--- Forwarded Message from James Hogg <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:00:22 -0500 >From: James Hogg <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #7745 How to fix ripped audio tape? >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> >References: <[log in to unmask]> What you are looking for is called splicing tape. I haven't thought about it for years. My first thought would be RadioShack, so your story about checking there is funny, in a sad sort of way. Sort of like seeing 70s music specials during PBS fund raisers. The audience looks like those really old people dancing to Big Band music when I was a kid. (But I like Big Band music more than most 70s music.) I did a search and found a site that has what you are looking for. In the old days people would splice tape for edits. They'd use a splice block to cut an angle in each end of the tape they'd want to splice together. Then use splicing tape. If I were you, I'd make a careful cut with a pair of good scissors, splice the ends together with one splicing tab found on the page I've linked. Looks like 105 tabs for about $20. Put the tab on the backside of the tape. http://www.usrecordingmedia.com/splictaptaba.html if you don't want to buy these tabs, you could use scotch tape if you are careful to trim the edges so they don't get caught in you tape deck. What ever you do, after making the splice, record your tape to a CD. Keep the tape, but don't use it. On Dec 13, 2004, at 11:43 AM, LLTI-Editor wrote: > --- Forwarded Message from "Vito Brondolo" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> From: "Vito Brondolo" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum" > <[log in to unmask]> >> References: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: How to fix ripped audio tape? >> Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:59:57 -0500 > > I have a few old analog audio audio tapes that are ripped and don't > know how > to best fix them. A colleague told me that they used to sell a special > tape > for that. I tried a few Radio Shacks and a Compusa, but the sales > people > look at me as if I came from outer space when I tell them of the audio > tapes. They are all young guys who've been using CDs since the cradle, > I > guess. > > Can anyone help? > > Thanks. > > > Vito Brondolo > > Director > Language Learning Center > University of Dayton > Dayton (Ohio) > www.vitobrondolo.it > > > > > *********************************************** > LLTI is a service of IALLT, the International Association for > Language Learning, and The Consortium for Language Teaching and > Learning (http://consortium.dartmouth.edu). > Join IALLT at http://iallt.org. > Otmar Foelsche, LLTI-Editor ([log in to unmask]) > *********************************************** >