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Polarity and Phase Standards for Analog Tape Recorders

Authors: Vanderkooy, John; Lipshitz, Stanley P.

AES Convention 69 · Paper 1795 · May 1981

Abstract

Under suitable conditions, reversing the polarity of an audio signal produces an audible but subtle effect. We propose a polarity standard for analog tape recorders and reproducers in the face of several other proposals which are subject to misinterpretation or are used solely as in-house standards. The physical principles of the reproduction process are discussed to clarify the presentation and implementation of our proposed polarity standard.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 69
AES Convention
69
Paper number
1795
Publication date
May 6, 1981
Affiliation
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper