Interesting google trick

[jpmorris]

I've just discovered that google is far better at unit conversion than I had imagined (after seeing someone ask it "14GB / 30 days in kbps".

So for those who are interested in calculating tape times from the length and speed, the following query works:

2400 feet / 15 inches/sec in minutes

(Sadly it does not recognise 'IPS' )

 

[briank]

Hey that's neat, I never thought to Google a conversion, great tip!

 

[dodgeaspen]

That hurts to see 2400 feet of tape go in that timeframe. If you look at it that way it looks more expensive then you might realize.

 

[themaddog]

It may be 32 minutes at a premium price, but remember, it's not 32 minutes to "get it right" the first time, it's 32 minutes to get it right over many, many passes.

-MD

 

[lo.fi.love]

32 minutes of opportunities

 

[briank]

Just think... for a 2500' reel of 1" ATR tape at 15ips, you're spending about 15 bucks just to run a few minutes of test tones onto it