Any Reel guys interested in a tape swap?

[Wardsweb]

In golf terms a round robin with a shotgun start. Eveyone records a 10.5 reel at 7.5ips, then we all send our tapes to the next guy in the circle. These make the rounds until your tape comes back to you. Music is of the recorders choice. That way we hear different kinds of music, we hear stuff recorded on different machines and on different type tape. I'm already doing this with some other guys, so the more the merrier. What do you think?

[Andyman]

I'll play

[pen_man]

Sounds like a good idea. Please include me. Thanks

[mhardy6647]

I like every aspect of the idea 'cept the 10-1/2" reel. That would render some (many) folks non-players, wouldn't it? I have a vested interest in this, since at the moment I own identically one 10-1/2" tape (sealed Maxell UD-35-180) and identically one machine that would accommodate it (an RT-909).

I assume you're thinking quarter-track stereo?

[goldear]

Cool Idea! I may have to put my hat in for this too... :scratch2:

[Wardsweb]

Cool guys. I will get in contact with my buddy in Austin that's co-ordinating the logistics. Then we can roll your tapes into the rotation.

[tapehead]

I'm interested too.

Mike

[Mr Slabi]

I'd be interested as well.
Now to find some cheap take up reels....I'd hate to have some postal junkie screw up one of my metal reels :nono:

[Wardsweb]

I had a request for 7 1/2 " reels inplace of the aforementioned 10 1/2". So to open this up to more people, you may choose the size tape that works best for you.

[mhardy6647]

ahh! dandy, Luther! Hope little plastic reels won't offend anyone?!

[Johncan]

I can do 7-1/2 inch reels. What tape should I try and find? I don't have any blank tapes, just pre-recorded stuff.

[Mr Slabi]

7 1/2 works fine for me. I have a bunch of pre recorded smallies.

[pen_man]

Is the swap still on? Are there two swaps- a 7 and a 10 inch?

[Wardsweb]

Is the swap still on? Are there two swaps- a 7 and a 10 inch?
Still on, working logistics for the round robin swap. Each person may choose if they wish to record and send a 7" or 10.5" reel. If possible please record at 7.5ips for the best quality.

[wordman001]

I'd love to be in the swap !!! :music: :banana: :music: :banana: :music:

[boxoboom]

Count me in I would like to swap wardsweb .. :music:

[dr*audio]

Count me in, for 7 1/2" tape. Another suggestion, write on the box what make and model deck it was recorded on and any other pertinent info, like if it was vinyl, what turntable and cartridge, what preamp, etc.

[Andyman]

Still on, working logistics for the round robin swap. Each person may choose if they wish to record and send a 7" or 10.5" reel. If possible please record at 7.5ips for the best quality.

What happens if we send a 10 1/2" reel with NAB hubs???

The 7" guys won't be able to use it?

Maybe we all need to go 7"??? That still would be 96 minutes both sides @ 7 1/2 ips, which really would be plenty of time. 2 lps worth back in the day

[cabinover]

7" guys wouldn't fit 10 1/2" anyways I don't think.

[Andyman]

7" guys wouldn't fit 10 1/2" anyways I don't think.

All the 10 1/2" decks I've had (Pioneer RT-1020L, Akai GX-635D, and Revox A77) could handle both size reels, so I can play whatever, but those big ones won't fit many decks out there :yes:

[cabinover]

Gotcha, I'm so used to NAB hubs and big reels that I forgot about the small holes on big reels.....or something along them lines :lmao:

[Wardsweb]

I plan on two rotations at the same time. One set of guys running 10.5 and one running 7. I will participate in both rotations, as I can do both.

[HarryB]

count me in.


Harry

[Andyman]

I plan on two rotations at the same time. One set of guys running 10.5 and one running 7. I will participate in both rotations, as I can do both.

Double me up too, Luther! :thmbsp:

[mushy]

Hey i'd like to get in on this but the only thing i'm classic country and country gospel don't know if i would fit in.Would love to swap with anybody with the same interest.Not trying to hijack this thread thanks.
Mushy

[Wardsweb]

Hey i'd like to get in on this but the only thing i'm classic country and country gospel don't know if i would fit in.Would love to swap with anybody with the same interest.Not trying to hijack this thread thanks.
Mushy
Hey, can't live in Texas and not like country. That would be unAmerican. I grew up with both kinds of music: country and western. Willie Nelson and my Dad were buddies growing up, so he use to come over to the house on Sundays for living room jam sessions. So, from Willie to George Strait and some Ray Price thrown in, I'm game. PM me your address and what size tape you run.

[mushy]

Wardsweb You have a pm. thought i sent it but does not show up.
Mushy

[boxoboom]

Hey i'd like to get in on this but the only thing i'm classic country and country gospel don't know if i would fit in.Would love to swap with anybody with the same interest.Not trying to hijack this thread thanks.
Mushy

Mushy .. Country is right up there ... I worked as a sound guy for a local country band for years .. still do every so often .. I've did sound and recorded the Grand Rapids steel show for 5 years till they quit. Your in good company partner. :music:

Steve

[cabinover]

You'se guys are gonna make me spend a few hours in touch with my R2R this weekend aren't ya? That's fine with me if I can squeak out some extra hours to get in on this adventure.

[dr*audio]

I have my tape ready to go. Someone is going to get a reel treat!

No country for me, thanks!

[Mr Slabi]

I have a few ready as well. Gonna stick with the 7's, that way just about everyone can enjoy them.

And umm....No country for me either please.

[blohrd3]

Is it to late to join? if not count me in.

[goldear]

And umm....No country for me either please.
Yes, I will second that request.

Perhaps if we have enough folks (as it looks like we do), this should be organized by Musical preference to some degree? Maybe we could have a like a Jazz rotation, a Classical rotation, a Rock/Pop rotation, and an ... <ahem> country rotation? Then people could sign-up for which rotations they wanted to be in on. And you could sign-up for multiple rotations, if you have wider tastes (like me), or if you want to be exposed to different musical styles. :thmbsp:

[Andyman]

This is getting too complicated.

I like the original plan of making a tape of music you like and wish to share and then sending it off. I'm not a country fan myself, but there are also other genres I don't care for either, and I'm not asking anyone not to send me this or that.

Half the fun, heck, ALL the fun, here is to listen to anothers' sampler and to check out the recording and tape.

If you don't like what's on the tape, hit the FF, or just pack it up and send it to the next guy. :yes:

[wordman001]

WHAT HE SAID !!!
:thmbsp: :banana: :banana: :banana: :music: :music: :music:

[meggy]

Sign me up.

Any/ all music is fine with me. I think the best way to discover new formats is to be open minded.

[Wardsweb]

OK here is what I have for now. There will be two rotation groups. You record in 7.5ips, 1/4 track stereo. This means you have a forward play in stereo and a reverse play in stereo. To keep this simple you record any music you want. It gets sent to the next guy in the list. The last guy in the list send his to the first guy in the list. This continues until your tape returns to you. I will set some time frame to listen before sending the tape on. If you receive a tape you do not care for, just send it on. There will be no bashing of others music taste. Besides you may find you like something you've never heard before. Thats all part of the fun. You may start making a tape now, but do not send it yet. I will arrange the names so everyone is as close as I can get to the same distance apart.

10.5" Group
Forum Member Name
Klipsch dwilawyer
Klipsch tarheel
Klipsch bluesboy
AudioKarma wardsweb
AudioKarma pen_man
AudioKarma goldear
AudioKarma tapehead
AudioKarma wordman001
AudioKarma andyman

7.5" Group
AudioKarma wardsweb
AudioKarma johncan
AudioKarma mr slabi
AudioKarma mhardy664
AudioKarma dr*audio
AudioKarma boxoboom
AudioKarma mushy

[mhardy6647]

I like the pace of this, since I sometimes tend to move a little slowly on certain extracurricular activities (i.e., anything that actually takes some effort on my part)!

Thanks for organizing, Luther!

cheers, y'all.

[dr*audio]

My tape is ready to go!

[mhardy6647]

over-achiever!
I've thought about plugging my tape deck in...
hmm... I guess y'all know where the chain might break.

;-)

[dwilawyer]

OK here is what I have for now. There will be two rotation groups. You record in 7.5ips, 1/4 track stereo. This means you have a forward play in stereo and a reverse play in stereo. To keep this simple you record any music you want. It gets sent to the next guy in the list. The last guy in the list send his to the first guy in the list. This continues until your tape returns to you. I will set some time frame to listen before sending the tape on. If you receive a tape you do not care for, just send it on. There will be no bashing of others music taste. Besides you may find you like something you've never heard before. Thats all part of the fun. You may start making a tape now, but do not send it yet. I will arrange the names so everyone is as close as I can get to the same distance apart.

10.5" Group
Forum Member Name
Klipsch dwilawyer
Klipsch tarheel
Klipsch bluesboy
AudioKarma wardsweb
AudioKarma pen_man
AudioKarma goldear
AudioKarma tapehead
AudioKarma wordman001
AudioKarma andyman

7.5" Group
AudioKarma wardsweb
AudioKarma johncan
AudioKarma mr slabi
AudioKarma mhardy664
AudioKarma dr*audio
AudioKarma boxoboom
AudioKarma mushy

Hello everyone!!!!

This is Travis, Luther's friend in Austin. I was the one who got a tape swap started in the Klipsch forum and it has run fairly smooth. I have prepared routing slips for everyone in the 10.5" group. It is pretty simple, I will email you each a routing slip to enclose with your tape, after you get it and listen to it you just send it on to the next person on the list. The last person on the list will be you, in other words, your tape is returned to you at the end.

