Date:         Wed, 2 Aug 2006 13:38:40 -0400
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From:         Robert Hodge <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: Thin tape decay
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Thanks Lou! Your logic makes sense.

This was the first time I've encountered 180 minute cassettes and never used 120's personally.

Bob

Robert Hodge,
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>>> [log in to unmask] 8/2/2006 11:57 AM >>>
I used to use a umber of 180 cassettes to record 3 hour long radio 
programs - they always returned level at about -15 to -20 from normal 
record level - they just don't have enough particles to give full 
level. Unless you have used them and know from experience, the low 
level is not the recordist's fault, but the extra thin tape and 
coating...

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Lou Judson * Intuitive Audio
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On Aug 2, 2006, at 7:52 AM, Robert Hodge wrote:

> The audio levels on the 180's wasn't what I'd expected- low overall .
> But that may have been attributable to the recordist or machine used.