How to Make Great Cassette Recordings
Bring out the best audio quality in your cassette recordings by checking your levels before you hit the record button.
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Instructions
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Choose the best tape for the project. (Check out the Related eHow "How to Buy Blank Cassettes.")
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Turn on the best noise reduction your deck has if you'll be playing the tape on the deck.
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Put your recorder in record/pause mode. (Usually, press the record and play buttons together, then press pause.)
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Play the chorus or loudest part of the material you're recording.
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Adjust the recording level to be as high as possible without going into the red zone (or whatever indicator your recorder has to show oversaturation).
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Turn down the recording level slightly.
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Start the piece you're recording, then release the pause button.
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Monitor the levels during recording; make subtle adjustments slowly.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure to adjust controls on the recording unit and not on the source unit.
Avoid using a high-speed dubbing feature; otherwise, you will lose the high frequencies and end up with poor recordings.
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Comments
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ididiiiiiit
Sep 10, 2008
I'm going to agree with this to a point. Here's what I would change. Don't use a cheap Wal-mart tape. Use a Good Chrome or Metal tape. Depending on the tape (I will use Chrome tape) Unlike the author you need to put your saturation to +3 or +4 db for best recording. On playback the reading should be in the +1 or +2 db. -
Nov 22, 2005
Before making a recording on a new cassette, fast forward the tape all the way through and rewind it. This process cleans up the tape.
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Nov 22, 2005
Before making a recording on a new cassette, fast forward the tape all the way through and rewind it. This process cleans up the tape.