I saw one post about concern over damage in shipping. I have shipped a lot of tapes and never had one damaged. Ship them in the tape box they came in and be sure to tape the end of the tape over onto the reel so it does not get loose in shipment. If you don't know what I am talking about don't be shy, let me know (email address is below) and I will send you a photo of what I am talking about. If you put the tape box in a standard record/lp shipping box it will arrive in perfect shape.

Our goal is to have everyone have their tapes recorded by this Sunday so that they can be shipped out on Monday. They will be sent via media mail, except to the person in Canada, I am not sure if you can media mail to Canada, or from Canada to US. We are figuring it will take a week for all tapes to get where they need to go. Then we will plan on mailing the tapes a week from then. So within 5 days we ship, allow a week for tapes to arrive, have a week to listen to it, then send it on. We don't want things to be too rushed, we don't want it to feel like work. If Sunday is too soon to get your tape done, post on here and we can either hold off or figure something out. I few have posted that their tapes are ready to go, please also post on here that your tape is ready. The good news is that we have great participation so it gives you almost two months to record your next tape!

For folks on the 10.5 list, you can also be on the 7.5 list. Luther and I are going to be doing both. It is double the work, have to record two tapes, ship two tapes every week, and listen to two tapes every week. For me I figure it is worth it because I am getting exposed to twice as much music, and twice as much equipment/technique. PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU WANT TO DO BOTH. My email address is tcwesq@texas.net.

There are only a few rules:

It must be a tape you recorded, no prerecorded commercial tapes

Try to record at 7.5 IPS

There are no rules, as previously indicated in this thread, regarding the type or genre of music.

Please include your routing slip with your tape so that we can make sure it gets routed correctly and returned to you.

Please include the make and model of what your tape was recorded on, and if not apparent on the tape, the make and type of tape it is recorded on. Please indicated what type of noise reduction (NR) you used, if any.

If possible, please list the source equipment used, i.e., Nottingham Space Deck turntable, Hadcock 242 tonearm, Music Maker MM cartridge, etc.

I think that about covers it. Any idea or suggestions would be most appreciated. I am looking forward to emails from you so I can send you your routing lists, and whether anyone wants to double up on both lists.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

Is it to late to join? if not count me in.

Blohard,

It is not too late, are you going to record on 7" or 10.5" tape, or both? Email me your mailing address at tcwesq@texas.net and we will get you in. Are goal is to have everyones tape to go by this Sunday.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

I can do 7-1/2 inch reels. What tape should I try and find? I don't have any blank tapes, just pre-recorded stuff.

John,

Did you have any luck in finding a blank tape to record on? If not, let me know and we can try and dig something up for you.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

You'se guys are gonna make me spend a few hours in touch with my R2R this weekend aren't ya? That's fine with me if I can squeak out some extra hours to get in on this adventure.

Cabinover,

Are you still in? I hope so, just need to try and get your tape done by Sunday if you can. Need to email wardsweb or me (tcwesq@texas.net) with your address so I can fit you in the rotation.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

count me in.


Harry

HarryB,

Are you still in? Need you to email me or wardsweb (see previous post) with your mailing address, we are shooting for tapes being done by Sunday so they can be shipped next week.

Travis

[Wardsweb]

Dude ! You are a late night owl. :D

[dwilawyer]

Dude ! You are a late night owl. :D

You know me, anything to promote the interests of R2R and music.

Travis

[Wardsweb]

You know me, anything to promote the interests of R2R and music.

Travis
You Da Man !

[goldear]

Note: I have one concern: The tapes that get mailed to and from Canada can be an issue... Customs can be a serious b***h, and they consistently delay shipments both to and from Canada for more than a week in my experieince! And they will are very liekly to put a duty onto all shipments recieved into Canada. Also: Media mail travels at glatial speeds both to and from Canada. It can easily take a month or more in my experience! :eek: So.. the one week rotation is probably an overly ambitious schedule that has been layed-out here...

Being farily close to Canada myslef, I can forsee myself potentially getting seriously pinched with no time to listen, and always sending my tape off way late (dependind upon how the rotation is setup). :sigh: I'm not complaining here; I'm excited to participate! :banana: But it is an issue that you planners need to be aware of...

[wordman001]

Obviously the person trying to listen to a tape in rotation sets the speed of the rotation, When You Recieve It & When You Listen To It........ You will then send it on to the next name on the list, we have to assume good will here..... :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Wardsweb]

Just a note to say I haven't forgotten about the swap. Still working with Travis to roll everyone in. Besides taking this at a nice slow pace is more in the style of enjoyment and not work, which is what we all want to get away from. Hang in there, the swap will happen.

[mhardy6647]

I haven't even re-hooked up the TASCAM yet, so I think the pace is just about right :-)

Fall is always nutzo time in New England; everything instantly ramps back up after labor day.

[Mr Slabi]

If my memory serves, we don't even have media mail up here. I have had plenty of luck with the mail system though for albums and such.

[dwilawyer]

Just a note to say I haven't forgotten about the swap. Still working with Travis to roll everyone in. Besides taking this at a nice slow pace is more in the style of enjoyment and not work, which is what we all want to get away from. Hang in there, the swap will happen.

How is everyone coming on getting their tapes recorded? If everyone could send me an email to let me know if you would be ready to ship next Monday I would appreciate it. In addition, I will reply with your routing slip so you will know what your rotation will be. My email address is tcwesq@texas.net.

Thanks,

Travis

[dwilawyer]

I have received several emails from folks letting me know there tapes have been recorded and ready to go. I have sent each of you a reply. I have not heard from several folks by email yet, please let me know your status:

Ready
Not ready, need more time _____ days, a week, whatever
Not ready, count me out for this round, will catch up next time.

Just a quick short email will be fine, just so I will have everyone's email address to create an email group for 10.5" and an email for 7" group.

As things stand right now, we will all ship a week from tomorrow. Please email me at tcwesq@texas.net as soon as possible so that I can get everything finalized.

Travis

tcwesq@texas.net

[enewcombjr]

I hope not to be too negative, but I think this idea needs to be clarified to be successful.

The real gain of this idea it seems to me, is for those members into different machines, different tape formulations, different bias settings, all the variables that make analog such an involving hands on world. Those individuals take great pride in their knowledge, equipment, and results of their efforts. These probably would be time consuming carefully made recordings, on pricey tapes, on quality reels, or the differences would not be satisfying to the creator or easily comparable for the knowledge of differences to be learned.

Shipping the same tapes around involves lots of repeated mailing costs, many opportunities for handling damage, potential user problems, wrinkled tape, broken leaders, stored improperly at fast rewind speed, stored in a bad place overnight, breaks with splices, swapped reels, etc. Problems could lead to loss of pen pals.

If it is quickie recordings on not too expensive tape, on not too pricey reels, it may be easy, even if problems occur, but, then for what reason? Maybe I am missing something, but it seems like working for the post office to me.

Discussions, recommendations, downloads, copies of CDs can handle exposure to other types of music. Perfect R2R reproduction is not needed to decide if you want to hear more of something. Then, asking someone for an awesome analog copy of what you now know you like makes some sense to me, but, what is the analog tape to be made from? If a CD, just burn and mail a copy and let the recipient make his own tape.

Does that mean we are down to copies made from other tapes, LPs or Live Broadcasts? Well, those are also going to fit into the time consumng, quality and pricey materials, careful shipping category I think.

Reading the name of the thread, I thought you were going to suggest people list their duplicate, or unwanted prerecorded tapes, and work out a swap with others on the forum, this one for that, only shipping each tape once.

Hope I haven't been too much of a downer, Elliott

[Andyman]

I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill. We're just swapping samplers. I for one really don't expect to hear a lot of difference in recording quality due to machines or formulations and am looking forward to hearing different comp tapes.

As far as expense, a couple of bucks every week to ship a tape really isn't that bad, especially when you get an exposure to some hopefully new music. After all, I don't think everyone's shipping their recording of "Dark side of the Moon", are they??

Heck, you want nuts? Check out the Crap Swap Thread; now that's something really wacky! :lmao:

[meggy]

FWIW:

- It is what it is. Like anything else, don't risk what you aren't willing to lose.
- Ship costs might be estimated based on how many people signed up.
- I'm just in it for the music. Whatever quality, whatever groups, however the
tapes are recorded on whatever machines, will all add to how interesting this can
be.

[Mr Slabi]

Email sent Travis...I'm ready to roll :thmbsp:

[dwilawyer]

I have sent out the tape routing lists to everyone on the 10.5 inch and 7" lists. If you are on both lists you should have received two emails. If you indicated that you wanted to be on a tape swap list but did not receive and email from me (I was missing two email addresses) please email me right away so that I can get you your list.

We are planning to ship this Wed. if that is good for everyone.

You can email me directly with any questions, problems, etc. at tcwesq@texas.net.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

FWIW:

- It is what it is. Like anything else, don't risk what you aren't willing to lose.
- Ship costs might be estimated based on how many people signed up.
- I'm just in it for the music. Whatever quality, whatever groups, however the
tapes are recorded on whatever machines, will all add to how interesting this can
be.

There are 10 people on the 7" list, and 11 on the 10.5 inch list (some have signed up for both lists). 10.5 metal reels have been costing about 3 to $3.50 to ship via media mail. What has been working best is shipping them in a record/lp shipper. No problems of any kind so far. So figure it is going to cost between $33 to $40 for shipping, spread out over 3 months. You will get a new tape to listen to and you will send one every 7 to 10 days.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

Wardsweb (Luther):

Can you make this thread a sticky so that it is on top and easy for everyone to find. Will be nice to have people post thoughts, comments, etc. on the forum regarding individual tapes.

