I am preparing to transfer several dozen audio cassettes to .wav files. My cassette deck is slightly out of electronic alignment--enough for the misalignment to be audible. I am trying to locate a 200 nWm/m cassette to calibrate the meters and Dolby level prior to making the other necessary adjustments. Any idea where I might obtain one that does not cost a fortune?
Looking for a Dolby calibration cassette
Started by ●May 26, 2008
Reply by ●May 26, 20082008-05-26
gpaine wrote:> I am preparing to transfer several dozen audio cassettes to .wav files. My > cassette deck is slightly out of electronic alignment--enough for the > misalignment to be audible. > > I am trying to locate a 200 nWm/m cassette to calibrate the meters and > Dolby level prior to making the other necessary adjustments. > > Any idea where I might obtain one that does not cost a fortune? > >http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Dolby+calibration+tape%22 Gives 60 hits. Some may be useful. HTH
Reply by ●May 26, 20082008-05-26
On May 26, 10:55�am, Richard Owlett <rowl...@atlascomm.net> wrote:> gpaine wrote: > > I am preparing to transfer several dozen audio cassettes to .wav files. My > > cassette deck is slightly out of electronic alignment--enough for the > > misalignment to be audible. > > > I am trying to locate a 200 nWm/m cassette to calibrate the meters and > > Dolby level prior to making the other necessary adjustments. > > > Any idea where I might obtain one that does not cost a fortune? > > http://www.google.com/search?q=%22Dolby+calibration+tape%22 > Gives 60 hits. Some may be useful. > HTHcross posted to rec.audio.pro
Reply by ●May 26, 20082008-05-26
In article <277e2ad3-04e6-4026-a3cf-fe83d78deaeb@m36g2000hse.googlegroups.com>, Mark <makolber@yahoo.com> wrote:>On May 26, 10:55=A0am, Richard Owlett <rowl...@atlascomm.net> wrote: >> gpaine wrote: >> > I am preparing to transfer several dozen audio cassettes to .wav files. = >My >> > cassette deck is slightly out of electronic alignment--enough for the >> > misalignment to be audible. >> >> > I am trying to locate a 200 nWm/m cassette to calibrate the meters and >> > Dolby level prior to making the other necessary adjustments. >> >> > Any idea where I might obtain one that does not cost a fortune? >> >> http://www.google.com/search?q=3D%22Dolby+calibration+tape%22 >> Gives 60 hits. Some may be useful. >> HTH > >cross posted to rec.audio.proTascam sells one for the Tascam 122, which I recommend for use with almost any cassette deck. They actually sell dozens of kinds, but the 122 one is good. HOWEVER, the problem you have has to do with the fact that all the cassettes you have been given having incorrect azimuth and Dolby levels. Because every damn cassette in the world has incorrect azimuth and Dolby levels, and on a lot of them the azimuth changes over the course of the tape too. You sadly have to do the azimuth and Dolby levels by hand for each and every tape, and it is no fun. However, you will still need to use the reference alignment tape to reset the cassette deck back to nominal alignment after doing this. God, I hate cassettes. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Reply by ●May 27, 20082008-05-27
gpaine wrote:> I am preparing to transfer several dozen audio cassettes to .wav files. My > cassette deck is slightly out of electronic alignment--enough for the > misalignment to be audible.> I am trying to locate a 200 nWm/m cassette to calibrate the meters and > Dolby level prior to making the other necessary adjustments.> Any idea where I might obtain one that does not cost a fortune?How much do you thing they should cost? Last I knew, they were about $30. -- glen
Reply by ●May 27, 20082008-05-27
Years ago I used to use a Nacamichi Dragon player that auto-aligned for azimuth with a custom made meter that displayed the result. It was used for testing production samples.
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Reply by ●May 28, 20082008-05-28
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Reply by ●May 28, 20082008-05-28
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Reply by ●May 28, 20082008-05-28
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