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Originally Posted by sswilson  1/ You're using some form of noise reduction on the deck to record the tape and the playback decks don't support that format. |
ANRS is off on the KD-55 and all the dolby stuff on the GSX-AX is also off.
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Originally Posted by sswilson 2/ You're biasing (metal etc...) the tape in a format that the players don't support. |
the tape says it is normal and when I put the tape into the GX-ASX it auto detects it as normal. The KD-55 is set to SF/NORM(100%) but has the option of Fe-Cr(110%) and SA/Cr-O2(150%). Am I correct in assuming NORM is normal?
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Originally Posted by sswilson 3/ (I know I said two... :) ) Is it possible that by some freak of nature you managed to put the tape in A side up on the home deck and B side up on all of the others? I've had issues like you describe (related to alignment) with auto reverse decks not liking the tape in one particular direction. |
The KD-55 and GX-ASX do not support auto reverse. My RP-1830A supports auto reverse but plays each side fine if recorded from anything other than the KD-55.
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Originally Posted by sswilson My best guess though is that you are correct on your alignment assumption.... Do you have a commercial tape laying around which has the test audio at the beginning? I'm not positive on this, but I always wondered if higher end units could use that for self alignment. |
test audio? Could you elaborate a bit more please? Is this heard as static or actual tones or even heard at all?
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Oh, do you mean a short little bit of audio that rapidly increases in pitch? If so I just found a tape that has one.
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Originally Posted by 3.0charlie I know you said the VU meters were "up there", but I remember my TEAC deck had both volume and recording level adjustment knobs. And those 2 adjustments had no impact on the VU merters. When recording, I had to do tests first to find the correct recording level. Otherwise I would have the exact problem you are having. |
The VU meters respond to adjustment of the Input Level knob but not to the Output Level knob. If I turn the Input Level up the VU meters max out and the audio sounds bad even in the KD-55. If I turn it down it sounds quieter than previously in every unit including itself.
Even the Rec EQ dial with settings from -2 to +2 has extremely little effect on the recorded audio.