Re: transferring cassettes to CD - Plusdeck 2C or other options

<mad.scientist.jr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Wow, I never knew that azimuth stability was such a problem with
>cassettes. Thanks so much for pointing that out.

Azimuth stability and speed variations are the main reasons for the
cassette
being such a miserable format.  Oh yes... and no reference tones for Dolby
decoding either (although some early cassette machines did have the
ability
to lay down tones).

>How do you know how to adjust the azimuth - or how would a device know
>what the correct setting is? Is there some fail safe way to tell, or
>do you have to use your own ears?

You have to use your own ears and peak for best high end.  A scope can be
very helpful for mono material but only a rough guide for stereo material.
And the problem is that it drifts... the right angle at the beginning of
the reel may be way off by the end of the reel.  God, how I hate
cassettes.
--scott

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