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From: hartwig@ihuxo.UUCP (Max Hartwig)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: need advice on tape trouble
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Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 18:11:22 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 18:11:22 1984
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I am posting this rather than sending direct mail because this
may be helpful to more than one person.

Before recording, I rewind and fast-forward my new tape. It is
not proven, but I believe that doing this will not only stretch
the tape a little, but also equalize static that may be hiding on
the tape, thus reducing the 'wows' and dropouts later on in life.

I have recorded over some of these tapes quite a few times and
have had little problems with sound quality(maybe just lucky).

Perhaps, at one time, the tape jammed and stretched a little, but
it is hard to say.