i'm recording vinyls onto cassettes using a nakamichi cr-1a tape deck. i'm wondering what level i should let the recording "go up to". reading left to right on the tape deck it has numbers in green reading ( in db's) -30, -20, -10, -05, then in red numbers reading 0, +3, +5, +7. i made a couple recordings letting the numbers go up to +3 db but not over that and it sounds good. so what numbers should i let this go up to? any comments welcome. thanks
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Submitted By: hcsunshine
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vinyl to cassette tape recording levels question...
Posted: May 13, 2012 - 4:06pm
Submitted By: BillB
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That's correct
Posted: May 13, 2012 - 6:33pm
Correct. Up to 0 dB and allow occasional peaks to exceed that a bit, that way you get the best signal-to-noise ratio (and good volume). And you're getting good results/sound so there ya go.
If you were recording to digital (for instance a CD-R recorder) it's different, you would set it so it NEVER goes above 0 dB.
Submitted By: jgossman
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Tape Type
Posted: May 14, 2012 - 12:41pm
Chrome or Metal are better with over saturation but may sound a little grainy, albeit with better dynamics and less hiss.
A properly tuned Nak can do well with averages at 0db and peaks at +5, however playback on a non-Nakamichi may suffer at that level of saturation.
Submitted By: JoeE SP9
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Record level
Posted: May 14, 2012 - 4:32pm
As the owner of two Naks (LX-5, ZX-7) I restrict recording levels to no more than +3dB peaks. I've always used either Chrome (high bias) or Metal tape. My results have always been good.
BTW: The plural of vinyl is vinyl.
Submitted By: hcsunshine
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thanks joeE
Posted: May 14, 2012 - 8:08pm
for the correct plural of vinyl. cheers, now i know
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