Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!optilink!elliott From: elliott@optilink.UUCP (Paul Elliott x225) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Hissing from tape recorders ? Summary: noise Message-ID: <3375@optilink.UUCP> Date: 6 Apr 90 16:46:45 GMT References: <3190@moondance.cs.uq.oz.au> <16020@nigel.udel.EDU> Distribution: sci Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 18 In article <16020@nigel.udel.EDU>, berryh@udel.edu (John Berryhill) writes: > It is obvious from your signature that you probably have heads that > are polarized for the northern hemisphere instead of the southern > hemisphere where magnetic fields point the other way. Short of going > to the electronics store to get what are usually callled "aussie heads," > you might try operating your tape deck upside down. You may also need GIVE US A BREAK! Any fool knows that this problem can be easily solved by turning the cassette tape (or reel) over; swapping side A and side B. Pre-recorded tapes are a problem, however... -- Paul M. Elliott Optilink Corporation (707) 795-9444 {uunet, pyramid, pixar, tekbspa}!optilink!elliott "Less than perfect, that's what I've been striving for all along."