flatgrass Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Library of Congress study finds temporary solution to "sticky shed syndrome" where binders in the tape holding the iron oxide deteriorates. https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/04/the-chemistry-of-why-baking-degraded-reel-to-reel-tapes-can-reverse-damage/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 That's been around for years... lots of years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codewritinfool Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 That's been around for years... lots of years.Sure has... makes me wonder how much that “study” cost. I could’ve told them that for a few hundred bucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 And I'm sure that's why those old R2R master tapes still sound as good today as they did 50, 60 years ago. 😷 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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