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1999-06-20 17:15Kurt B. PruennerI had some problems making a tape for a friend of mine, like - Overamplified output from m

From:: Kurt B. Pruenner <kurt.pruenner@jk.uni-linz.ac.at>
To:: Those Who Hunt Bleeps <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 19:15:51 +0200
Subject:: (idm) Taping tools?

I had some problems making a tape for a friend of mine, like - Overamplified output from my PC - Dirty tape heads (maybe just because of being use 2 times a year at most :) - Start/Stop noise when using the "pause" button (among other, minor things... ^_^) I'm just curious what you all think is the best way to do this... I myself ended up grabbing all tracks from CD to my harddisk, editing a few ends so that they fade out nicely, stuffing all WAVs into a WinAmp playlist and then using WinAmp's EQ to try to get some same-levelled output... Worked nicely, but it sure gave me a major headache before I thought it up :) -- Cut here! -- New & improved sig! -- Best used before: 31.12.1999 -- >^^< -- Kurt B. Pruenner In case of fire: mailto:kurt.pruenner@jk.uni-linz.ac.at Haendelstrasse 17 Website still under permanent deconstruction: . . . . . A-4020 Linz/AUSTRIA . . . . . . . http://www.hermes-gfx.gup.uni-linz.ac.at/ np: The Irresistible Force - Nepalese Bliss (Said mixtape :) WARP Records http://www.warp-net.com/ BUZZ 1&2 http://www.buzz2.com/ Aphex Twin http://www.aphextwin.org/ Underworld http://www.dirty.org/ User Friendly http://www.userfriendly.org/ Segfault http://www.segfault.org/

1999-06-21 08:33Irene McCOn 20 Jun 99, Kurt B. Pruenner wrote re: (idm) Taping tools?: > - Overamplified output fro

From:: Irene McC <substar@iafrica.com>
To:: <kurt.pruenner@jk.uni-linz.ac.at>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 10:33:55 +0200
Subject:: Re: (idm) Taping tools?
Reply to:: (idm) Taping tools?

On 20 Jun 99, Kurt B. Pruenner wrote re: (idm) Taping tools?:

quoted 1 line - Overamplified output from my PC

> - Overamplified output from my PC

What is your source material? MP3's? Or CD's played through your ROM drive? The originals might be mastered very "hot". Your tape deck should have an input regulator (either a dial or a slider - maybe even two for L & R channel on which you can control your levels).

quoted 1 line - Dirty tape heads (maybe just because of being use 2 times a year at most :)

> - Dirty tape heads (maybe just because of being use 2 times a year at most :)

Surgical spirits on a ball of cotton wool or ear bud to clean the heads should do it. It'll come away black and gunky - do this a few times till the cotton wool looks clean.

quoted 1 line - Start/Stop noise when using the "pause" button

> - Start/Stop noise when using the "pause" button

Dirty pots. Nasty. Get a new tape deck. I * np : Kruder & Dorfmeister sessions