-=PCTechTalk=- Re: audacity/old tape cassette recording project
- From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:23:23 -0400
Gman,
Sounds, like you are recommending it after each tape. When I used that
cleaning stuff before, it said "do not rewind", well my cassette player
automatically did rewind it and I did not know it would do that.
I do not know what the consequences of that is.
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 6:18 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: audacity/old tape cassette recording project
> Cristy,
> The head cleaner should have that info right on it somewhere. For
> newer
> cassettes, I'd say about every 30 hours of playing time. For older
> cassettes, I usually reduce that to about 10 hours. For projects like
> yours, I'd be doing it between each rip (and I would run it through two or
> three times before starting). Remember, you are trying to get the
> absolute
> BEST possible sound from these recordings, so you want absolutely no crud
> getting in the way.
>
> Also remember that you MUST let the cleaning solution dry thoroughly
> before popping in one of these precious recordings. The cleaning solution
> is designed to actually MELT any plastic material that has flaked off of
> tape material and stuck onto the pinch rollers, capstan or the heads
> themselves. If you try running a tape through with this solution still
> present, it will go to work on the tape, too. I cannot stress this
> enough!!! :O)
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cristy" <poppy0206@xxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2008 4:48 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- audacity/old tape cassette recording project
>
>
>> Gman,
>>
>> How often do you suggest to clean the tape heads of my cassette players
>> that
>> I am recording old cassette tapes off of? I already did it once but
>> since
>> I
>> have so many old tapes, should it be done every so often?
>>
>> thanks,
>
>
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