Tape Recording Speed; Quality

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Hi:

I hope I asking my questions the correct newsgroup.

Is it true that a cassette recorded at a faster speed will have a
wider frequency response, richer S/N ratio, and an overall better
quality than a cassette recorded at a slower speed?


I would appreciate any assistance.

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Thanks in advance,


Radium

 

Yes.

 

Why?

 

The basic answer is YES. But, there are many complex factors
involved. These deal with the tape characteristics that highly effect
the design of the equalization, bias current, bias frequency, and many
other complex factors.

But, in general, the higher the velocity of the tape speed, the easier
it is to have a better signal to noise, lower distortion, greater
stabelization and better frequency response.

Now with digital recording, things are a bit different, but the speed
of the tape along with other complex factors, will effect the data
accuracy.


Jerry Greenberg
http://www.zoom-one.com