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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to 90s Music@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days ago

Ways to loop tapes

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Ways to loop tapes

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einfach_orangensaft@sh.itjust.works to 90s Music@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days ago
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  • amlor@lemmy.world
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    This image is so shittily cropped. Do you have the source for it?

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      https://www.guerrilladigital.cc/2021/03/10/i-spent-the-last-two-weeks-researching-and-making-endless-cassette-loop-tapes-and-this-is-what-i-learned/

      what about that was shitty cropped tho…

      Edit: fuck now i see it

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        You should’ve posted the whole article, it was an interesting read

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    The third image is noted to have a higher length (235mm) than the first image (233mm), however in the picture it’s clearly shorter.

    Do I misunderstand the meaning of the numbers?

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      In the source article OP has linked elsewhre in these comments, the author notes that the first image is their own measurement and the second and third are David Chandler’s. I don’t know of Chandler myself but the article is clearly heabily inspired by him. I assume there was some kind of difference in methodology that produced the different values, like one of them was measuring the tape while it was un-tensioned and the other was doing geometry to get the length of the tensioned tape or something

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    turns out there is another way to loop tapes using friction rollers that can go over 6min of run time

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      https://youtu.be/WWc4eNtUy2I

      This guy reached ~2mins

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      Yeah, like, there are commercial looped tapes that use a spool that loads from the outside and unloads from the inside. I don’t know you you couldn’t DIY such a thing?

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