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>Date: Wed, 07 Mar 2001 11:41:13 -0600
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>Subject: Re: #5981 static while digitizing audio tapes
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Becky,

It sounds like you may have more than one problem.  I don't think either is 
dirty tape heads.

The low hum may be a 60 cycle hum from the AC power source.  Try running a 
wire from a known ground to either the computer and/or the tape deck.  The 
ground could be a radiator, a metal outlet cover plate, etc.

Good luck.

Tom Browne

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>> Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 09:32:12 -0500
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>> Subject: static while digitizing audio tapes
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> Hello fellow IALLers,
>
> We are experiencing a lot of problems with static while digitizing audio
> tapes. We clean the heads before each use, then use the "smooth and
> enhance"  feature.  This leaves a low humming noise along with the
> impression that the  recording was made in an auditorium.
>
> We are using Sound Forge XP 4.5.  Some tapes have come out fine.
>
>
> Has anyone else had this problem?  Or if not, do you have any suggestions
> how  we might fix it?
>
> Many thinks in advance,
>
> Becky Adae
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