Travis

[Mr Slabi]

I agree Travis. Lets make it a sticky, at least while the rotation is active. I'd love to read about what is making the rounds, and what people think.
Would be an excellent post for those looking for new music purchases as well.

On a side note...What about sliding in a peice of paper (to your shipped tape) stating why you chose to send this particular recording, with room for others to write a small comment or add similar artists that follow the intrest of said recording?

This could be real kool!


Yes, no?

[boxoboom]

Well this is gonna be fun :music: I do have a question as this is my first swap of any kind (that I can talk about publicly :D) Are we incrementing the list ? In other words do I send the tape I receive off to the second name on the list etc... Or always the first one ?

Steve

[Mr Slabi]

From what Travis told me. Print out the list that has YOUR name above the others on the top of the page. You will be sending your tape to the d00d on the first line of your list.

The first d00d on my list just happens to be from some town called Kalamazoo...LOL, tell me that aint madeup :banana:

Mt tape is ready to ship....I hope you all drink :yes:

[boxoboom]

From what Travis told me. Print out the list that has YOUR name above the others on the top of the page. You will be sending your tape to the d00d on the first line of your list.

The first d00d on my list just happens to be from some town called Kalamazoo...LOL, tell me that aint madeup :banana:

Mt tape is ready to ship....I hope you all drink :yes:


In a word ... YES :beer: :beerchug: You guys make some dam good beer and some mighty fine whiskey, that I am quite fond of up there in the North Woods. :D

But my question is do I always send the one I receive to the good Doctor or do I send I made to the Doctor and the I receive in return from you to the second person on my list ? :scratch2: Or is the Good Doctor the recipient all the time ? With the thought being that if you did that you will have sent each person on the list a tape. Either way you should always end up with you tape eventually. I think ? :smoke:

[boxoboom]

I would like to give some thanks to Wardsweb and Travis for getting this thing off the ground and making it easy ! :thmbsp:

And now for something completely Different ! :rockon:

[dwilawyer]

From what Travis told me. Print out the list that has YOUR name above the others on the top of the page. You will be sending your tape to the d00d on the first line of your list.

The first d00d on my list just happens to be from some town called Kalamazoo...LOL, tell me that aint madeup :banana:

Mt tape is ready to ship....I hope you all drink :yes:

Let's take a couple of reel (pun) examples shall we?

Let's use Mr. Slabi (Rick) as an example. He is in the 7" Reel group. He would open the pdf file and find the list with his name at the top. He would print out and enclose with his tape only the list with his name at the top.

It looks like this:

Rick’s Tape-Routing List

Steve Mi. 49048

Warren OH 44121

John Canfield, GA 30047

Harry Briscoe, MS 38677

Jim AR 71720

Luther Ward 78218

Travis Williamson Texas 78704

Don Schuldes Scottsdale, AZ 85251

Mark MA 01451

Rick CANADA L6X 3Y4

Thus, he would send his tape to Steve in Kalamazoo, MI.


Now, let say Rick gets a tape that has the following list enclosed:

John’s Tape-Routing List

Harry Briscoe MS 38677

Jim Marchant AR 71720

Luther Ward TX 78218

Travis Texas 78704

Don Schuldes, AZ 85251

Mark Hardy MA 01451

Rick CANADA L6X 3Y4

Steve Mi. 49048

Warren OH 44121

John GA 30047

This means he has received the tape recorded by John Canfield. How do we know? It has John's name at the top AND it also has John's name at the very bottom because we want everyone to get their tapes back at the end. It also means that it has been received and listened to by everyone above Rick's name. After Rick listens to it he sends it to the next person on the list after his name (because it has already been to the people above him) and this is again to Steve in Kalamazoo. You will always be sending to the same person, and always be receiving from the same person.

This is because I tried to make it simple and did it in a circle. The tapes start from the East coast and generally move West. On the 7" list they go as far West as AZ and then back to MA. On the 10" list they Start in NY and go as far West as Washington.

So what is key here? Print the list with your name at the top. Send it to the first person on the list with your name at the top. INCLUDE THE LIST WITH YOUR TAPE. If you get a tape with no list do not panic, we will get it identified by posting a inquiry by listing some of the songs on it. There is no need to delay if there is no list, you send to the same person. Go ahead and print out 10 mailing labels to the same person, you will always be mailing to that same person. If you want to know the status of the next tape that is being sent to you, you just need to email the person that is just above you, because you will always receive your tapes from the same person.

For the first couple of exchanges lets go ahead and post on here something like this:

Example No. 1 From DWIlawyer:

I mailed my tape to Don Schuldes today, it is on it way.

Example No. 2 (after a few weeks have passed)

I received Harry's tape from Luther today and I hope to be able to listen to it this weekend and then expect to ship it off to Don early next week.

End of Examples

We can either to this by email by hitting reply to all to some of my earlier emails or on here. I think we should do it my email, I don't want our addresses on this list. I think we should use this forum for comments about music, recording quality, etc. so that we can all learn.

But I am not in charge here, it was just my idea. So whatever y'all want to do is fine with me.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

Well this is gonna be fun :music: I do have a question as this is my first swap of any kind (that I can talk about publicly :D) Are we incrementing the list ? In other words do I send the tape I receive off to the second name on the list etc... Or always the first one ?

Steve

It is a ROUTING list so you always send it the person AFTER your name. It is called a Routing list becasue it shows the route it has taken and where it is going. If your name is at the bottom of the LIST it means it is your tape, you are the last one on the route, and your LIST and your TAPE have been returned to you.

Now lets look at Boxoboom's (Steve's) list:

He is also on the 7 inch reel list but it works the same on the 10"

Steve’s Tape-Routing List

Warren OH 44121

John Canfield GA 30047

Harry MS 38677

Jim AR 71720

Luther TX 78218

Travis Texas 78704

Don Schuldes, , AZ 85251

Mark MA 01451

Rick CANADA L6X 3Y4

Steve 49048

Steve will always send to Warren in Ohio, and he will always be receiving his tapes from Rick in Canada. Look at my previous post just above with Rick's example. Rick's tape will go to Steve, then to Warren and so on until it is returned to Rick.

The reason for having the routing list is that it will give you an idea of how far things have moved around for example lets say that STEVE receives a tape with the following list:

John’s Tape-Routing List

Harry MS 38677

Jim AR 71720

Luther TX 78218

Travis Texas 78704

Don , AZ 85251

Mark MA 01451

Rick CANADA L6X 3Y4

Steve Mi. 49048

Warren OH 44121

John GA 30047

What can STEVE determine from this list?

1. He is going to be listening to John's tape.

2. This tape has been listened to by everyone above Steve's name, that is 7 people.

3. It means that Steve will be getting one more tapesbefore he gets his returned to him. He knows that because there are only two names below his on this list. One will be from Warren, who is right above him, and when he sends Warren's tape to Warren it means the cycle has ended--you know when the cycle has ended because the person gets their tape back.



Make sense?

Travis

[dr*audio]

My tape is on it's way to John. :thmbsp:

[mhardy6647]

Well, it's a holiday weekend coming up (in the US)...
At least my decks are back in the living room after the (house-wide) window replacements...

[pen_man]

Hey guys, did I screw up? I was one of the first to sign up, but see I am not included.

[boxoboom]

You will always be sending to the same person, and always be receiving from the same person

That is what I had expected (logical) but not having done this before I wasn't, sure hence my questions.

Looking forward to some drinking music from Canada and ......................

My tape is on its way to Warren ... :music:


Happy listening ... :D

[boxoboom]

Well, it's a holiday weekend coming up (in the US)...


mrh ... You are lucky, :thmbsp: you must work for the government a school or a bank .. cuz here in the private sector, I gotta work on Columbus day. :tears:

[mhardy6647]

I do, too, but I am looking forward to a quiet weekend (Sat. & Sun.).
I painted 17 window frames last Saturday and cleaned (REALLY cleaned) 4 rooms (the Missus and me, in the latter case).

[wordman001]

My Tape is on the way to Chuck Blackwelder..... Hope you like it Chuck.....
When I receive a tape and have listened to it.... I send it to the second person on my list ??? :music: :music: :scratch2: :scratch2:

[dwilawyer]

Hey guys, did I screw up? I was one of the first to sign up, but see I am not included.

Penman,

I sent you a couple of emails to confirm whether you were in or not, no response. I also posted some messages on here for folks to email to confirm whether you were in or not and I did not see a response. Did I miss a messge from you.?

I can still squeeze you in somehow, not to worry. Email me your address, email to tcwesq@texas.net

Travis

[dwilawyer]

My Tape is on the way to Chuck Blackwelder..... Hope you like it Chuck.....
When I receive a tape and have listened to it.... I send it to the second person on my list ??? :music: :music: :scratch2: :scratch2:

Wordman,

In a word NO. Read my previous posts up above answering this question and then let me know if you have any questions. Hint: Every tape you receive will be passed on to Chuck.

Travis

[wordman001]

I initially thought I would be shipping everything to the Chuckster, but it seemed too easy.....and that's after I read every one of your posts :drool: ( I don't play Golf )

Well at least I think you'll all enjoy the Music !!! :music: :music: :music:

[tapehead]

My tape went out yesterday to Luther.

Mike J.

[pen_man]

Penman,

I sent you a couple of emails to confirm whether you were in or not, no response. I also posted some messages on here for folks to email to confirm whether you were in or not and I did not see a response. Did I miss a messge from you.?

