Wanna get some DATs other than these *&#&*@#) Sonys that always seem to have a dropout. Seems that the Maxells are highly thought of. Do I need to move to Audio DATs?
-Kevin
??? the maxells are dds tapes, not sure what you're getting at.
Guess I used the wrong terminology. I have Sony DDS tapes that alwyas have dropouts. Just trying to figure out what brand to try next.
-Kevin
Have you had your dat checked out recently? If your getting dropouts reguarly, I doubt its the tapes... I have yet to have 1 dropout with sonys... Just a through FWIW
It got a thumbs up from ProDigital a few(4-5) months ago.
-Kevin
it could be the deck...try another brand, but I have used Sony DDS exclusively for a few years, with no problems....
Hope its not the deck, but you guys aren't helping my spirits. ;)
-Kevin
try a different brand and see....that is the best way to trouble shoot it
maxell hs4s are what i used exclusively, and what i will be using exclusively when i get another deck
used both maxell, and sony DDS tapes without a problem. well one, but it was my own stupid mistake of locking the tape. don't worry about the deck man... i phreaked too a month after i got mine back from pro digital, and it wouldn't play any tapes.. it just needed a cleaning tape. watch your hrs. if i dont' clean mine every 30 hrs or so it will start to get stupid like that... i always carry a cleaning tape to shows too, just in case... good luck.. +T
Gonna run a cleaner through it and see what happens.
-Kevin
How long do you run them for? 10-20 secs?
-Kevin
10 seconds
good point bean and only run the cleaning tape through once..when it is done, toss it. never rewind and rerun a cleaning tape...you would just be reintroducing the crap it may have cleaned from your deck before...back to your deck
Quote from: nickgregory on December 31, 2003, 07:22:56 AM
good point bean and only run the cleaning tape through once..when it is done, toss it. never rewind and rerun a cleaning tape...you would just be reintroducing the crap it may have cleaned from your deck before...back to your deck
also a great point nick
Is there a problem with cleaning for longer than 10 secs or is it just overkill?
-Kevin
Quote from: blu666z on December 31, 2003, 01:02:46 PM
Is there a problem with cleaning for longer than 10 secs or is it just overkill?
The dry cleaning tapes are a bit abrasive and will wear your heads unnecessarily if run too long.
really? you can't reuse them? I knew you couldn't rewind them but i thought you could use them again.
Quote from: superphatal on December 31, 2003, 01:05:39 PM
really? you can't reuse them? I knew you couldn't rewind them but i thought you could use them again.
Using them multiple times - but with a fresh strip of cleaning tape every run - probably isn't technically re-use. Just ongoing use. You're correct - it's rewinding and reusing that's the issue.