Moldy Audio Tape
The effects of mold growth on the tape’s integrity and the recorded sound can be significant. Mold growth often sticks the tape layers in a tightly packed reel together at one edge. If the affected tape is wound or played, this can rip the tape. Mold develops on...
Solving Sticky Tape Syndrome With the aid of Cyclomethicone (D5)
Occasionally we run across tapes with Sticky Tape Syndrome, primarily Grand Master 456, that do not respond to tape baking. When that occurs, we dig into our bag of tricks and resort to some tried and true methods of getting the tapes to transfer properly. This tape...
The Marconi-Stille magnetic recorder-reproducer.
On Christmas Day 1932, the British Broadcasting Corporation first used a tape recorder for their broadcasts. The device used was a Marconi-Stille recorder, a giant tape machine that used steel razor tape 3mm wide and 0.08mm thick. It was necessary to run the tape at...
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