I've never heard of these as yet! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anders Holmberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Revox cassette recorder
> Hello! > I was reading about harddrives with no physicalheads and records. > They're memory based. > DOn't know if the're much better. > Just a point. > /Anders. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Toews > To: PC audio discussion list. > Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:28 AM > Subject: Re: Revox cassette recorder > > > 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] > > 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]
