Re: [ARSCLIST] 1/4" audio tape digitizing

[David Lennick <dlennick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

steven c wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeffrey Kane" <jeffkane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > That all depends on the speed of the tape you're digitizing and the speed
> of
> > your deck. If it's 15/16 IPS and you're playing at 30IPS, you are playing
> > the tape at 32x realtime and will be able to digitize an hour's worth of
> > data in 1.875 minutes. I have no idea how this would sound.
> It seems to me that you would run into bandwidth-limitation problems, since
> the signal frequencies would also be multiplied by 32. For ordinary audio
> signals of 32Hz-16KHx, the new signal bandwidth would be 1024Hz-512KHz, and
> I suspect the top frequency would present problems?
>
> Steven C. Barr

You ever heard anything recorded at 15/16"? Suitable for radio station logger
tapes and legal purposes, but barely listenable.

dl