Transfering Records in reverse

I was given a 78 to transfer. When I transfer something one of a kind I do 3 passes. The first is dry, dusted as the client delivered.

The second is wet (Ultrasonic bath if possible)

The third is in reverse. I find it cuts the pops and skips differently. EX: if you have a scratch in one direction it MAY not show up in the reversed transfer. Edit together and whadaya get… bitty bopity boo.

  • Here is the same scratch forward (top) and transfered in reversed and reversed in PT (Bottom)

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  • I use a Stanton STR8-100 with a SPDIF out. It has a button that simply reverses the direction of playing, it is rock solid. It’s got the direct drive faults, but non the less sounds great.

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  • idle Idlers on tape decks

    sometimes, there’s no hope for a tape… no matter what condition it’s in. After a few hours in the oven, this 499 is pretty much toast. If it were on an A80 or ATR it would play, but a machine like this MTR is flawed from the get go. May as well replace this part with a razor blade.

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    Wurli nightmare…

    Quite possibly the WORST place a bobby pin could fall inside a Wurli

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    EASY CUT CABLE TIES

    This Is So Easy

    This Is So Easy

    It’s not rocket science but the clever addition of a simple niche to the cable tie design! The Easy_to_Cut cable tie makes snipping off a tie easier and safer. Been there; done that – the pain of snipping of cable ties can lead to a whole lot things going wrong. For example, I have once managed to snip off the external cable that covers and protected my extension cord wire. Easy_to_Cut resolves these issues by providing a built-in niche into which the tip of a cutting implement’s blade can be inserted. Superb!

    Easy_to_Cut is a 2012 red dot award: design concept winner.

    Designers: Kim Seokhui, Kim Seongjin & Lee Jongsung

    Read more at http://www.yankodesign.com/2013/01/24/this-is-so-easy/#UIEAFKKyQCJK0P97.99 easy_to_cut3

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    Consolidating Hard drives

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    Practicing what I preach. Moving (14) drives into long term storage. Pulled all the backups out of the safety deposite box, and moved their contents move forward onto a 3TB hard drive.

    Once it’s all checked for redundancies I will back it up to another drive off site.

    For anyone nocking my non-antistatic plastic bags, I assure you they performed perfectly and will the next time I spin them up. Silica and a way for them to breath is fine.

    This is client sessions, designs, pictures, documents, notes etc etc dating back to about 2001. I have Client DVD archives at home I don’t plan to move forward as it is mostly damaged and virus ridden from before I went all OSX.

    Now I need to find a Hard drive shipping container from a computer store… Anyone?

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