Jesus dont throw them away - Ill jave 'em (Im a terrible hoarder) . However - if all 4/2 (?) channels are on the same tape they should automatically stay in phase with each other ?I guess if there was more than one tape then there could be a drift there could be an issue - but if all tracks are on the same tape travelling at the same speed - phase relationships should be the same.
On 13 April 2017 at 11:09, g...@btinternet.com <g...@btinternet.com> wrote: > Hello, > I have approx. 30 minutes of Matrix H recorded off-air in 1977. > The bad news is that it's a 1-7/8 ips compact cassette. > The good news is that the sound quality is very good, no noise reduction > was used, no perceptible azimuth drifting, and only occasional dropouts. > Programme material* is the Last Night of the Proms (excerpt) and some BBC > drama. > My question is whether it is worth digitising these recordings for > posterity? I have memories that this system utilised phase-encoded elements > so would the cassette tape's performance have degraded any surround info? > I'm reluctant to throw away rare examples of our past technologies :-) > Best regards > Andrew Birt > Guildford UK. > * haven't even considered any copyright issues! > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/ > attachments/20170413/9d3addc8/attachment.html> > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -- Augustine Leudar Artistic Director Magik Door LTD Company Number : NI635217 Registered 63 Ballycoan rd, Belfast BT88LL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20170413/eda13845/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.