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lionel@cs.city.ac.uk (Lionel Tun) writes:

>>	The bias knob is used during recording only.  The way to set it
>>is quite simple:
>>
>>o  Connect any appropriate source to the deck's inputs and set the
>>record levels appropriately.
>>
>>o  Load a blank tape and start recording.
>>
>>o  Listen, alternately, to the source and the tape (this can obviously
>>be done only with a three head deck, which will have a "Monitor" switch
>>to do this).  Using headphones or a good set of control monitors to
>>listen, adjust the bias knob until the source and the playback sound the
>>same.

>That is fair enough, in fact I tried it a bit, but what if
>you're tone deaf? Is there a rough rule of thumb that I can
>bear in mind?

It's sometimes easier to hear the correct setting if you use broadband noise
instead of music. Inter-station hiss from an FM tuner is ideal.

Christopher Hicks

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