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Not as bad as you might think considering the tape was probably running at least 15 ips- 2 inches would be a fraction of a second- and there is no chance the tape will "crash". I am digital myself but still love the whole analog system- I am often driven to madness by software problems- a fresh all-audio box will be in the works for me... ..the moral is- clean your herb RIGHT the first time! Cliff -----Original Message----- From: Dave Trenkel <improv@peak.org> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Date: Thursday, December 07, 2000 11:26 AM Subject: Re: Tape looping/sequencing >>there was a pretty good overview of razor editing in an issue of tape op >a >>while back, maybe it was early this year or late 99... that'd be as good >a >>place to start as any. but fasten yr seatbelt when you go shopping for a >>block, my 1/2 inch editall ran me about $90. and it might not be too easy >>to get yr hands on splicing tape & leader either, depending on where you >>live... >> >Speaking of tape op and splicing tape, there's a great anecdote in the new >issue from Phill Brown. He was doing a splice on the 2" master of Marley >and the Wailers "I Shot the Sheriff", one of the band member handed him an >enormous spliff, and while he was smoking, a seed popped and sent some hot >ashes onto the tape, which melted several inches of the master, and it was >part that they intended to use. In this day and age of digital editing, >it's good to be reminded of the old days, when you had one chance to get >it >right... > >____________________________________________ >Dave Trenkel : improv@peak.org >Minus Web Site: http://listen.to/minusmusic >Minus MP3's: http://www.mp3.com/-minus- >____________________________________________ > >