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In article <1992Sep9.021229.20646@athena.cs.uga.edu> mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington) writes:
>(1) Are the counters on cassette tape recorders standardized?
>That is, do they all read the same numbers for the same positions?

Not at all.

>(2) Where can I get a test tape for adjusting alignment and speed?
>Minimally, it should have a tone at a known frequency recorded on it.

There are many of these available, ranging from relative inexpensive to
very expensive. The tapes made by Magnetic Reference Laboratory
(415-965-8187) are reputed to be the best.

A more cost effective alternative is the TEAC MTT-114 which is used by many
Japanese cassette deck manufacturs for azimuth setup at the factory.
It costs $38 from TEAC's parts department (213-726-0303 x720 or x757).
It contains a 10 KHz tone.

Be aware that to use this properly you need an oscilloscope, and preferably
one having an x-y mode. However, you can get pretty close using your
hearing and a couple of tricks.


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>+ Michael Covington - Artificial Intelligence Programs - U of Georgia - USA 
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