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    equipment not needed

    ...limitations really force you to think... Yes, they durn sure do.
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    equipment not needed

    When I worked at my first job at a TV station, there was this "old fart" engineer who often spoke of his old radio days and bragged that all he had to do back then was set up a single RCA ribbon mic in the center of the studio and it "picked up everything". He took great pride in how he could...
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    Should I Chuck The Analogue & Go Digital?

    You are almost exactly describing my situation. I also have a 1/2-inch 8-track setup with outboard gear, etc. What I've decided to do is to get the old gear going and use it as I always have and am comfortable with. But I'm also going to get a computer with a suitable sound card and CDR. I'll...
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    Alignment tapes/heads

    http://www.jrfmagnetics.com JRF Magnetics does head relapping and are a dealer for MRL alignment tapes, which I like to use.
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    demagnetizing

    In my opinion, you don't have to worry about magnetized heads on any good machine made in the last 20 years. You can certainly use a demagnetizer on your machine as long as you are careful to turn the machine OFF (I would unplug it, just to be safe) and bring the demagnetizer slowly towards the...
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    G i v e ~ i t ~ u p

    Yeah, I'm a chump too, I guess. That's all I have to say; no point in arguing with zealots;->
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    Buzz? Make the buzz stop, please.

    I'm assuming that you're playing the output of your soundcard through your stereo system and that you hear a hum or buzz in the audio coming from the soundcard. It's probably not the fault of the cable. Most likely a ground loop. This is caused by the computer and the audio system being grounded...
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