Board:   [DoveNet] Pro-Audio Discussion
Subject: Re: Tape deck
From:    Moondog
Date:    Wed Apr 22, 2020 11:48

@VIA: CAVEBBS
  Re: Re: Tape deck
  By: Rampage to Nightfox on Tue Apr 21 2020 02:59 pm

 >   Re: Re: Tape deck
 >   By: Nightfox to calcmandan on Tue Apr 21 2020 11:13:31
 >
 >
 >  Nightfox> With CDs and media files on a USB drive, you can skip tracks
>  Nightfox> easily. But with a cassette tape, if you want to go to a
 >  Nightfox> specific song, you have to keep fast-forwarding/rewinding
 >  Nightfox> and stop to check if it's in the right place, and if not,
 >  Nightfox> keep going..
 >
 > i guessyou never had one of those intelligent tape decks that would fast fo
 >
 >
 > )\/(ark
 >
My concern with tape drives is damaging or stretching tape while rewinding,
or damaging the drive mechanism from all the sudden starts and stops.

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