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On Tue, 5 Apr 2005, Attila Muhi wrote:

> =CF agree with you about the backup tapes. Hmm, a videotape should be=20
> better for audio reproduction ?!??

Video tape and backup tape have a lot in common. Both are recorded=20
without bias (the bias is the signal itself) and aim for maximum density=20
and energy as opposed to maximum linearity and low noise afaik.

> But a good pro quality reel tape and a good recorder, you get pretty=20
> close to digital quality....

A 38cm/s studio tape in brand new condition with a near perfect=20
recording will sound bad to most people when compared to a cd, even with=20
dbx and other noise canceling schemes. There are some valuable=20
recordings (like early Beatles tracks) which sound really bad on modern=20
cd because the original tapes were not good enough, for example.

I know from experience that data tapes do not mix with video recorders=20
(Hi8 etc) and the same applies for open reel data tapes and audio. By=20
not mixing, I mean in both directions.

Peter
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