"Arny Krueger" <arnyk@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > 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?
>
> The best way to adjust azimuth is to have a mono test tape, and adjust
the
> azimuth until tape heads tracking the top and bottom edges of the
recorded
> track reproduce waves with identical timing.
That gets the player aligned with "standard" azimuth, which is of course
best if you're recording and playing back. But if you're playing back
cassettes which were probably recorded on a machine with the azimuth
misaligned, you need to set it by ear (or use a ****amichi Dragon with its
automatic alignment). Best way to do that by ear is to adjust for maximum
high frequencies *with the playback summed to a mono signal*. Makes the
proper setting a *lot* easier to find -- yes, even on a signal that's
stereo. Ideally you dub through the computer and listen to the computer's
output summed to mono, so you can listen as you go and, as Mike says, stop
when you hear it getting off.
Peace,
Paul
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