I can still squeeze you in somehow, not to worry. Email me your address, email to tcwesq@texas.net

Travis

Travis,

Sorry, I guess I indeed screwed up. I sent you an email. If you are able to fit me in, I would be greatful. If not, no biggie, I can get in the next round.

[dwilawyer]

I initially thought I would be shipping everything to the Chuckster, but it seemed too easy.....and that's after I read every one of your posts :drool: ( I don't play Golf )

Well at least I think you'll all enjoy the Music !!! :music: :music: :music:

Joe,

You will be sending everyting to Chuck in NC, is that what you meant? Or did it appear that you would be sending to different people. I take it from your message that you discovered that everything will be going to Chuck.

Any questions let me know.

Travis

[wordman001]

:banana: :banana: :banana: To Chuck...To Chuck...To Chuck :banana: :banana: :banana: :butt1: :butt1: :butt1:

[goldear]

My tape is now enroute to Joe in NY. :thmbsp:

[analog]

I just forund this thread this afternoon, this sounds like a really great idea. If there is a round two I would like very much to participate. I am looking forward to hearing about the results. I am always looking for something new that I am not familiar with

[dr*audio]

I just finished listening to Steve's tape. You guys are in for a treat! Steve obviously took alot of time to put this compilation together. His editing was very smooth and I loved his taste in music, especially the Django Reinhardt stuff. There are a couple of surprises on there, I don't want to blow it for anyone, so I can't be specific, but Steve, you're a heck of an engineer. This tape gets 2 thumbs way up from me. :thmbsp: :thmbsp: I will hold the tape a few days so I don't swamp John.

[Wardsweb]

Here is the song list for my 10.5" reel going to Travis

Steve Strauss Mr. Bones Vinyl
Patricia Barber To Rich for My Blood Vinyl
Nora Jones Don't Know Why Vinyl
Kenny Burrell Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You Vinyl
Miles Davis Freddie the Freeloader Vinyl
Dave Brubeck Three to Get Ready Vinyl
Dave Brubeck kathy's Waltz Vinyl
Cal Tjader Everybody's Jumpin Vinyl
Cal Tjader Sonny Boy Vinyl
Stan Getz Desafinado CD
Django Reinhardt Manor de mes Reves CD
Django Reinhardt Nuages CD

Side B
Steely Dan Aja Vinyl
Donald Fagen New Frontier Vinyl
Joe Walsh Dreams Vinyl
The Eagles New Kid in Town Vinyl
Steve Miller Fly Like an Eagle Vinyl
Gerry Rafferty Baker Street Vinyl
Dan Fogelberg Tulamore Dew Vinyl
America Venturea Highway Vinyl
Doobie Brothers Minute by Minute Vinyl
Alan Parsons I Robot Vinyl
Alan Parsons Wouldn't Want to be Like You Vinyl
Alan Parsons The Voice Vinyl
Alan Parsons Day After Day Vinyl

[Wardsweb]

Here is the song list for my 7" tape going to Travis. These were all CD.

Jamie Cullen Twenty Something
John Mayer No Such Thing
John Mayer Why Georgia
Maroon 5 Secret
Maroon 5 Harder to Breathe
Sting Sacred Love
Sting Send Your Love
Us3 Cantaloop (remix)
Keb Mo Am I Wrong
John Lee Hooker Boom Boom
Lightnin' Hopkins Lightnin's Stomp

Side B
Memphis Slim The Comeback
Billie Holiday Solitude
Ray Charles Kiss Me Baby
John Lee Hooker Whiskey & Wimmen
Lightnin' Hopkins Evil Hearted Woman
Howlin Wolf Shake it for Me
Miss. John Hurt Spike Driver's Blues
Leadbelly Poor Howard-Green Cord
Pinetops Perkins Sunnyland Slim
Jimmy Reed You're Something Else
Lightnin Slim Good Morning Heartaches
Billie Holiday T'aint Nobody's Business If I Do
Muddy Waters Garbage Man
Big Joe Williams 44 Blues

[Mr Slabi]

My tape went out to Steve on Thursday. Hope it doesn't take too long to cross the border.

[boxoboom]

Haven't seen it yet Rick .. but that has been only three days .. I have seen the way government workers work :boring: ! ... I should get it late next week or early the week after.

Thanks Doc for the thumbs up .. Actually it took me a couple of minutes of some rambling thro the old vinyl storage racks ... a couple of cocktails and ... well the rest is umm listening material. :music: :D

I don't know if it is too early to suggest this .. BUT .. once the tapes have made their perilous journey thro everyones hands and made it safely home .. Might we just keep the list going by sending out a second one ? I found that it was good exercise in the use of my equipment .. I enjoyed making the tape .. sort of reminded me of all my DJ days back at school.. It gave me an excuse to sit in my audio control room and be creative. :scratch2: :smoke: :D

Fact is ..between working for da man and running my own buisness . I find I have precious little time to actually sit and just listen to my system .. Doing a tape makes me slow down and relax with my toys ! :yes:

Of course this is a group effort and it seems as if Travis and Luther did the lions share of the work in getting this off the ground .. so it would be up to the group as to how or if we continue. I just know I would like to.

Steve

[mhardy6647]

No, I didn't trust myself, either. Finally beat back the weekend's chores. Dragged the TASCAM 22-4 and a source (digital -- hope that's not anathema) out to the family room. Taught myself how to record on the TASCAM and I am lettin' 'er rip (so to speak) as I type this. Tracks 1-3 and 2-4 on the flip side. I'll give a listen to both sides on a normal quarter-track machine before I foist it onto an unsuspecting quarter-track guy. Monitoring the tape sounds quite good, so I am (uncharacteristically) optimistic!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/mhardy6647/taping100806.jpg

BTW, I actually still have no idea as to what I do next... but I figure a PM to dwilawyer will sort that out. 'Course, there's no mail delivery (in the US) tomorrow :-(

Again, sorry for my sloth (And the not-so-good photo). I'm getting there!
Please tell me if I am doing something radically wrong.

EDIT: BTW, the reason for the tape deck relocation? We have two nutty cats who are quite intrigued by the turning reels. Having had a claw-induced tape discontinuity once before, I wanted to have things where I could keep an eye on both hardware and cats!

EDIT^2: That'd be tracks 1 and 3 on both sides! Figured this out the hard way :-P

[pen_man]

I sent my tape out today to Mike in Spring, Tx. I included a playlist and a short note for Mike and subsequent recipients.

[Dynacophil]

Hi

Are people with 10 1/2" and 2tracks out? § tracks could be played off with a 4track - in one direction...

I don't have smaller tapes or more tracks :)

7.5 is nice quality!

what is the prefered source? Vinyl or CD?

i want to use my Revox some times again...

2 tracks in 7.5 on a small Reel isn't too much music then...

Helge

[HarryB]

I sent my tape out today to Jim Marchant. I forgot the play list. All of the other info is on the Maxell tape.


I just received a tape from John Canfield. I can't wait to go home and play it.

This tape swap is a great idea. It will be a blast to listen to new music from different people with different tastes in music.

Harry

[boxoboom]

Heeey Mr Slabi guess what showed up in my mailbox today ? :banana: Yes sir a nice Maxell tape ! To bad the Tigers are playing or I would be listening to some sweeet music ... I will get listening to it tomorrow or Thursday . Its been way to long since those Detroit boys have been in the play off's. So you will have to pardon me whilst I watch the boys play. Can't wait to listen tho .. :music:

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIGERS ! ! :D :D :D

[mhardy6647]

You can recognize a Red Sox fan in October... we're rooting for the Tigers!! ;-)

[boxoboom]

Back in 2004 I was a Red Sox fan ... as the Tigers were loosing 119 games :tears: .. I must admit .. I have never been a NY Yankee fan and I was oh so happy that year .. Watching what You guys did to them in the ALCS. :thmbsp:

[mhardy6647]

Yup, us too!

BTW, I've actually been to Kalamazoo, once. Visited a big pharmaceutical company that doesn't really quite exist anymore :-(

[boxoboom]

:jawdrop: Imagine that ... I worked for that large Pharmaceutical that doesn't exist anymore also .. Now I work for the one that bought us :yes: . While its great to still have a job. It just isn't the same anymore :sigh:

[Mr Slabi]

Well guys...Sad news. :tears:
Steve got my tape and it is slow. He said he gave it a try on a few different players he has and varified it. Even upping the pitch could not make up the difference.
Pisses me off too, as it was only a month or two ago I paid to get her up and running in what I thought was good condition :no:

I think it best I pull myself off the list as my tape is obviously of no use to anyone else, and your tape probably won't play at the right speed either. Not the best news to get after a crappy day at the shop, but theese things happen I guess.

I know there are a few more than qualified people on AK that can service my unit, but unfortunately shipping this heavy beast around just isn't an option right now. Damm, go figure. I was looking forward to this.

Sorry guys. Maybe I can catch the next round if I can find a tech close that knows how to actually work on this.

[mhardy6647]

Umm... there's a tape sitting in my family room ready to be mailed to Brampton, ONT in the morning!

This calls for some quick thinking!

FWIW, I am happy to send you my comp. tape (although I guess it may play a l'il fast for you!). It played at what sounded like a reasonable speed on my RT-909, so the TASCAM and the Pioneer are probably either both right or both wrong.

