There's no such thing as an indestructable storage medium. I'd call a hard drive one of the least-trustworthy of the media, but ultimately nthe safest backup method is one that involves duplicity.
Bruce -- Bruce Toews Skype ID: o.canada E-mail and MSN/Windows Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] LiveJournal: http://brucetola.livejournal.com Radio Show and Podcast: http://www.totw.net Web Site (including info on my weekly commentaries): http://www.ogts.net Info on the Best TV Show of All Time: http://www.cornergas.com On Tue, 29 May 2007, Gary Wood wrote: > Hi Bob. Here's a question: If everyone gives up CD's and tapes for a > harddrive, if you put all your stored music on it from many years of > listening, what if the drive crashes, and then you lose everything you have, > short of copying to another harddrive recording system? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bob Seed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 1:24 PM > Subject: Revox cassette recorder > > >> The Revox cassette recorder that you are probably looking for is the >> model >> 710. >> Nakimichi made two professional cassette recorders in the 70's. The 1000, >> and the cheaper 700. I personally have the 700 model. It is a solenoid >> machine with three motors with Dolby, echo, and a oscillator for tape >> alignment. The thinking here is that there are no two cassettes alike >> despite how stringent manufacturing might be. By using the tone for >> alignment you could be assured of a perfect recording all of the time. . >> The >> 700 even comes with a wired remote control. This company also made a >> portable 600 model which was very good for field recording. >> You may also want to look at Tascam. Tascam is the professional line of >> Teac. If I had my druthers and wanted to stick with the audio tape >> format I would much rather use R-dat. The problem here is that R-dat is >> used >> professionally, and unfortunately did not catch on with the public as >> expected. It has been rumoured in the audio file community that CD's are >> now >> on the way out in favour of audio being put on flash cards and hard >> drives. >> It truly makes sense, as you can now get a 500 GB external hard drive for >> about 150 bucks. One could virtually have their entire record collection >> on >> one portable drive to take anywhere. Most commercial radio stations now >> have >> their entire music library on hard drives. >> >> " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2007 12:30 PM >> Subject: audio cassette squeel problem >> >> >>> The last thing that you want to do is to amerce your cassette in water. >>> Make sure that anything that comes in contact with the audio tape is >>> clean >>> such as the tape transport, capstan, pinch roller, and record and >>> playback >>> heads. Once that is done, and the tape still squeeks then you may want to >>> try the following. >>> Tape Baking >>> When magnetic recording tapes are being stored, moisture is slowly >>> absorbed by the binder that holds the components of the tape together. >>> Affected tapes will squeak when played back. The squeaking can be heard >>> directly from the tape passing over the playback head and other fixed >>> parts of the player, but is also transmitted electronically through the >>> playback head. Often the tape will also sound dull and distorted. >>> >>> If you hear a tape that is squeaking, stop playing the tape immediately. >>> Continuing to play a squeaking tape can cause permanent damage to the >>> tape, and in some cases damage to the player. >>> >>> This problem can happen to any tape, but is more common in tapes >>> manufactured after the mid 1970s in the USA. >>> >>> The solution to the problem of squeaking tapes is to bake the tapes at >>> very low temperature in an oven. There are as many different opinions >>> about optimum temperature and duration of baking as there are audio >>> engineers. Certainly, do not attempt to bake your own tapes unless you >>> can >>> be certain that the temperature in your oven will not exceed 60 degrees >>> Celsius >>> >>> CD ROM Services Pty Ltd offers a tape baking service, and although we >>> have >>> successfully baked well over a hundred tapes, and haven't damaged one, we >>> will take all care in baking your tapes, but cannot take responsibility >>> for accidental damage. If you give us your tapes to bake, it is on the >>> basis that you agree with this >>> >>> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >>> Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.8.0/819 - Release Date: 26/05/2007 >>> 10:47 AM >>> >>> >> >> >> >> Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
