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Journal Article

Production of Dolby B-Type Cassettes

Authors: Robinson, David P.

Journal of the Audio Engineering Society · Volume 20 · Issue 10 · pp. 835–841 · December 1972

Abstract

The compact cassette has now reached a point in its development at which it deserves serious consideration as a quality music medium. An essential contribution to this improved quality is the use of the Dolby B-type noise reduction system. The cassette duplication process is outlined with particular reference to achievable signal-to-noise ratios, distortion characteristics, high and low frequency equalization, and choice of bias frequencies. A professional Dolby B-type encoder is described, together with its use in the duplicating chain. Standardization and quality control procedures are discussed, and examples are given of B-type encoded cassette identification.

Details

Publication
Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
Volume
20
Issue
10
Pages
835–841
Publication date
December 6, 1972
Affiliation
Dolby Laboratories, Inc., New York, NY (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Journal Article