[boxoboom]

I think Rick is pulling the plug a bit too soon. Let me send the tape off to Dr Audio Rick .. if it is slow on his deck then I would say that YUP its slow. My RT707 has variable speeds up to 6% and I couldn't get it to sound right. However (check your PM) as I said I thought those A77's had a motor speed control board in them. It could be just a small adjustment to get it back up and running at the proper speed. All you would need is an alignment tape which is not all that hard to make and ship to you ..

Just hate to see someone drop thats all ..

[Mr Slabi]

ok. I'l wait till the Doc gets mine and see what happens.
If the speed control is indeed an easy adjustment then I should... (read, should :D ) be able to knock it off. Remember I'm a nub at this stuff.

Mark. Go ahead and send me your tape. Hopefully my other machine (Akai 4000DS) does not have any speed error, and it will indeed let me know how bad my Revox is. I'd record another tape on the Akai but left side does not record for some reason.

I guess I did jump the gun a bit quick, but after a bad day at the shop I was just ready to throw my arms up.

Thanks guys...I hope it's an easy fix and I don't hold up the play to much!

[mhardy6647]

All righty, then. The tape rides tomorrow!

The "no left record" on your AKAI may be a dirty record switch. I've run into this problem a lot on cassette and (gasp) 8-track decks. It's a well documented byproduct of old age. I don't know if it's also an "Achilles' heel" for (mechanical) R2R's, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[dr*audio]

I think Rick is pulling the plug a bit too soon. Let me send the tape off to Dr Audio Rick .. if it is slow on his deck then I would say that YUP its slow. My RT707 has variable speeds up to 6% and I couldn't get it to sound right. However (check your PM) as I said I thought those A77's had a motor speed control board in them. It could be just a small adjustment to get it back up and running at the proper speed. All you would need is an alignment tape which is not all that hard to make and ship to you ..

Just hate to see someone drop thats all ..

Steve,
Your tape plays fine on my A-6010. The speed sounds correct to me, and I have the Dixie Dregs cut on CD so I know what it should sound like. BTW, your heads are aligned perfectly. I aligned my decks to an Ampex alignment tape and your tape sounds perfect.
Anyway, you can send the tape on to me if you wish, but I think if it sounds slow on your deck it probably is. This leads me to an interesting thought. Maybe in round 2 we could send out a cal tape to each participant in turn, before recording our tapes. Since I have the alignment tape and the equipment to check the speed of my decks (a frequency counter) I could make a tape with 2 test tones on it: 10KHz to use to adjust your azimuth, and 400Hz to use to check the speed. I would include a CD with the 400 Hz tone recorded on it, and you could compare the tone on the CD to the tone on the tape, and adjust the speed by ear for 0 beat. That way you don't need a frequency counter. what do you all think?

[mhardy6647]

That's the way the recording studios used to do it, when they sent out tapes to mastering labs!

[Mr Slabi]

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[boxoboom]

Yes I think so to. I have 4 decks and they all played it slow .. but just not to break the chain I am sending it on. I have buried in amongst my stuff ... a calibration tape. I got it when I bought my RT2044 .. it has 10k and a 1k test tones on it. I also have a function generator and a scope ( 20mhz dual trace). I can also make a tape if I can't find my original tape. My original has both quarter track and half track tones on it.

I have yet to locate my old service manual for the old A77 that I had.. Seems to me they had a motor speed control on them .. I know I had two boards as mine had come from a radio station that I worked at. I thought one was for 15 & 7ips and the other for 7 & 3.75ips. Seemed to me that it had a pot on it for fine tuning .. but I can't remember all that clearly and I haven't found the manual. It may have gone the way of the deck. But I don't think so .. I don't throw much away ! :D It would be nice to help Mr Slabi get his deck in good working order. :thmbsp:

Steve

[mushy]

I got a tape from Harry today but don't know what i'm listing to as it didn't have play list.After reading some of you guys replies me thinks me needs to learn a lot more.Hopefully you will tell me what i have done wrong when you get my tape.
Jim

[mushy]

PS i forgot to put my routing slip in my tape.I did put a note and playlist and ask for help as i haven't done this in 25 or so years.
Jim

[HarryB]

I also forgot the playlist as well. I realised this after I had already mailed it. It was laying on my desk at home.
Sorry for any confusion. I will send a play list with the tape in round 2.

The tape is a mix of Rock music.

Enjoy it. I will try to do better next time.

Harry

[Dynacophil]

Yes I think so to. I have 4 decks and they all played it slow .. but just not to break the chain I am sending it on. I have buried in amongst my stuff ... a calibration tape. I got it when I bought my RT2044 .. it has 10k and a 1k test tones on it. I also have a function generator and a scope ( 20mhz dual trace). I can also make a tape if I can't find my original tape. My original has both quarter track and half track tones on it.

I have yet to locate my old service manual for the old A77 that I had.. Seems to me they had a motor speed control on them .. I know I had two boards as mine had come from a radio station that I worked at. I thought one was for 15 & 7ips and the other for 7 & 3.75ips. Seemed to me that it had a pot on it for fine tuning .. but I can't remember all that clearly and I haven't found the manual. It may have gone the way of the deck. But I don't think so .. I don't throw much away ! :D It would be nice to help Mr Slabi get his deck in good working order. :thmbsp:

Steve

only have a german Servicemanual for A77....
if you want...?
Helge

[boxoboom]

only have a german Servicemanual for A77....
if you want...?
Helge
Thanks Helge,

Even tho my Family lineage comes from Germany .. I do not speak nor can I read one lick of german, Hence it would do me no good. Thanks for the offer, I have not been successful in locating mine .. I may have gave it to the person I gave the decks to some 10 odd years ago.

Mr Slabi told me he had a service manual.

[Mr Slabi]

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[HarryB]

Hi Everyone,

I just heard from John,

I told him that his tape may have been bad. I just emailed him and told him that I would send his tape back and he can send me another tape. This may delay my sending out a tape .

Just wanted to give everyone a heads up.


Harry

[Mr Slabi]

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[dr*audio]

The speed adjustment is on Page 28 of the PDF, which is page 26 of the printed manual.

[Mr Slabi]

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[boxoboom]

U R right Warren. P21 is the adjustment that I remember . Rick I can fire you off a tape if you want, of a 1k tone, 10k tone and a 440 (A) tone for reference. But you will have to have either a scope or a freq counter to check it.

I did find my nab tape .. unfortunately it is only done at 15ips. 0 vu @ 1k, 10k then a sweep from 15k to 20k . :D I cannot hear that high anymore .. I know my RT 2044 will produce it with out fail. Especially with the half track heads.

I was thinking .. if I made an alignment tape, those who wanted could use it to align your decks .. when I send it off once you are done with it send it on to the next guy and so on just like you would with a listening tape. I have the ability to do either half track or quarter track spacing. The tape would be on a 7' Reel. for any and all decks .. at 7.5 ips.

Let me know

I have to mention it is just a wonderful night .. I came home to no electricity do to our early lake effect storm here in W Michigan .. so I went downtown for a cocktail or two. By the time I arrived here back at the house. Power had been restored, It is still snowing :thmbsp: big beautiful wet flakes ... and I have a good glow about me thanks to an adult beverage or three ! :D

Steve

[Mr Slabi]

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[mhardy6647]

My missive to Canada was dispatched yesterday morning,so it is in the trustworthy hands of the USPS at this time.

(does anyone detect a note of sarcasm?)

[wordman001]

George W. has made sarcasm along with any other disparaging remarks grounds for being detained as a Digital Combatant. The USPS has been enlisted to rat out everyone involved..... :tears: :tears: :tears:

[goldear]

The ten thousand dollar question is this. Can it be done without a frequency counter, or oscilloscope?
The idea of matching soundwaves on a tape while playing to a good source sounds like it should work...but will that really work. I'm open to try it.
My Fluke 87 has a frequency counter. So your 88 does not?

There is no translation between duty-cycle and frequency. And if you do need a scope, you can always buy an old cheap used (but working) POS that will get the job done for a whole lot less than a Tech will charge you... Same goes for a low-end frequency counter.

[tapehead]

I sent my tape out today to Mike in Spring, Tx. I included a playlist and a short note for Mike and subsequent recipients.


Thanks for the heads up. I'll be looking for it.

Mike

[tapehead]

Just a word to the 10.5" group. I travel a lot. I will be out of the US for about a month, and back home just before Thanksgiving. If I receive pen_man's tape in time to listen and forward it, before I go (Oct 20), I will do so. Otherwise - don't get depressed (Luther) - it will be forthcoming. Hopefully everyone will be satisfied with "casually punctual" in moving the tapes along. (I can't get to any 10.5" machines in Angola!).

Mike

[goldear]

Has there been any word on whether Don in Scottsdale ever sent his tape?

[Mr Slabi]

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[goldear]

I'm inside the A77 now trying to reduse the speed by ear via another tape recorded at the correct speed. I know it aint 100% accurate, but I still am trying.
The tape I recorded on my Akai is playing fast on the Revox, which seems right considering my sent out tape was slow. I have lowered the POT on the speed regulation board all the way, but it's still not enough. The manual says high speed adjustment must be made first via "the core of discriminator coil T 201"
That is the only mention of said coil in the entire manual that I can find. Any of you know what this is about. Adjusting the POT just aint enough.
With all due respect, I think that you should consider starting a new thread about this issue. This is kind-of pulling this thread off-topic, and you are much more likely to get meaningful help if people read a thread with a more appropriate title. The fixer-types don't all necessarily read threads about Tape swapping...

[Mr Slabi]

With all due respect, I think that you should consider starting a new thread about this issue. This is kind-of pulling this thread off-topic, and you are much more likely to get meaningful help if people read a thread with a more appropriate title. The fixer-types don't all necessarily read threads about Tape swapping...

