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Article #4616Re: Hissing from tape recorders ?
From: Paul Elliott x225
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 1990 16:29
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 1990 16:29
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In article <21000070@m.cs.uiuc.edu>, irwin@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
> I have serviced a lot of tape recorders. One thing that I noted was
> that most recorders make use of an automatic volume control circuit.
> This is to take up part of the differences in record level from tape
> to tape. [... describes why with no input, AGC jacks up the gain...]
Correct me in I'm wrong, but isn't AGC only for recording? I assume we're
not discussing Dolby or other companding modes, just the normal AGC used
in the cheaper tape recorders (like the ones I have).
Still no answer as to why a particular machine would be especially noisy...
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!optilink!elliott From: elliott@optilink.UUCP (Paul Elliott x225) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Hissing from tape recorders ? Summary: AGC... isn't it recording mode only? Message-ID: <3392@optilink.UUCP> Date: 12 Apr 90 16:29:17 GMT References: <3190@moondance.cs.uq.oz.au> <21000070@m.cs.uiuc.edu> Organization: Optilink Corporation, Petaluma, CA Lines: 17