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BOJAX
New member
is it normal to very faintly hear what was recorded on side 1 on side 2?
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Muckelroy
Member
Yes. It's called "crosstalk."
Because the tracks are sharing the same piece of tape, the magnetism from adjacent tracks can bleed into other tracks and be heard faintly. This can happen during the recording process, and/or during long-term storage. All part of the analog bleed, so get used to it.
-callie-
Because the tracks are sharing the same piece of tape, the magnetism from adjacent tracks can bleed into other tracks and be heard faintly. This can happen during the recording process, and/or during long-term storage. All part of the analog bleed, so get used to it.
-callie-
B
BOJAX
New member
phew!
thanks
i was afraid it was my heads alignment or the tapes
thanks
i was afraid it was my heads alignment or the tapes
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Muckelroy
Member
Actually, cross-talk can be emphasized if the head alignment is off whack, or if the tape is decrepid.
I'm assuming you're talking about a quarter-track stereo reel-to-reel format?
I'm assuming you're talking about a quarter-track stereo reel-to-reel format?
B
BOJAX
New member
yup
can proper alignment be verified by checking how loud the crosstalk is?
can proper alignment be verified by checking how loud the crosstalk is?
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Muckelroy
Member
Sure. The less crosstalk, the better alignment you have. You can check it by eye-balling the track coils of the heads, but be careful, it's kinda an iffy situation w/ quarter tracks. what you do to the head alignment has to be taken into consideration for both "sides" of the tape.