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Old 14th Feb 2019, 2:34 pm   #7
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Default Re: Can tape erasing with a magnet cause any permanent damage?

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Originally Posted by TIMTAPE View Post
....A line level signal is too high for a mic level input. It will distort, and possibly damage the recorder's electronics.
Hi, it's unlikely that the recorders electronics would be damged by feeding a line level signal in to a socket intended for a mic level input, you would experience quite a bit of distortion though if the machine only has "Automatic", or fixed, recording level control.

To feed a line level signal in to a Mic input you need to attenuate the signal by inserting a resistor of between 470 K and 1 Meg Ohms in series with the input lead(s)

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