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A Simplified High Frequency Audio Magnetic Tape Recording and Playback Loss Equation

Authors: Poimboeuf, Michael

AES Convention 89 · Paper 3005 · September 1990

Abstract

A single equation describes the high frequency, wavelength dependent effects of azimuth errors, playback head gap lengths, and switching field distribution (SFD) recording zones. By solving for each contribution separately with common phase coordinates, the problem is reduced to a simple combined solution. This solution has proven useful in practical application. The results are aggregated with other losses to form a total loss equation. A modification to the accepted form for azimuth loss computation is also discussed.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 89
AES Convention
89
Paper number
3005
Publication date
September 6, 1990
Session subject
Recording
Affiliation
Personics Corporation, Redwood City, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper