I've been toying with older recording technologies lately, and have been wondering some things about the medias I'm experimenting with. Since I am mostly messing with microcassette voice recorders at the moment, I have been wondering exactly what the tape is capable of storing if I was to modify my recorder to send a straight 20-20K unfiltered to the head, then whatever was on the tape to the line out jack. Would they sound ALMOST as good as a cheap cassette with some phasing and other distortion? ...or am I pretty much hearing all the tape can give me as is?
BTW: I am also trying to collect and restore other recording technologies, especially old tapes and wire recorders for the same purpose of hearing what they have to offer.
BTW: I am also trying to collect and restore other recording technologies, especially old tapes and wire recorders for the same purpose of hearing what they have to offer.