Tape Trail

RE: Hi freq drop

128.48.7.70

In Reply to: RE: Hi freq drop posted by Tanto on October 17, 2007 at 14:00:17

Hi, Tanto:

Just for the sake of a little experimentation, I wonder if the record head is properly set and the play head is slightly "off-azimuth" or something like that?

Have you tried playing a reliable pre-recorded tape to see how that might sound in comparison to something which you have recorded yourself to the Ampex 456 reel?

By physically skewing the tape with a Q-tip, past the play head, you might find that your "missing" frequencies come back temporarily.

Otherwise, unless your technician friend was using an alignment tape a signal generator and an o'scope to do his adjustments of the play head, etc, I would not trust doing this work by "ear", particularly if the individual in question is really in his eighties. (No offense, but this really the proper way to adjust a machine!)

Perhaps it might be wise to bring the deck back for a second attempt!

Good Luck
Richard Links
Berkeley, CA

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