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Originally Posted by rambo1152
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Originally Posted by TIMTAPE
In pro audio production for reissue of older recordings there is sometimes a specialist job called Audio Transfer Engineer.
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Perhaps I missed my true vocation 
I still have the original VHS tape of a friends 1986 wedding, it was damaged and causing head clogs, and I was asked to copy it.
There was not much I could do about the video quality going down a generation, but the so-called "professional videographer" at the venue was using a JVC over-the-shoulder machine with an azimuth maladjustment, so I adjusted my playback machine to match. The result was the sound was much better on the copy compared to the original, when played back on a correctly adjusted machine. |
Yes well done. Of course a good copy from original to digital looks and sounds as good as the original footage (no generation loss) and no more azimuth alignment worries.
This video was transferred from a player different to the original recorder.
https://youtu.be/TlGtluiFdtY If azimuth aligned it would probably sound a lot clearer.
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Originally Posted by rambo1152
The other thing that people making A-B transfers of linear sound VHS, (and Compact Cassette come to that) don't appreciate, is that a direct connection between line-out and line-in is going to apply yet another dose of AGC dynamic compression to the already compressed sound. Unless your "B" deck has gain adjustments, you need a to attenuate the level, I used to use a 10k pot in a plastic film canister in the lead, so as not to overdrive the AGC action.
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True. Overall though, the AGC was probably a good compromise for camcorders because it at least helped keep the quieter sounds above the tape noise while not saturating the tape on the loud sections.
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There were some stereo VHS machines with only linear tracks. Hitachi made one, and the track nearest the edge of the tape suffered more than its companion...
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Yes I have a Panasonic AG 7350 with linear stereo as well as HiFi Stereo. Tapes with edge damage can really suffer on the outer track (left channel) especially if the A/C head is worn or not perpendicular to the other tape guides. When everything is right though, it can sound quite reasonable, the main difference from mono being a somewhat higher noise floor.