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- From: roth@3d.enet.dec.com (Jim Roth)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: backwards audio on old reel to reel
- Message-ID: <1992Dec11.130626.3431@ryn.mro4.dec.com>
- Date: 11 Dec 92 16:04:57 GMT
- Sender: news@ryn.mro4.dec.com (USENET News System)
- Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
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- In article <1992Dec11.003333.20970@bilver.uucp>, bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes...
-
- >If it was made prior to the mid-50's, he could have had a "B"
- >wind tape.
-
- >That has the oxide facing out on the reel. That would account
- >for the backwards audios if all other methods fail.
-
- Why would they do that? The only thing I can think of offhand
- may be to locate the heads further from the reel motors or something.
- Otherwise, I just can't make any good sense of it.
-
- (I also wonder how it would have gotten wound the "normal" way on
- the reel then.)
-
- - Jim
-