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From: wjm@lcuxc.UUCP (B. Mitchell)
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Wrong Bias
Message-ID: <108@lcuxc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Dec-84 18:43:47 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec  7 18:43:47 1984
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You can't damage a tape by recording on it with the wrong bias (or for that
matter grossly overloading it by pegging the meters into the red zone).
The recording, which will be grossly underbiased if you record on metal tape
with normal bias, will sound AWFUL, but if you re-record over it (erasing
the original bad recording in the process) with the proper bias all will be OK.
By the way - TDK has introducd a new tape called HX-S, which is a
metal tape that is designed for high (cro2) bia, and would sound bad if
recorded with metal bias.  Check the manufacturer's recommendation whioh is
usually on the tape for the proper bias.
Regards,
Bill Mitchell (ihnp4!lcuxc!wjm)