Your right. I didn't think of this until after I made the post. My apologies to everyone in this thread.

[mushy]

Damn i'm getting old sent my tape out to Luther and today i got it back said no such number and sure enough i sent it 2 blocks down the street.Will get it out again Mon so mine will be slow.Boy CRS will get you.
Jim

[boxoboom]

Warren, A tape is being sent to you from me either today or tomorrow .. It is Mr Slabi's tape.

Steve

[Wardsweb]

Damn i'm getting old sent my tape out to Luther and today i got it back said no such number and sure enough i sent it 2 blocks down the street.Will get it out again Mon so mine will be slow.Boy CRS will get you.
Jim
Dude, don't sweat it. I've been living the CRS for a while now. I may get your tape and forget to listen it, listen to it and forget I did, listen and forget to send it on, etc... I really do enjoy this, at least I think I remember I do. :D

[dr*audio]

Warren, A tape is being sent to you from me either today or tomorrow .. It is Mr Slabi's tape.

Steve
Thanks for the heads up. I will try it on my Pioneer RT-707 and see if the variable speed will help.

[wordman001]

I listened to the tape I received from Jim Ellis..... Enjoyed it thoroughly..... Very Ecclectic... Very Very.... and truly Sonic Perfection.....

I sent it on to Chuck on Saturday ! Those Reels keep rollin, rollin, rollin :music:

[boxoboom]

Warren,

Sorry the tape did not go out as I thought it would. Work has been absolutely crazy and there seems to be no end in sight at the moment. I will post when I get some time to get to the post office and send it.


Steve

[dr*audio]

No problem. I forwarded your tape to John yesterday.

[HarryB]

I just forwarded the next tape to Jim Marchant. This was the tape that was old and had really bad dropouts. I was told to forward it on anyway. The tape came from John Canfield. He told me he would make another tape and send it out.

Harry

[dwilawyer]

I just forund this thread this afternoon, this sounds like a really great idea. If there is a round two I would like very much to participate. I am looking forward to hearing about the results. I am always looking for something new that I am not familiar with

Analog,

Glad you will be joining us in Round 2. Will you be recording on 10.5 inch reel or 7"? If you want to do both you are welcome to do that as well. Let me know what size tape you will be doing and start recording it now. Let me know when it is done, I am going to try and fit you in towards the end of this round. Depending on the size of your reel, I will have Don in AZ send his tapes you you and you will be either sending them up to Washington, or back East to MA.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

I don't know if it is too early to suggest this .. BUT .. once the tapes have made their perilous journey thro everyones hands and made it safely home .. Might we just keep the list going by sending out a second one ? I found that it was good exercise in the use of my equipment .. I enjoyed making the tape .. sort of reminded me of all my DJ days back at school.. It gave me an excuse to sit in my audio control room and be creative. :scratch2: :smoke: :D


Steve

Steve,

It is not too early, that is the whole idea, to keep it going if it works out. Folks can opt in or out depending on what they have going on. Unfortunately, I have been terribly remiss and I just finished my tape that is going to Don in Az. I am a good two weeks behind and I appologize. I was spending a lot of time putting together lists, logitstics, etc. and not recording my tape. So don't blame Don for tapes getting out late, there is going to be a bit of a log jam with him but it should even out in a few weeks.

SO, if you are enjoying this so far PLEASE START WORKING ON YOUR NEXT TAPE. We will be all ready to go for the next round with no delays.

I have the same reaction as you to this tape exchange when I started it on the Klipsch forum, I am really glad it has expanded the way it has with Luther's help.

Travis

[Johncan]

I just forwarded the next tape to Jim Marchant. This was the tape that was old and had really bad dropouts. I was told to forward it on anyway. The tape came from John Canfield. He told me he would make another tape and send it out.

I just listened to the source CD for my tape. It was a CD transfer of the original reel release. It is a 1960's recording and on some of the tracks the vocals are panned all the way to one side and the bass is panned all the way to the other side. Sometimes things are centered and sometimes they jump around. This makes some of the mixes sound a little odd, but they are supposed to... that was the intent of the musicians and the producer. Whoever has my tape, please make sure you are listening in the sweet spot. If you are sitting in the center, it should sound OK.

Please don't reveal what the tape is... I want it to be a surprise.

John

[dwilawyer]

PS i forgot to put my routing slip in my tape.I did put a note and playlist and ask for help as i haven't done this in 25 or so years.
Jim

Who ever has Mushy's tape, can they print out his tape routing list from the PDF file and enclose it before they send it out to the next receipient?

Thanks,

Travis

[Mr Slabi]

I'm listening to Marks tape right now on my Akai.
Astounding! Very nicely done.

Music I don't often hear so it's a nice change of pace as well. Gonna have to keep my eyes open for some of those artists :yes:

[boxoboom]

Thanks for the reply Travis. Now all I have to do is find the time to record the second tape, then make some calibration tapes.. It seems as if I have fallen in to a work worm hole and I can't seem to find the other end to escape !

[Andyman]

I'm 'fessing up too; I just sent my reel off to Terry today. He's close, so it should arrive next week.

[boxoboom]

Warren,

Finally I sent ricks tape off this afternoon ...

Steve

[Mr Slabi]

Warren,

Finally I sent ricks tape off this afternoon ...

Steve

You slacker...LOL :D

Honestly...I've been trying to get Marks tape out for 3 days now, but have been so busy it just aint happinin. If I can manage a spare minute at the shop (damm post office is right behind me), I may actually get it sent out tomorrow.

[boxoboom]

You slacker...LOL :D

:lmao: yep thats me ... I haven't found the time to do a calibration tape yet, possibly this weekend, with hopes of getting it out to you this coming week. Even tho it will be a short one for me. I leave for our cabin in Northern Mi. the 2nd, and won't return till the 5th. No electricity no phones for 4 days!

[analog]

I missed out on the first round, my own fault, but I have a tape ready to go when there is a round two. I had a blast making my tape and am looking forward to some great listening. This is really a cool idea.

Best Regards

[mushy]

Got Luther another tape off yesterday.
Mushy

[dr*audio]

I got Rick's tape and it is very slow, indeed. I don't think anyone is going to want to play it as is, so I'll just return it to Rick, along with a test tape and CD so he can set the speed on his Revox. Rick, after you are done with the test tape, go ahead and send it along through the rotation, but SKIP ME and send it to John.

[Mr Slabi]

Thanks Warren. Hopefully all goes easy enough.

[Andyman]

I got my first tape today, but I'm confused. I emailed Don about it last week because I hadn't received anything yet, but the tape I got today is Jim's tape in a Joe box from Don's area??? Jim is like 5th on my list so I'm wondering where all these other 10 1/2" reels are and how many actually are out there?

FWIW, I've got Jim's big reel and Terry's sending mine to Mike. Who else is in, and who's got what??? :scratch2:

[mhardy6647]

I think I was a little confused too. I sent my tape to Mr. Slabi, which I do think was right. I am not sure who's sending me one (somebody, I hope).

Dunno about you, Andy, but following instructions never was one of my better things...

[goldear]

I think I was a little confused too. I sent my tape to Mr. Slabi, which I do think was right. I am not sure who's sending me one (somebody, I hope).

Dunno about you, Andy, but following instructions never was one of my better things...
I think that I have your tape at the moment. It was sent to me by Don (I think). Apparently he is on both the 7" and 10" rotations, and he sent me a 7" reel, even though I am only on the 10" rotation.

He asked me to forward it on to you. My appologies for not getting your tape resent earlier; but I have been incredibly busy of late and I simply forgot about it...

Anyway, I'll try to get it into the mail to you tomorrow.

[Andyman]

Well, it seemed pretty straightforward to me; heck, I don't know how it could be easier. Travis deserves a lot of props for setting this up and doing all the homework.
There's a list with your name on the top; mine says "Andys Tape Routing List". You send tapes to the name at the top of the list and get them from the name at the bottom of the list above your name; that's it. BTW, you're last on the list because that means the tape is home :thmbsp:

I'm only on the 10 1/2" list, so I can see where someone on both lists could get messed up, but aside from that, it's ludicrously simple (I think).

[Mr Slabi]

I think that I have your tape at the moment. It was sent to me by Don (I think). Apparently he is on both the 7" and 10" rotations, and he sent me a 7" reel, even though I am only on the 10" rotation.

He asked me to forward it on to you. My appologies for not getting your tape resent earlier; but I have been incredibly busy of late and I simply forgot about it...

Anyway, I'll try to get it into the mail to you tomorrow.

M Hardy sent his tape to me, and I still have it. Next in line for that tape would be Steve "boxoboom". You should be sending your tapes to the first person on the top of your list.
Now if M Hardy is also on the 10.5 list then that another route that I'm not aware of.

[goldear]

M Hardy sent his tape to me, and I still have it. Next in line for that tape would be Steve "boxoboom". You should be sending your tapes to the first person on the top of your list.
Now if M Hardy is also on the 10.5 list then that another route that I'm not aware of.
I don't believe that he is on the 10" list. Somebody just sent me a 7" reel by mistake, and I am forwarding it to the appropriate list.

[dwilawyer]

Has everyone gotten things figured out or do you need my help? I am back in town after being gone for 10 days and just saw these posts about some confusion.

Travis

[meggy]

Here's my (Don S. in Scottsdale's) status:
I'm on both the 7 & 10.5 list.

