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Well, the tape may not survive its second pass across the read head, so it's good to capture the analog waveform in as much fidelity as possible.
by kragen 1y ago
Well, the tape may not survive its second pass across the read head, so it's good to capture the analog waveform in as much fidelity as possible.
- hunter2_ 1y agoI wonder if they'll find it suitable to bake [0] the tape first, which is quite popular in the audio restoration world but I'm not sure how much it applies to computer tape. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky-shed_syndrome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticky-shed_syndrome
- debugnik 1y agoI don't know much about tapes but it seems to apply, since the post mentions it: > I'm hoping I don't have to bake it, since that takes a day