probably isn't designed to fully take advantage of them.
hth
Awe-d-o and Inmate 51:
The deck does look very nice, adds a classy touch to my den. Cleaning the tape path and demagnetizing the heads has been done.
The advice about tapes and the tip on sticky tape syndrome is greatly appreciated. I'm looking at some Maxell UD 35-90 and UD 35-180 on EBay.
A search of the forum for sticky tape syndrome was quite informative. It leads me to believe some of that had been used on my deck in the past. That would explain the time and cleaning materials it took to clean the tape path.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
DRam
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