I screwed up and sent my 7" tape to the first person on my 10.5 list - Jim in (WA). :screwy:

So I asked Jim to forward it to Mark (Harvard, MA) who is the first person on my 7" list, and include my correct 7" route list. It basically just took a detour. Thanks for the help on that Jim, Sorry for the delay Mark.

I also correctly sent my 10.5 tape to Jim Ellis in WA.

So as far as I know, things should be in sync.

Yesterday, I also received:
Mike's 10.5" Tape and
Luther's 10.5" Tape.

I have not received any 7" tapes yet (no problem, just reporting in case the 7" is out of rotation somehow).

[mhardy6647]

ahhh... I was trying to be nosy, yet polite.
Thanks for the update!

[pen_man]

I sent Andy's tape to Mike today. I found Andy's tape to be very enjoyable and I listened to it 2-3 times.

[boxoboom]

And Me .. I'm Jerry Hubbard ! :D ( Fernwood tonight reference)

I will be out of Town till next Monday Rick .. so if you haven't sent the tape yet ( you slacker ! :D ) wait till after then .. or if you have .. :banana: It will be here when I return


Just felt like being a post whore today ! :D

[goldear]

I would like to make one request of everyone: Please do not post the full-names of any members involved in the tape swap, unless they should specifically tell you that they don't mind seeing their names posted...

I know that we have all exchanged names for the purposes of this swap, and that many people don't care about this sort of thing. But that does not give everyone permission to just go posting other people's full names, and locations all over this forum so that any sleaze-bucket out there on the internet can compile a list of peoples names, and locations with known stashes of good equipment, so that he can plan to rip-off any of us at some point in the future!

Frankly I get concerned about the security of myself, my family and my equipment every time I see my full name geting posted in this thread, and I don't appreciate this practice...

So would everyone please examine your posts inside of this thread, and remove any specific references other peoples full names? Referencing people simply by first name, and city should be pleanty sufficient for the purposes of this thread, and is specific enough for any of us to be able to identify each other, as needed.

Sorry for the rant, but this isssue is a genuine concern for me...

Thanks for your help!

[Andyman]

Has anyone got tapes from Joe, Chuck, or Don E. ? They are all on the list ahead of Jim for me, yet Jim's was the first tape I've received and from Don at that??????

Also in looking at the lists, I see a routing issue. My list goes Jim, Don, Joe, but Jim list goes Don Jim, Joe. maybe that's part of the issue??
I'll check out the .pdf file and see which route is most prevalent

[meggy]

As originally posted by Goldear Please do not post the full-names of any members involved in the tape swap

Gulity! :nono: Sincere apologies. Dumb thing to do. I don't see any edit thread feature in the user CP, although searching reveals some references to it. Can someone help me with editing threads?

[meggy]

originally posted by me! meggy Can someone help me with editing threads?

Got it done. Thanks.

[dr*audio]

Ok, I recorded a calibration tape with a 1KHz tone for speed adjust and a 10KHz tone for playback head azimuth. I reorded this on my Sony TC-558 after checking the speed, which is within 0.6%, so unless you have perfect pitch, this tape should get your deck close enough. I enclosed a copy of the test CD I used to make the tape. You simply play back the tape and the same tone on the CD at the same time, one through each channel, and adjust the speed for zero beat. Instructions are on the box. I will send it to Rick first and he will forward it to the next person on the list after he adjusts his deck. I'll get it out as soon as I can.

[HarryB]

I sent a tape out to Jim M. yesterday. I received a tape tuesday. Jim will really like the tape I just sent out.

Harry

[goldear]

I think I was a little confused too. I sent my tape to Mr. Slabi, which I do think was right. I am not sure who's sending me one (somebody, I hope).

Dunno about you, Andy, but following instructions never was one of my better things...
I hate to admit being so far behind the ball here; but I just got Don's tape out into the mail to you today. You should see it soon.

Sorry for the delays...

[meggy]

No prob.

[Andyman]

Just a note to that I'm mailing Jim in Seattle's 10 1/2" tape out to Terry in Chicago Wednesday.

BTW, thanks to Wardsweb for getting this going! I've been playing reels all day today; lots of great stuff here on tape :thmbsp:

[Andyman]

Got a new tape from Wordman001 yesterday in the mail; perfect for weekend listening!!

[wordman001]

I hope you like it Andy.... I had a ball recording it- Joe:music: :banana: :banana: :banana: :tresbon: :D :thmbsp:

[dr*audio]

Well I got my second tape recorded already. Don't want to send it out until my first gets through some more of the rotation. John, did you get my tape and did you listen to it yet?

[Johncan]

Warren,

I have only received two tapes so far... yours and Steve's. I have since forwarded both of them to Harry. Your tape was a wonderful concert. I enjoyed it very much.

John

[dr*audio]

Warren,

I have only received two tapes so far... yours and Steve's. I have since forwarded both of them to Harry. Your tape was a wonderful concert. I enjoyed it very much.

John


Great! Glad you liked it. :thmbsp:

[mhardy6647]

BTW, I did receive my first tape last week -- a beautiful UD-35-90B with some cool music (some familiar to me and some never heard by me to date). Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to actually listen to it yet. Should happen soon.

[boxoboom]

Well I am now officially back. I have had only one tape sent to me from Rich so far, I forwarded to Warren. I am awaiting my second which I hope to receive soon! I will get busy doing my second one, now that buck fever has passed. :D As I have been out in the woods for the past three weeks I am missing my stereo! Good time to spend some quality time making a tape don'tcha think! :banana:

Steve

[dwilawyer]

I received Terry's 10.5 inch tape and Andy's 10.5 inch tape from Luther today. (The hold up is on my end). I will listen to one tape and night and get them out the next day, so more 10.5" are on the way soon.

I also received a stack of 7" tapes from:

Warren, John, Jim, and Harry. One of these will be going each day next week as well. Sorry that the bottle neck has ended up being with your leader, equipment failure, work and family obligations have slowed me down. I promise to catch up.

Travis

[dwilawyer]

Thanks for the reply Travis. Now all I have to do is find the time to record the second tape, then make some calibration tapes.. It seems as if I have fallen in to a work worm hole and I can't seem to find the other end to escape !

I am looking forward to getting your calibration tape. More importantly, I am interested in knowing what to hook up my scope up to in order to check the alignment. I have an HP Scope for the late 70's my dad gave me, but I will need a step by step of what to do once I get the alignment tape.

Travis

[pen_man]

The tapes appear to be making the rounds. I have now forwarded 3 tapes, including mine, to Mike. Jim's was the latest I received. It exposed me to some music I was not familiar with and I enjoyed it very much. I sent it to Mike on Tuesday so it should arrive soon. I am looking forward to the calibration tape. I, too, have a scope somewhere in the corner. This will be the first time I have used it. I look forward to learning a little about its use so I hope you will have some patience with a real newbie.

[wordman001]

Hi Guys ! Just checking, I sent mine out and received (1) tape from Jim......which I listened to and forwarded, that's it . That was a month ago.....Is there an airport security guy somewhere with a bunch of tapes looking for an X-ray machine ???

[Andyman]

Well, I've been remiss in sending your tape on to Terry, but will get it out Monday.
No need to have it spend the weekend at the USPS when it could be spinning here :thmbsp:

BTW, I've only received 2 tapes here myself

[wordman001]

Rock On Andy..... Just checking in with the tape heads...... Is the tape I send recorded well, in your opinion.....

And of course the choice of songs ???:music: :banana: :music: :banana:

[boxoboom]

Hi Guys,

I have had one tape that I have forwarded to Warren, It came from Rick, Rick are you still there ? :scratch2: Hope all is ok. :music:

I am going to have my Calibration tape done today. It will be on a 5" reel. I would like to know how everyone would like this done. My feelings are that I should send it just as I would a regular tape .. That way if one doesn't need it, they can just forward it to the next person. Warren your # 1 on my list so you get it first unless I am otherwise instructed.

I will send an instruction sheet along with the tape explaining how I recorded it. The input levels that I used in voltages. The settings on my scope hooked up to my deck. This will all be just for reference.

If someone who gets the tape, has never adjusted heads on a deck. I and a couple of other guys here in the forum would be glad to walk & talk you thru it. Especially if you don't feel comfortable doing it.

I am doing this so that we will all have our heads in alignment, making playing and listening more enjoyable. :thmbsp:

Happy Listening :music:

Steve

[boxoboom]

Oh yea ... if the 10.5" guys want a calibration tape also ... I will make one for that list. Travis you would have to let me know who to send it to.

When our tapes have made the rounds and we're in to the second go round, I may join this group also. :thmbsp: I think my 2044 needs a work out ! :D

[dwilawyer]

Oh yea ... if the 10.5" guys want a calibration tape also ... I will make one for that list. Travis you would have to let me know who to send it to.

When our tapes have made the rounds and we're in to the second go round, I may join this group also. :thmbsp: I think my 2044 needs a work out ! :D

Glad to hear you may be in the 10.5" group next round. I am looking forward to getting the alignment tape, just to check.

I have posted an update, via email, on both lists so if you have not received an email, let me know.

Travis

[meggy]

Anyone seen any tapes making the rounds? I did get two 10.5's back in late October and sent them on. Never have seen a 7" tape (I'm on both lists). Not griping, just wondering if some tapes are stuck in UPS or USPO Hell somewhere.

[Andyman]

Well I'm guilty here of dragging my arse.
I've got wordman001's reel all boxed up and will drop it at the PO tomorrow to get it on it's way, but I too haven't received anything lately either.

That's the only bad thing about these tapes; they have such great inertia to stay where they are :lmao:

[meggy]

a reel in play tends to stay in play?

