I am in he process of digitising a few thousand reel-to-reel tapes, some of them 40 years old.
So far (early days yet) I have had no great problems, but occasionally I have encountered the awkward one which squeaks when played, which shows up on the recordings as 'shiny reproduction'.
I have managed to cure most of these (usually by stopping the recorder and cleaning the heads), but there are a few that won't play, usually the 'bargain' tapes.
Does anybody know of a 'miracle cure'?
Thanks in anticipation.
Jim Carroll