[Andyman]

a reel in play tends to stay in play?
Well, more like a sampler at rest tends to stay at rest........

[boxoboom]

I find that also true ... I have not received anything since the first one and it has been long gone . Maybe its a magnetism thing .. they get stuck to the RTR players. :D

Happy Holidays everyone :banana:

[mhardy6647]

I am (still) one of the sticking points, or "gates", as we'd call them in biochemical thermodynamics -- but I have ALL next week off...

[Andyman]

Well, I got unstuck today and got my package off to Terry, so he may have it by Christmas as he's close.

[dr*audio]

I haven't received any tapes in weeks. Rick, did you get your speed calibrated? C'mon guys I'm going to have all this time off and I want some tunes!

[tapehead]

I am on the the 10.5" list. So far, I have received 4 tapes and forwarded three. I will forward the 4th after Christmas, sorry the Post Office lines are too long right now, and I'm going to dub Jim's tape.
I really like this exchange we have working, and I have a couple suggestions for the next go around for the group to consider:
1. Have each person include a copy of their original distribution list taped to the inside of the box. As each member sends the tape off, check off their name, so there is a quick look record to see who has had the tape.
2. Everyone should have all other members' email address from Travis' email distribution lists. I'd like to be able to associate AK forum names with emails, so I can easily figure out who is who when comments are made in the forum. If there is a comment from a member with no reference to which tape size group, and no first name or initials signed in the AK post, then I don't know who this person is, and the post is somewhat useless for information to me.
I welcome any comments on these suggestions.

Merry Christmas, or Happy Holidays (whatever applies to you!)

tapehead (Mike - Spring, TX)

[dr*audio]

What I want to know is, who has my tape? I think John sent it on to Harry and I have not heard one peep. Harry, have you got it?

[HarryB]

I mailed a tape to Jim M.
The tape was the 3rd one I have received. I won't get any mail at work until we get back from the Holidays. 1/2/07.

If John is in Georgia I got and mailed it today. I just got married and have been really busy.
It just slipped my mind. Sorry for any delay.

Harry

[Andyman]

Rock On Andy..... Just checking in with the tape heads...... Is the tape I send recorded well, in your opinion.....

And of course the choice of songs ???:music: :banana: :music: :banana:

The tape was really quite nice and recorded well. The only issues I had with it are ones that bother me quite a bit, but there's no real solution to it.

The first is that I knew almost all the songs by heart, so there really was nothing new for me, which isn't bad. Heck, I could even play it with the wife not giving me the stink eye!! :lmao: The tape I received before it was all artists who were new to me so that gave it a bit of a dual edge; I could listen to new music and the recording. But , quite honestly, in an exchange like this, I'm looking more for new artists than evaluating gear and tape

The second is the more bothersome. The more I listened to your recording, I became aware of how many truly great songs out there were recorded in less than stellar fashion, especially some that were "hits" back in the day. I'd LOVE to hear a nice clean hi-fi recording of "Gimme Some Lovin" by The Spencer Davis Group, or "Good Lovin" by The Rascals, but it just isn't going to happen. :tears: I guess that's one of the real sore spots in this hobby. Your gear can pull out all a recording has to offer, but when you find a performance that was breath taking, but recorded only so so, you're pretty much powerless to fix it, yet know what it could have been

[boxoboom]

Hi Guys,

Merry Christmas everyone ... :banana: :banana: :banana:


Dr. Audio, Outside of the slow tape .. I haven't had a tape to send .. I guess I can do another one and send it :D But that would not help the chain out any .. Rick .. are you still out there buddy ? We are awaiting for you bud .

Happy Merry ..

Steve

[mushy]

I got a tape today but haven't had time to open it yet.
Jim M.

[Mr Slabi]

Hi Guys,

Merry Christmas everyone ... :banana: :banana: :banana:


Dr. Audio, Outside of the slow tape .. I haven't had a tape to send .. I guess I can do another one and send it :D But that would not help the chain out any .. Rick .. are you still out there buddy ? We are awaiting for you bud .

Happy Merry ..

Steve

Hey guys.
I was holding out hoping my tech would get the A-77 up to snuf, but it looks like it's not gonna happen anytime soon. I'll pick up Docs tape and send it and the other together.

Sorry for the holdup, was hoping to make another and send them all together.

[meggy]

bump

anyone see any tapes in circulation?
got two 10.5's in October, sent them on.
never did get any 7" er's...

just wondering.

[Andyman]

Nothing here since Wordmann's showed up about two months ago. :dunno:

[boxoboom]

Still nothin on this end ... but it is the new year. I would hope that things will get moving in a few days. But this lull is ok .. I have torn apart my system at the moment trying to track down an ever elusive, there sometimes and then gone ground hum .. not successful yet. But a reworked and improved system is now in the works. :D

Steve

[probe dms]

well....when i get my rt 909 fixed, i want to start a reel floating around wxcept i want this to be crazy eclectic stuff. I'm a producer. i have a group called spymusic..i coiuld bounce mixes straight out of protools to tape. that should sound interesting..with no mastering and all. but yeah i wanna put broken beat and hip hop and stuff on a tape . everyones record 2 songs. should be fun!

[dwilawyer]

Well the log jam in Texas has finally been broken. A bunch of tapes have been sent off to Meggy in AZ. Here is what has been sent to him:

7" Tapes

Warren
Luther
Jim
Harry

10"

Andy
Dang I can't remember who the other one was, either the person before or after Andy, I will edit later tonight when I get home.

Analog will be joining the 7" group so there will be an additional tape. He is located in Los Angeles so Meggy will be sending his 7" tapes to him in LA and he will be sending them on up to Washington State. I will have him send his first tape out this week.

Sorry for the delays, hopefully we are back on track for good.

Travis

[mhardy6647]

I still have an unlistened-to 7" here (first and only one received to date) :-(

The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

[dwilawyer]

Who recorded their 7" tape on BASF that came in a hard grey plastic case?

[boxoboom]

Hey guys , I am still waiting for tapes :boring: ... Haven't had the second tape yet and it has been two months +. Any movement would be appreciated. I need something new to listen to. :music:

[dr*audio]

I have my second tape ready to go but I am holding off sending it until I receive another tape. So far I have gotten 2 tapes; Steve's tape and I think Rick's tape was the slow one.

[mushy]

Finally got off my duff and got the last tape i got out to Luther.
Jim

[boxoboom]

Yep your are right Dr. . That is all I have had to send. I could make another ... but would like to hear some of the others ... Rick ?? Are you snow bound up in there in Canada ? :scratch2: Whats the hold up there bud ? :smoke: Your my go to guy err come from as the case may be. :D

[dwilawyer]

I sent off a couple of 10.5 inch tapes to Meggy a week or so ago so those should be moving along.

I also sent Meggy about 4 7" tapes that will also be making their way around as well.

Does anyone know who recorded the 7" tape on BASF, in a grey plastic box?

Travis

[Andyman]

Meggy emailed me that got my tape from Travis, so I know the 10 1/2" made it.

[goldear]

Sorry guys; but I am guilty of causing something of a log-jam here. :sigh: I have three tapes that I need to get shipped-off to the next person in line. I'll try to get these shipped-out this next week.

[meggy]

Last week I received six tapes! Here's their status:

Luther's 7" tape sent to Eric yesterday (1/24/7).

Harry's 7" tape sent to Eric yesterday (1/24/7).

Mike's 7" tape sent to Eric yesterday (1/24/7).

Andy's 10.5 " tape sent to Jim yesterday (1/24/7).

Jim's 7" tape I still have. Should go out to Eric on Saturday (1/27/7).

Terry's 10.5" tape I still have. Should go out to Jim on Saturday (1/27/7).

Also, just curious as to whose currently got my 7" and 10.5"?

[analog]

Woo Hoo!! I got into the tape loop (pun intended) just recently my tape went out about a week or so ago so it should be making the rounds and it looks like I will have some listening material soon. I am looking forward to getting them.
Eric

[meggy]

I have my second tape ready to go but I am holding off sending it until I receive another tape. So far I have gotten 2 tapes; Steve's tape and I think Rick's tape was the slow one.

What do you think about round two? Would we just send out another new tape, or wait for an updated mailing list giving people a chance to drop out or sign up? (and I highly doubt poor Travis wants to be the "keeper of the lists")

My guess is that it'll take quite a while for round one to come full circle where everyone get their tapes back, if that's the thinking of what starts round two.

[Andyman]

My guess is that it'll take quite a while for round one to come full circle where everyone get their tapes back,

Haven't seen a tape here since before Christmas. Just how many 10 1/2" tapes are there out there. I know of 3, mine and the two that passed through.

[dr*audio]

I haven't received a tape in a loooong time. Who has my tape?????????

[Johncan]

I don't think I have been mailed a 7" tape since October. I have only heard 2 so far.

John

[analog]

I received three tapes from Meggy (Luther's, Harry's & Warren's) today and am listening to Luthers as I type this. I didn't think I was a blues fan but side 2 is good. I am interested to hear the other two...could be a late night!
Eric

[Johncan]

I wonder where my 7 " tape went? Does anyone have it?

John

[dwilawyer]

I wonder where my 7 " tape went? Does anyone have it?

John

John,

What brand of tape did you record your tape on?

Travis

[boxoboom]

Guys I have only recieved one tape ... and I sent that along with my original to Warren. Since then I have recieved nothing. According to the list Rick is the one that is supposed to be sending me tapes but I haven't heard or recieved anything from him. So as I have stated before I can send out another but I would like to listen to some of the others before I send out a second ... I wouldn't mind knowing where mine is eith